Shehbaz, Marriyum greet newly-elected PFUJ body

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday congratulated the newly elected office bearers of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).

Extending his felicitations to the newly elected members, the prime minister said that the election of Afzal Butt and Arshad Ansari as president and secretary general of PFUJ respectively reflected the confidence of the journalists’ community in their leadership, a press release of PM Office Media Wing said.

The prime minister said the government firmly believed in the constitutional freedom of media and expression and assured that they would ensure complete support in the provision of a professional environment for the journalists and media personnel and would assist in the resolution of their issues.

He also expressed the hope that the newly elected office bearers would play their full role in the resolution of the issues being faced by the media people and the journalists.

Meanwhile, Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday congratulated the newly elected president and other office bearers of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).

The minister said the government will fully cooperate with PFUJ in resolution of the problems faced by the media and journalist community. She said the government along with PFUJ will promote constitutional freedoms of media and expression.