By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday said the journalist community had always played an important role in strengthening democracy in the country and promoting democratic values in the society.
He expressed these views while congratulating renowned journalists for being nominated for the National Civil Award 2022 on the occasion of 75th Independence Day of Pakistan. The speaker said the role of the media in the promotion of democratic values was commendable in the country. However, he appreciated the role of the journalist community for the promotion of freedom of expression and supremacy of the Parliament. He congratulated Mujibur Rehman Shami, Altaf Hasan Qureshi (Hilal Pakistan), Javed Chaudhry (Sitara Pakistan), Nadeem Malik, Tikka Khan and Hafiz Tahir Khalil for being nominated for the Presidential Award for their services.
The speaker paid tribute to the late Ahmad Nizami as (Hilal Pakistan), Late Ziauddin and Late Atta Ur Rehman for being nominated as recipient of Star Pakistan.
He also expressed his gratitude to the late Zia-ur-Rehman Farooqui, the late Ajay Lalwani, the late Irshad Mastoi, the late Musa Khan Khel, the late Arif Khan, and the late Shahid Zahri for being nominated for the Taghma Pakistan award. According to Raja Pervaiz, the journalists nominated for the National Civil Awards provided remarkable contributions in the field of journalism, and as a result, they were given the awards. He claimed that journalists who have won awards serve as role models for upcoming journalists.
