KARACHI: Federal In\u00ad\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that his ministry is planning to present a bill in the National Assembly for protection of journalists.<\/p>\n

The new legislation will be similar to the one enacted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n

This was stated by Mr Chaudhry at the awards ceremony organised by the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) in collaboration with the Centre for Communication Progra\u00admmes Pakistan, Palladium Pakistan and the Sukh Initiative at the Institute of Business Administration\u2019s city campus on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The information minister spoke at length about the reforms he was trying to bring about at the ministry.<\/p>\n

He announced that the information ministry was trying to work on the development of a media technology school in Pakistan and a journalist protection act, simi\u00adlar to the legislation in KP.<\/p>\n

He added that he was working on providing health insurance to working journalists and was committed to safeguarding interests of journalists in Pakistan. \u201cThe future is of ideas, where only superior ideas will win and they can only be generated through constructive debate and dialogue,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Journalists from across Pakistan submitted their news stories that were published between July 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018.<\/p>\n

Awards were distributed to print and broadcast journalists. An independent jury comprising veteran journalists assessed the shortlisted submissions.<\/p>\n

Two Dawn journalists Xari Jalil and Umar Bacha won awards for their stories on child sexual abuse and on child rights, respectively.<\/p>\n

Winners of awards in different categories<\/p>\n

Excellence in reporting for Urdu newspaper and online content<\/p>\n

Health rights \u2014 Muhammad Atif Sheikh; Child Rights \u2014 Henna Saeed; Women Rights \u2014 Muhammad Atif Sheikh Excellence in reporting for TV and radio<\/p>\n

Health Rights \u2014 Henna Saeed;Child Rights \u2014 Ras\u00adhida Sadiq Kiani; Women Rights \u2014 Saman Khan Excellence in reporting for district correspondents<\/p>\n

Health Rights \u2014 Mureeb Mohmand; Child Rights \u2014 Umar Bacha; Women Rights \u2014 Muhammad Yousaf Excellence in reporting for English newspapers and English online content<\/p>\n

Health Rights \u2014 Zofeen Ebrahim; Child Rights \u2014 Xari Jalil; Women Rights \u2014 Ghulam Dastageer and Muhammad Rizwan Safdar<\/p>\n

The event was attended by media professionals and academics from across the country.<\/p>\n

Dawn<\/a><\/p>\n

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