KARACHI (HRNW)Â The Sindh cabinet on Wednesday approved the formation of a commission for the protection of journalists and other media practitioners.
In a tweet shared on his official Twitter handle, Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab announced that Justice Rasheed Rizvi will be the first chairperson of the commission.
The meeting was presided over by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.
Last year in May, Sindh Assembly had unanimously passed the Sindh Protection of Journalists’ and other Media Practitioners’ Bill-2021 to provide an institutional mechanism to help journalists to discharge their professional duties without any threat or compulsion.
The bill contains the provision to establish a commission to ensure protection of journalists.