MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Information, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sardar Fahim Akhtar Rabbani Thursday said that the media had turned the world into a global village.
He expressed these views while addressing a departmental briefing given by Secretary Information and IT Midhat Shehzad and Director General Public Relations Raja Azhar Iqbal at their office here.
He said we were now passing through the digital age of media and should prepare ourselves to face the challenges of the time.
Lauding the role of the information department, he said that despite difficulties and financial crunch the information department had laid a strong foundation and was doing its best with less resources.
The professional responsibilities of the Information Department have been further enhanced and the Information Department has laid the groundwork for improvement despite the difficulties.
The Secretary Information and IT Ms. Midhat Shehzad and Director General Public Relations Raja Azhar Iqbal, Director Information Raja Amjad Hussain Minhas, Deputy Director Information Muhammad Bashir Mirza and Information Department officers were also present in the briefing.
The minister said that the Information Department was the face of the government and was always engaged for the defense of the government.
He said that officers and personnel should take special care of discipline and added that it was not possible to give performances without discipline.
He said that despite the limited resources and lack of manpower, the performance of the Information Department was excellent.
Speaking on the occasion, Midhat Shehzad said that the Information Department was providing more services than its capacity and maintaining its traditions despite limited resources. In order to combat media channels, the Information Department needs to be further strengthened.
Raja Azhar Iqbal speaking on the occasion said that they were trying to do more than their capacity to combat media channels to highlight the soft image of the government.