Govt pays off Rs700m in outstanding dues to media houses: minister
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 29 June 2021
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The Pakistani government has paid Rs700 million in outstanding dues to media houses as per Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain's announcement. Despite this, he emphasized the importance of ensuring salaries for journalists.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says that after the government paid Rs700 million in outstanding dues to the media organizations if they still don’t pay salaries to working journalists, it would be unfair.
The minister said on Twitter that under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s directive, payment of Rs700 million in outstanding dues of the media organizations had been completed. He admitted that these outstanding dues were not paid for a long time. “After these payments, there has been a decrease in the financial problems of media workers.”
At the end of the tweet, the minister added that even if now the media organizations fail to give salaries, it would be unfair.
Key Points
- Govt paid Rs700 million to media houses
- Payments aimed at addressing financial issues of journalists
- Minister calls for organizations to pay salaries
- Delay in dues was acknowledged by the minister
- Payment made under Prime Minister Imran Khan's directive
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