Fawad For Countering Fake News Spread Through Media

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Dec, 2018 ) :Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday stressed the need for evolving a strategy to counter fake news being spread through media.

We were facing problems regarding fake news having negative impact on country's economy, he stated while talking to a private news channel.

He said figure and facts of news coming from government's sources should be authenticated or correct. He said that anybody could quote such piece of news item for vested interest.

There is need to tackle that type of news, he stressed.

Commenting on Prime Minister's cabinet meeting held today, he said the premier Imran Khan was happy over the performance of State Minister for Communication, Murad Saeed, adding that he [PM] was contemplati ng to give Mr Murad Saeed a portfolio as full minister.

He said the prime minister had asked the ministers about future plan of their respective ministries. He added that premier was more concerned about the performance of the ministries given to the concerned public representatives.