- PM Shehbaz expressed this during a meeting
- He also welcomed a proposal of the delegation
- Marriyum Aurangzeb, Fahad Hussain also attended meeting
LAHORE: In a meeting with a German delegation, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the government attached high importance to the freedom of the press and media for transparency and accountability.
The prime minister stressed upon enhancement of bilateral ties in the field of journalism between Pakistan and Germany.
PM Shehbaz expressed these views during a meeting with a three-member delegation of the German Press Federation led by its President Christian Zarm in Lahore, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
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The meeting was attended by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, PM’s Special Assistance Syed Fahad Hussain, the secretary of ministry of information and other officials.
The PM directed the ministry of information to initiate work in collaboration with the German Press Federation for the establishment of a training facility to exchange professional skills on a public-private partnership basis.
He also welcomed a proposal of the delegation regarding the exchange of professional delegations between the two countries.
On December 12, German Ambassador to Pakistan Alfred Grannas and German Consul General in Karachi Dr. Rüdiger Lotz had visited Gwadar.
Director General Gwadar Development Authority Mujeeb ur Rahman Qambrani had given a detailed briefing to the German ambassadors on their arrival at his office regarding the development projects and expected investment fields in Gwadar.
He had said that Gwadar had always been important in terms of economic and strategic world level due to its natural geographical location. “Given Gwadar’s global importance, GDA is implementing the Smart Port City Master Plan, under which various projects are underway to build international level infrastructure and provide basic necessities of life in the city.”
