Staff Reporter
Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that Pakistan People’s Party always believed in freedom of expression and protection of the rights of women. He was addressing a seminar organized by Pakistan Council of Media Women on “Recent Recession in Media and Venues for Female Journalists” held here.The minister said that when he talked about the protection of the rights of the women in the society it always included the rights of the women associated with the profession of journalism. Shah said that as and when he got the portfolio of Information Ministry he not only got the first hand knowledge of the problems being faced by the journalists but also starting addressing their grievances whatsoever they were immediately. He said that the Sindh government was fully aware of the problems being faced by the women journalists. He assured his full support to the women journalists and told them the government would do whatever possible for the women working in the profession of journalism. The minister said that the government would also arrange the training for the women journalists. Responding to a question, Shah said that he felt extremely sad over the loss of innocent lives in the recent incident of building collapse in Golimar. He mentioned that separate courts were being set up for looking into the affairs related to Sindh Building Control Authority.
