KARACHI:Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Atta Marri, Tuesday extended her felicitation to the newly elected office bearers of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Dastoor.

In her facilitation message to the newly elected president of PFUJ (Dastoor), Haji Mohammad Nawaz Raza, Secretary General AH Khanzada, Finance Secretary Hamid Raza, senior vice president Malik Shakeelur Rehman and Vice presidents Afsar Imran, Mehtab Ashraf Khan and Mian Muhammad Saleem Shahid and other office bearers extended her facilitation on their success.

She hoped that newly elected representatives of the PFUJ (Dastoor) will put all their endeavors for the betterment of the journalists’ community and freedom of press. She said that the election was an evidence of trust and confidence of journalist fraternity reposed on newly elected body of PFUJ Dastoor.

Ms Marri said that the Pakistan Peoples Party believed in freedom of press in the country and journalists’ community had been playing vital role in strengthening democracy and democratic institutions in the country.