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NEWS LETTER 6 MAY 2020.Cdr MOIB MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING NEWSLETTER APRIL EDITION 2020 Associated Press of Pakistan Shalimar Recording Company Cyber Wing Directorate of Electronic Media & Publications External Publicity Wing Information Service Academy Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Pakistan Television Network Press Information Department Internal Publicity Wing Editor-in-Chief Sub - Editor Ms. Imrana Wazir Mr. Muhammad Saleem Editor Graphics Designer Mr. Hamad Qaiser Mr. Syed Sajid Ali Rizvi Please send your feedback to: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/MoIB.Official/ https://twitter.com/MoIB_Official +92 51 9208718 MOIB NEWSLETTER 1 www.moib.gov.pk APRIL EDITION 2020 www.moib.gov.pk MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING Minister for Information & Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz & SAPM on Minister for Information & Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz & SAPM on Information Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa call on Prime Minister Imran Khan. Information Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa were briefed by Secretary I & B & senior officers of the Ministry about the working of various departments. Minister and SAPM for MOIB Briefing to Minister and SAPM Senator Syed Shibli Faraz has been appointed , as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Lt. Senator Syed Shibli Faraz and Special Assistant to General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa has been the Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Lt. General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa visited the Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting. Ministry of Information to take charge of their Syed Shibli Faraz hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. offices. Secretary Mr. Akbar Durrani and heads of He is also serving as the leader of the house in the the attached departments of the Ministry briefed the senate of Pakistan and is a member of public Minister and the SAPM on the affairs of the Ministry accounts committee of National Assembly. and its departments. Senator Syed Shibli Faraz, Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Ministry for Information & Broadcasting presented a communication campaign addressing a press conference in Islamabad. for tracking, testing & quarantine (TTQ) strategy for COVID-19 to National Command & operations Centre. Maiden Press Conference by Minister MOIB MOIB’s Briefing to NCOC Senator Syed Shibli Faraz addressed his maiden Ministry of Information and Broadcasting briefed press conference after taking charge of the Ministry. the National Command and Operations Centre He said that coronavirus is a national problem and (NCOC) about the media and mass communication the nation will not forgive those who will do politics plan about Tracking, Testing and Quarantine (TTQ) around the issue. He said Ehsaas cash programme strategy laid down to fight COVID-19. It highlighted and Langar Khanas are a few steps which reflect the role of media communication and provision of PM Imran Khan’s poor-friendly policies. accurate information to counter the risk of onset of panic. 2 MOIB NEWSLETTER APRIL EDITION 2020 www.moib.gov.pk INTERNAL PUBLICITY WING Secretary MOIB Mr. Akbar Durrani & officers of MOIB hosted a farewell event in the honour of retiring officers; Additional Secretary Mr. Zahoor Berlas & DG ISA Ms. Nighat Shah. Farewell to Mr. Zahoor Berlas and Ms. Nighat Shah Additional Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Mr. Zahoor Berlas and Director General Information Service Academy Ms. Nighat Shah received Farewell from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after completing their respective illustrious careers. 156th Meeting of PEMRA chaired by the Chairman of the Authority Mr. Muhammad Secretary Information & Broadcasting, Mr. Akbar Durrani , felicitating Saleem Baig. Christian officials on Easter . Rules under RTI Act, 2017 Cabinet has approved the rules under Right to Information, Act 2017 submitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in April 2020. Sanction of 13 posts In order to strengthen its service delivery and increase efficiency, MOIB has been able to get the approval of 13 sanctioned posts for the Information Commission. Wage Board Award Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has published 8th Wage Board Award on 12th March, 2020. The Award is announced after a lapse of eighteen years and is unanimously agreed and signed by all the members of the Wage Board. The seventh Wage Board Award was announced in 2001 but it was contested in the court of law as it was not unanimously agreed upon by the employers and employees. MOIB NEWSLETTER 3 APRIL EDITION 2020 www.moib.gov.pk PRESS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT Secretary for Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Mr. Akbar Durrani and Principal Information Officer Mr. Tahir Hassan chaired an online conference of PROs. Weekly Video Conference with PROs Amid COVID-19 pandemic PID played the front- line role, despite lockdown. Public Relations Officers (PROs) remained on duty. PIO himself remained in touch with PROs and guided them regarding dissemination of information in crisis situation. Secretary Information and Broadcasting along with Additional Secretary and PIO chaired weekly meetings of PROs using online platform. Secretary Chairs Media Chief Meeting Secretary Information and Broadcasting Mr. Akbar Durrani chairs the meeting of Head of the Departments daily. The purpose of the meeting is to ensure effective communication and implement Participants of Media Chief meeting chaired by Secretary MOIB. projection strategy. Ms. Shahera Shahid took charge of PID as PIO. PID launched COVID-19 gateway on its website to provide updated information. 