ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday paid tribute to an employee of Forest Department, who had laid his life while saving the forests from fires. He termed forester Jamshid Iqbal of Forest Department Chitral a “hero”, who embraced Shahadat in the line of duty while fighting a forest fire in Chumurkun-Gole Protected Forest Compartment No.01, on August 19. “These are our heroes protecting our forests for a Green Pakistan,” the prime minister tweeted. August marks the beginning of monsoon season in Pakistan, and with the rain comes another busyRead More

ISLAMABAD, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said that the government was ready to make amendments in Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) draft law, except the clauses about the right of media workers to approach media tribunals to enforce the agreement with their respective organizations and impose penalties on fake news. In a tweet, the minister said it was the duty of the incumbent government to give the poor media workers the right to legal redressal. He questioned how fake news could be considered a rightRead More