Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Minister Syed Ali Zafar on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to finalise arrangements for dissemination of information and projection of general election 2018.
The meeting was attended by Interior Secretary Yousuf Naseem Khokhar, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sardar Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera, Election Commission of Pakistan representatives and senior officials of the federal government.
The meeting was also attended through video link by information secretaries, home secretaries and director general public relations of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh governments. While, Balochistan chief secretary was contacted via telephone.
Yousaf Naseem informed the participants that the government is taking all necessary measures for holding free, fair, peaceful and timely elections. Assuring all out support to provincial governments, Sardar Ahmed urged the participants that provincial and federal governments should work together to create awareness among the general public.
Syed Ali Zafar directed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to facilitate the provincial governments for projecting the arrangements of ECP. In this connection, the state-owned media has been directed to extend all-out support.
It was decided that a focal person would be appointed by each provincial governments, who would liaise with the principal information officer and hold briefings for the media as and when required.
It was also decided that Press Information Department headquarters, its regional offices and provincial information departments will work together for effective media coordination and projection.
