Categories: Pakistan

Marriyum chairs consultative meeting on tackling fake news

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: An important consultative meeting between Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and representatives of journalistic organizations begun here Saturday.

Redressal of two components of fake news, ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ was being discussed in the meeting.

The meeting was taking place in the light of the agreement between the Joint Action Committee of Journalist Organizations and the government on legislation to curb fake news.

The meeting, chaired by Marriyum Aurangzeb, was being attended by Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid and senior officials of the Ministry of Information and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).
Representatives of the Joint Action Committee participating in the meeting via video link.

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Russia attacks Ukraine’s northeast in new ground offensive

MOSCOW (AFP): Russia launched a surprise ground offensive into Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region on Friday,…

2 hours ago

Police arrest over 40 as they clear pro-Palestinian protest camps at Penn, MIT and Arizona

NEW YORK (AP): Police made more than 40 arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled…

2 hours ago

Foreign investment impossible sans rule of law: Omar Ayub

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Omer Ayub has said that the provision…

2 hours ago

CM Gandapur asks Centre to grant KP rights or ‘face consequences’

F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur has warned the…

2 hours ago

Sardar Salim Haider sworn in as 40th Punjab governor

F.P. Report LAHORE : PPP leader Sardar Salim Haider Khan on Friday took oath as…

2 hours ago

President calls for global efforts to address challenge of climate change

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has underlined the need for global efforts to…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.