Officials from the Ministry of Information and Culture emphasized solving the financial problems of media outlets. They discussed this in a coordination meeting held on Friday. The meeting took place in the northern zone of the country.
Zia-ul-Haq Haqmal, the acting director of publications at the Ministry of Information and Culture, visited Balkh province. He said the ministry strives to create a plan which aims to resolve the challenges faced by journalists.
Haqmal said, “Such programs support and strengthen the media. We have solved many problems in the financial sector.”
Zabihullah Noorani, head of Information and Culture in Balkh province, said, “We pledge to cooperate more with the media and provide a good environment for media outlets. Over the past three years, we have not allowed any incidents where our reporters were under pressure.”
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In this coordination meeting, the journalists of the northern provinces called on the Islamic Emirate to ratify the media law as soon as possible and easy access to information.
We request the Ministry of Information and Culture to consider seminars and short-term and long-term training for the state spokesmen so that they know the principles of journalism in providing information,” said a journalist.
Meanwhile, Zia-ul-Haq Haqmal also announced the establishment of a support fund for journalists in the near future.
Earlier, some provinces held coordinating meetings between the media and provincial spokespersons.
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