The Federal Minister expressed his condolences over the death of the CPNE’s president Arif Nizami while talking to members of the council, according to a CPNE press release issued on Saturday. According to the minister, the summary of the digital policy would be presented in front of the federal cabinet’s meeting next week for final approval.
Federal Minister Finalizes Digital Policy for Newspaper Websites
In addition to that, Principal Information Officer Sohail Ali Khan has informed that the new policy would allow the federal government to separately post ads to news websites. Furthermore, he added that an amount of Rs1 billion might be allocated for this purpose. On the other hand, Mr. Chaudhry has said that regional along with local newspapers would be allotted a separate quota. Any news website which has operated for more than 6 months period will be regarded as eligible for ads. Such advertisements will be monitored through the cyber wing of the government. CPNE’s senior vice president Kazam Khan and provincial presidents Irshad Ahmed Arif and Ayaz Khan have also shown gratitude to the information minister regarding his efforts for the approval of the digital policy. Check out? Beep Messaging App: Govt officials to use the app once its launched
