KARACHI- The Sindh government has im\u00adposed a ban on officers espe\u00adcially from police department to appear in media talks and tele\u00advision shows, sources said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The provincial authorities have issued a notification which was sent to 11 government departments including police forces.<\/p>\n

According to the notification,\u00a0Sindh govt\u00a0officers and civil ser\u00advants have been restricted to interact with media and appear in any television talk show be\u00adfore getting permission from the higher authorities.<\/p>\n

Sindh govt\u00a0will take legal ac\u00adtion against those violating the law, the notification added.<\/p>\n

In November, it emerged that the federal government was considering to impose a com\u00adplete ban on use of social media by government servants during work hours.<\/p>\n

This was told by National In\u00adformation Technology Board (NITB) officials during a meet\u00ading of National Assembly (NA) standing committee on Informa\u00adtion and technology.<\/p>\n

It was said that not only the use of social media applications or pages including Facebook and Whatsapp would be banned dur\u00ading the office timing but the of\u00adficials would also be barred from bringing storage devices-USBs- to the offices.<\/p>\n

The government employees will also be barred from indulg\u00ading in any part-time businesses, the NA body was apprised.<\/p>\n

It was further told that\u00a0Sindh govt\u00a0was also mulling over to counter fake news pertaining to government orders and actions and a central server would be established at the NITB, for ful\u00adfilling the propose.<\/p>\n

E-offices will be established at every ministry, which will be interconnected, they said. \u201cAny official information would be shared on the server after prior approval of the federal authori\u00adties.\u201d<\/p>\n

This server would act as What\u00adsapp and official videos, audios and photos could be shared on it after prior permission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n