Governor Punjab confers awards to Lahore press club members

Lahore: Governor Punjab Ch Muhammad sarwar has said that media always played the role of opposition in every country of the world and that is one of the major pillars of a strong democracy.
He was addressing an award giving ceremony here at Lake city Lahore under aegis of APTMA and Lahore press club. President APTMA Pakistan Gohar Ijaz, President Lahore press club, President PML-N Lahore Pervaiz Malik MNA and other notables of the town were also present there.
Ch Muhammad Sarwar said they had to do many efforts to get GSP Plus status for Pakistan and he also added that government would do everything to boost the textile sector and the economy of the country. They are committed to resolve every issue including load shedding, drinking water and law & order.
The governor added that Pakistan has given many sacrifices in the war against terror that includes more than forty thousand lives of the innocent people and the soldiers but even then world is not recognizing it and it is a misfortune of the nation.

He said Pakistani media is more free and independent than the European media and when the media write something against the government it does not mean that it is against the government but actually it is for the betterment of the people and the government. He also added that media critics should be taken positively as it is only mark the wrong doing and nothing else, it also helps the government to rectify its mistakes, he added.
At the occasion, chairman APTMA said Pakistan could get GSP plus status with day and night efforts of the government and specially the governor Punjab that would definitely help to increase the exports of the country. He said if government cooperate then APTMA would finish the trade deficit of $14 billion of the country in five years.
President Lahore Press Club Arshad Ansari thanked the chairman APTMA Gohar Ijaz for his generous contribution for the LPC development works and announced honorary membership for him.

Electronic and print media journalists of the City were also being awarded for their best performance in their relative fields including Munawar Butt Bureau Chief waqt News, Khawaja Farrukh Saeed Chief Reporter Nawa-i-Waqt,, Jawad Malik Geo, Mubashar Luqman ARy , Amir Gori ARY, Salman Abdohu The Nation ,Babar Dogar The News,Sheikh Intikhab Hanif Daily Dawan,Hamid Waleed Business Recorder,Najam Wali Khan City 42,Maqsud Awan Daily Jang and others..