Islamabad, March 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):30th meeting of the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting was held today at 2:00 p.m. in Committee Room of Pakistan Television (PTV), Resource Centre, PTV Headquarters, Constitution Avenue, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mian Javed Latif, MNA.
2. The Committee unanimously confirmed minutes of its previous meeting held on 6th December, 2021. The Ministry gave a compliance report regarding the recommendations of the previous meeting and the Committee appreciated the steps taken by the Ministry for digital migration project and recommended that Ministry should consider using Radio Pakistan’s land situated in Khairpur for the DRM Project. The Committee reiterated its recommendation that a proposal to bring Khairpur Radio Station back to operation should be presented to the DDWP before next meeting of the Committee.
3. The Committee was apprised by the Ministry about their PSDP projects. The Committee endorsed all the budgetary proposals relating to M/o Information and Broadcasting, and its attached departments for the financial year 2022-23.
4. The Committee had a detail discussion on PECA Ordinance, 2022 and recommended that the matter needs further discussion therefore it shall be included in the next meeting agenda. The Committee deferred the remaining agenda for its next meeting.
5. Honorable Members/MNAs Mr. Engr. Usman Khan Tarakai, Mr. Nasir Khan Musazai, Mr. Ali Nawaz Awan, Mr. Tahir Iqbal, Mr. Muhammad Akram Cheema, Mr. Aftab Jehangir, Ms. Syma Nadeem, Rana Iradat Sharif Khan, Mr. Nadeem Abbas, Ms. Mariyam Aurangzeb, Mr. Saad Waseem, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Behan, Dr. Nafisa Shah, and Ms. Naz Baloch. The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mr. Fawad Choudhary along with senior officers from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting attended the meeting.
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