Fawad terms ‘yellow journalism’ as biggest threat to freedom of speech

On his official twitter handle, the Federal Minister said that the government is bringing Pakistan Media Development Authority to deal with the issues of fake news.

“Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa while addressing the Defence and Martyrs' Day ceremony also declared fake news and disinformation a threat to national security,” he added.

The Minister stated that the COAS Qamar Bajwa's analysis is based on facts and reality.

یوم دفاع کی تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے چیف آف آرمی سٹاف جنرل قمر باجوہ نے #FakeNews اور #Disinformation کو ملکی سلامتی کیلئے خطرہ قرار دیا ہے، ان کا تجزیہ صائب اور حقیقت پر مبنی ہے اسی لئے PMDA لا رہے ہیں تا کہ ان خطرات سے نبٹا جا سکے آزادی صحافت کو سب سے بڑاخطرہ زرد صحافت سے ہے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 7, 2021

In August, the Minister of Information said that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) is a rich organisation but unfortunately it did not spend a penny on journalists' training, research, and digital media since its formation.

“The new authority would help digital media define the landscape of Pakistan in the future,” he said.