By Asghar Ali Mubarak
Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the media has a central role in highlighting the positive evaluation of the Parliament and the role of the journalistic community is important for the promotion of democracy. Speaking at a function organized in honor of the members of the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA).
The speaker of the National Assembly said that the field of journalism has a prominent position for the socio-economic development of the country. Cooperate with others. He said that the real power of media is journalists and media workers. Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf said that PRA is playing the role of a bridge between the people and the Parliament.
He said that maintaining the sanctity of Parliament is our collective responsibility and the role of PRA members in raising public awareness in this regard is very important. He said that highlighting the positive evaluation of Parliamentarians and Parliament The journalist community has a central role in doing this.
Referring to record legislation in the best interest of the people, he said that according to Fafan’s report, he had the honor of presiding over record sessions of the National Assembly during the last sixteen months in which record legislation was passed. He emphasized the need to highlight the positive evaluation of Parliament through the media. Congratulating the media community, he said that the successful passage of the PEMRA Amendment Bill is an active role of the present Parliament for the welfare of journalists and media representatives. is a manifestation of Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that the Parliament is the place where 23 crore people of Pakistan are represented. He said that the Parliament focused on legislation for the common people for the last one and a half years.
The importance of the services of journalists. Speaking about the Speaker said that the parliamentary reporters have always highlighted the positive assessment of the Parliament.
Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) President Siddique Sajid thanked the Speaker National Assembly for their cooperation with the media, especially the PRA. He appreciated the support of the Speaker National Assembly for the successful passage of the PEMRA Amendment Act on behalf of the PRA members for the welfare of the journalist community.
He said that the actions taken by Additional Secretary Syed Shamoon Hashmi and Director General Media Zafar Sultan to take up PRA issues on a priority basis were commendable.
Later, the Speaker National Assembly presented commemorative shields to the journalists who did the best parliamentary reporting including President PRA Siddique Sajid, former Presidents PRA Behzad Salimi, Qurban Baloch and Vice President PRA Ahmed Nawaz regarding the golden jubilee ceremony of the Constitution. distributed. The event was attended by senior media representatives, members of the journalist community and senior officers of the National Assembly Secretariat. Moreover, PRA President Siddique Sajid also presented a commemorative shield to the Speaker National Assembly for promoting cooperation and harmony with PRA members.
