Firdous said that a committee of Ministry of Information has been formed to propose changes in laws to tackle the issue of fake news and character assassination of individuals on different media platforms. “The media has transitioned from print to electronic and now to social media,” she said, and added that “fake news is a matter of concern for all of us”. ‘His antics are deplorable’, Firdous slams Sanaullah over ‘drug possession’The minister noted that with the rise of social media, a vacuum had been created and “national interest and social and cultural norms were at times undermined”. Firdous observed that the concerns regarding fake news were coming from different sectors. The committee recommended having a close working coordination between PTV and Lok Virsa by doing programmes and marathon transmissions on special events arranged by Lok Virsa.

Source: The Express Tribune July 04, 2019 04:52 UTC