KARACHI: Emil Wyss, Consul-General of Switzerland, inaugurated a training programme on capacity-building of journalists at the office of Karachi Union of Journalists. The programme on “Sustainable development and role of media” was organised by the Council for Participatory Development.

Speaking on the occasion, Wyss stressed sustainable development and the role of the media and said that “we have to play our role to extend benefits of development to the deprived sections of society”.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2015

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