Mubashar Naqvi
Muzaffarabad
The Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Farooq Haider Khan on Friday laid the foundation stone of the buildings for Information and Public Relation Department (DGPR) and Central Press Club (CPC). Both the projects would be completed at a cost of Rs. 125.755 million in two years time.
Addressing on the occasion, Raja Farooq Haider said that Information Department and Press has close working relationship. ‘Government will construct buildings for Information Department and Press Club at all districts’, He announced. The Prime Minister said that scarcity of funds would never be a hurdle in completion of these building.
He said to address the issues of the journalists, Press Foundation has been constituted. The Prime Minister asked media to play its due role and counter propaganda of India against people of Occupied Kashmir. He said Indian state terrorism in the occupied valley and its unprovoked firing at Cease Fire Line (CFL) targeting civilians needs to be projected in true perspective.
Raja Farooq Haider referred to yesterday Indian firing in which father and his son belonging to Neelum Valley martyred, such casualties are reported on daily basis. Speaking on the occasion, Director General Information and Public Relation Raja Azhar Iqbal said the basic purpose of his department is to facilitate journalists and issue advertisements of different government departments. He said steps are underway to improve Press Foundation.
