Governor Gilgit-Baltistan and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Wednesday said media in the country is free and should remain free as it was the policy of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the past and it would continue following the same to safeguard media freedom.PPP has always supported free media and freedom of expression and would keep on ensuring it, he said whille speaking on the occasion of oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected office-bearers of Gilgit-Baltistan Union of Journalsits here.
The Minister said both the media and government have to jointly give an awareness to the masses on all issues and play a constructive role in making the country strong and stable.
He directed the Chief Secretary to take steps for solution of the problems being faced by the Gilgit-Baltistan journalist community.