Govt forms digital media watchdog

By Ali Imran

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Wednesday has taken a major step to promote national narrative and counter anti-state propaganda by establishing a digital media wing under the administration of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting .
Pakistan has stepped up for strengthening the national narrative on the international level and a digital media wing under the administration of the information ministry.
After getting the approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan, the digital media wing commenced a campaign for promoting the national narrative. The newly-established wing will perform tasks as a strategic unit to give counter-narrative against the propaganda running from inside and outside the country.
Moreover, the services of the digital media wing will be utilised for spotting fake news and content based on facts besides advertising the positive image of Pakistan.