ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said Thursday that new film policy will be announced next month. 

In a tweet, he said, “New film policy will be announced next month, all major taxes on films will be abolished likewise dramas and film business will get special benefits, hope new film policy will go a long way to revive Pak film industry.”

On Wednesday, federal minister met with a delegation of film producers, he reiterated his government’s commitment to revive film industry in Pakistan. He said The Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf government had taken multiple initiatives like tax concessions and easing the process of obtaining no objection certificate (NOC) for film-makers to boost the industry. The delegation was led by association’s vice chairman Jerjees Seja, comprising Sheikh Amjad Rashid, Santish Anand, Ch Kamran, Fiza Ali Mirza, Irfan Malik and Badr Iqbal.