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The government will be giving Rs50m loans to young filmmakers

The government will be giving Rs50m loans to young filmmakers

Fawad Chaudhry reveals all the ways the government will be supporting digital media.
22 Apr, 2021

Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry is on a mission to revive the entertainment industry in Pakistan.

Taking to Twitter, he announced a comprehensive list of all the upcoming transformative changes we will be seeing in the industry.

"The series of reforms in the ministry of information that began in 2018 is once again being started. PTV news has been given a deadline of June 1 to finish these reforms, which have been pending since 2019. Insha Allah by June 1, PTV will be working on full HD. This year, we will also see PTV Sports in full HD," he said.

"We will be launching a new English channel and the studios in Karachi and Lahore will be renovated through public private partnership, APP will be made into a digital news agency, and steps have been taken to make the PID and advertisements paperless. The external wing will be revamped completely," he added.

Priority is being given to the revival of film and drama, according to the minister, who said that productions on the lives of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Tip Sultan are in the works and that young drama and filmmakers will be provided loans up to Rs50 million under the Kamyab Jawan Programme.

Print and television journalists will be eligible for houses under the prime minister's housing project as well as health cards, he added.

"To ensure the payment of salaries, a law will be brought in, as will insurance." He then added how providing facilities to the press clubs is another one of his agendas. "Will give digital media our complete support," he added.

Chaudhry also announced that we will have a newly recorded national anthem soon. "I initiated [the project] in 2018, now it's in the final stages," he said, estimating that the new digital recording will be ready in a few months. The future looks promising!

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Shabnam Apr 22, 2021 03:09pm
Do the opposition parties Bhutto's and Sharif's still reckon the PTI government is incompetent and selected? Just for a reality check.
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Sane Mind1st Apr 22, 2021 03:13pm
Vaccine k liyye pesay ni ha and films ke liye ha. What a priority this government has.
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Chrís Dăn Apr 22, 2021 03:16pm
Very nice.
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Fast comment Apr 22, 2021 03:27pm
No nepotism favoritism only on merits. Check degrees, qualification, before giving loan.
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Ali da Malanga Apr 22, 2021 04:23pm
Fawad is progressive minded. The other low-salary staff in media houses should also be made eligible for housing and health cards.
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2345678901 Apr 22, 2021 04:33pm
People need food, we give money for destroying people moral value and charactor.
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Chrís Dăn Apr 22, 2021 04:43pm
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan projection is a great idea.
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Azam Apr 22, 2021 05:00pm
Great Fahad sb PM sb preaching he want to make Pakistan as Old Madina but his attention is opposite since promoting non Madni products in the market Old saying is Elephant have two types of teeth One elephant show audience to make them like him and hidden teeth which elephant grind Food so this is exactly this Government doing to poor nation of Pakistan Remember one day we will be meeting our creator
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Abbasshah Apr 22, 2021 05:47pm
Your photo indicates something??
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Omer Mallhi Apr 22, 2021 05:49pm
This is great news but what bothers me is the fact that every reform stops once a minister is changed. Does that mean all the reforms he took up in Science and technology will be held up now?
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Solomon The King Apr 22, 2021 06:01pm
he is learning from his boss! he is giving cheaper homes to poor (who cant afford a decent two meals by the way), now he would give Rs 50m loan to young film makers, trapping them into a debt net with almost no laws for them to seek protection through bankruptcy.
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Farooque Fahad Apr 22, 2021 06:29pm
Under condition they cast him as hero.
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Jamil Soomro, New York City Apr 22, 2021 06:39pm
Thank you for finally remembering the real Hero of Pakistan the great Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
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Nk Apr 22, 2021 07:43pm
What will film making bring for Pakistan. The Pakistan film industry has proven itself to be a flop industry.
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NYS Apr 22, 2021 07:46pm
National anthem digital record National channel HD High reforms it's never too late
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Moth Apr 22, 2021 09:32pm
Best ever policy by any government. Revive and grow entertainment industry. But no more sad dramas - a crying woman.
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tuk Apr 22, 2021 11:47pm
Fawad is the only minister who performs. The other 40 something ministries should be eliminated including PM.
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Chacha Jee Apr 23, 2021 02:32am
Where is money. As they say, show me the money
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Syed Apr 23, 2021 06:47pm
how to apply for loan for film?
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Morning Star Apr 27, 2021 06:48pm
@Sane Mind1st Vaccine k liyye pesay ni ha and films ke liye ha. What a priority this government has. He is an Information minister not a health minister. Health minister statements regarding COVID and vaccines are covered in a separate news column.
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Morning Star Apr 27, 2021 06:50pm
@2345678901 People need food, we give money for destroying people moral value and charactor. You mean making a film and revisting lives of Tipu Sultan and Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is venomous to our minds? Please read the article and then comment
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