4 MOIB NEWSLETTER APRIL EDITION 2020 www.moib.gov.pk DIRECTORATE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS Minister for Information & Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz during his visit to media monitoring & tracking centre, DEMP observed it’s working environment. Minister for MOIB visited Media Monitoring and Tracking Centre (MMTC) Minister for Information and Broadcasting paid a surprise visit to Media Monitoring and Tracking Centre, DEMP, to see the facilities and motivated the team to work diligently in wake of coronavirus pandemic. It is pertinent to mention here that the MMTC produces about a dozen reports for providing comprehensive feedback on significant initiatives and activities of the government, including Talk Shows Report, Daily Highlight Report, News Tickers/ Collages, Video clips of headlines, Coverage Reports, Ad Tracking, Transcriptions, Special Nature Tasks, Coverage of NCOC and Tiger Force, and COVID-19 related information. DG DEMP Ms. Imrana Wazir presenting a copy of Mah e Nau’s special issue, Faraz Number The political leaders & the members of the civil society from the Minorities spoke on to Minister for Information & Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz. coronavirus pandemic for community mobilization. Mah e Nau: Faraz Number Mobilizing Minorities to Fight COVID-19 Mah e Nau is a literary magazine published by Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications. produces a number of documentaries to mobilize Its publication started in 1948 and DEMP publishes and encourage masses to fight coronavirus special numbers to commemorate the national pandemic. In order to sensitize minorities for the works for poets and authors. On the visit of Minister cause, the political leaders and the members of the for Information and Broadcasting Senator Syed civil society from the Minorities are encouraged to Shibli Faraz to DEMP, Director General Ms. Imrana reach out to their communities to co-operate with Wazir presented him Mah e Nau's Faraz Number. the Government and exercise self-isolation. Their The issue is dedicated to his father. message was amplified by the DEMP Karachi through their media campaign on the Pandemic. MOIB NEWSLETTER 5 APRIL EDITION 2020 www.moib.gov.pk Media Monitoring and Tracking Centre (MMTC) actively following COVID-19 Communication Strategy In connection with COVID-19, Media Monitoring and Tracking Centre collects information and facts related to COVID- 19 and prepares COVID-19 coverage reports. Through a WhatsApp group focal persons from different departments share t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e a c t i o n s . D E M P monitoring team manages individual r e p o r t s f o r t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f consolidated departmental performance report. Day to day data and reports are DG DEMP Ms. Imrana Wazir engaged team of MMTC for effective communication & feedback strategy to implement NCOC agenda. shared with NCOC. POSTERS DESIGNED BY DEMP 6 MOIB NEWSLETTER APRIL EDITION 2020 www.moib.gov.pk EXTERNAL PUBLICITY WING Pakistan's Prime Minister is leading the fight against Selection of Press Officers of EP Wing. COVID-19 From Muneer Ahmad, First Secretary MOIB finalized selection process of press (Press), Pakistan High Commission, London. officers for posting in major world capitals. It “We are appalled by The Financial Times story entitled includes Ms. Imrana Wazir as Press ‘Pakistan's Imran Khan sidelined by military during Minister, New Delhi, Ms. Ambreen Gul coronavirus outbreak’ on April 25, being factually incorrect. Shahid as Press Counselor, Tehran, Mr. The prime minister has been personally leading the Hamid Raza Wattoo, Ottawa, Dr. Mariam national response to combat COVID-19 from day one, Sheikh, UN, New York, Mr. Danyal Gillani, contrary to the assertion made by contributors to the FT's Paris, Mr. Muhammad Saleem, Singapore, story. The government is paying Rs12,000 ($75) to each Ms. Shazia Siraj, Dubai, Mr. Dawood household and so far 5.4m families have benefitted. The Ehtasham, Brussels, Mr. Tahir Nawaz, initial target is 12m families. The story does not say a single Kabul, Mr. Farrukh Rafiq, Tokyo, Mr. Hamza word about all the positive work done so far. To attach Gillani, Jeddah, Mr. Fasih Ullah, Dhaka, Ms. negative connotations to the Pakistan military's support for Maliha Shahid, Press Attaché, Washington the government in fighting the COVID-19 scourge is a D.C, Mr. Faisal Ilyas, Cairo,Ms. Kalsoom malicious attempt and hence deplorable in a situation Qaiser, Colombo, Mr.
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