Summary Prime Minister says that government is committed to take all possible steps uplift of journalists.
ISLAMABAD Dec: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has approved seven laptops for providing equal opportunities to persons with disabilities in the public and private sector to utilize their abilities for the progress and prosperity of the country.
He made these remarks during a ceremony to award cheque of six hundred thousand rupees to Chairman Special Journalist Welfare Committee Syed Ibrar Kanwal in Islamabad on Monday.
The amount was granted to Syed Ibrar Kanwal in recognition of his meritorious services in the field of journalism despite physical disability.
The Prime Minister called upon the government institutions‚ civil society and philanthropists to make consistent and resolute efforts for providing equal opportunities to special persons for their active participation in national life.
The Prime Minister also approved a proposal made by Syed Ibrar Kanwal for provision of seven laptops to physically hampered journalists, so that they can be facilitated in discharging their professional work.
