{"id":3753,"date":"2019-05-31T07:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T07:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2019-05-31T07:28:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T07:28:06","slug":"social-media-has-a-role-in-nation-building-info-ministry-needs-to-broaden-its-mandate-on-cyber-spacepresident-alvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/social-media-has-a-role-in-nation-building-info-ministry-needs-to-broaden-its-mandate-on-cyber-spacepresident-alvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Has a Role in Nation Building- Info Ministry Needs to Broaden its Mandate on Cyber Space;President Alvi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islamabad,30 May 2019 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that the importance of social media could not be ignored, as it was the harbinger of social change and had easy and vast outreach among the masses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President said this while chairing a meeting on Social Media with the Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on\u00a0Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan was also present in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emphasizing the important role of social media in nation\u2019s building, the President\u00a0said that Ministry of Information had to broaden its mandate to counter anti-state propaganda and project the soft image of the country on cyber space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He called upon ministry\u2019s social media team to become more active and\u00a0innovative towards using digital graphics techniques and content development\u00a0to influence the world audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SAPM Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan apprised the President that government was\u00a0well aware of the importance of social media and every effort was being\u00a0made\u00a0to effectively use this platform to promote the progressive and democratic image\u00a0of Pakistan across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She further informed the President that like print and electronic media, social\u00a0media advertisement was also under consideration in the new advertisement\u00a0policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Earlier, Secretary Information Shafqat Jalil apprised the President regarding\u00a0the structural contours of social media setup in the ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He also briefed the President on the initiatives taken by social media team\u00a0of the Ministry to counter anti-state propaganda and promote soft image of the country in an effective and timely manner.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3754\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3754\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pre_SAPM-on-information-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pre_SAPM-on-information-meeting.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pre_SAPM-on-information-meeting-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pre_SAPM-on-information-meeting-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pre_SAPM-on-information-meeting-696x500.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pre_SAPM-on-information-meeting-584x420.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Dr. Arif Alvi in a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan and officers of Ministry of Information in Islamabad on May 30, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad,30 May 2019 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that the importance of social media could not be ignored, as it was the harbinger of social change and had easy and vast outreach among the masses. 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