ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Senator Shibli Faraz has been appointed as the Federal Minister for Information while Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has been removed as the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting.
The former Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa will replace D. Firdous as the Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting.
وزیراعظم @ImranKhanPTI کا شکریہ۔انہوں نے مجھ پر اعتماد کیا۔1 سال کے عرصے میں اپنی بھرپور صلاحیتوں سے فرائض سر انجام دینے کی کوشش کی۔ PM کا استحقاق ہے کہ ٹیم کے کس کھلاڑی کو کونسے بیٹنگ آرڈر یا کونسی فیلڈ پوزیشن پر کھلانا ہے۔میں ان کے فیصلے کا احترام کرتی ہوں۔
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) April 27, 2020
وزارت سے ہٹائےجانےکےحوالےسےمیڈیاپرچلنےوالی من گھڑت خبروں میں لگائےگئےبےبنیادالزامات کی سختی سےتردیدکرتی ہوں۔سیاسی کارکن کی حیثیت سےمیرانصب العین ملک کی ترقی اورعوام کی فلاح ہے۔جوPMکی قیادت میں جاری رکھاجائےگا۔@shiblifarazاور @AsimSBajwaکودلی مبارکباداور
نیک تمنائیں— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) April 27, 2020
Asim Saleem Bajwa is also currently holding the portfolio of the Chairman CPEC Authority.
Excellent choices by PM @ImranKhanPTI. Senator @shiblifaraz has great credentials for Information Minister & solid standing within the party. Gen @AsimSBajwa is an innovator in the field of information & media and enjoys deep respect within the media fraternity (1/4) https://t.co/lyTDD9shhk
— Fahd Husain (@Fahdhusain) April 27, 2020
Senator Shibli Faraz will bring to the office much needed gravitas, dignity & professionalism. He will also benefit from personal ties of mutual respect with Pakistani journalists. His first order of priority may need to be bringing a healing touch to the job (2/4)
— Fahd Husain (@Fahdhusain) April 27, 2020
Gen @AsimSBajwa will bring the strategic media & communications outlook that he pioneered as DG ISPR. The govt has lacked this strategic view to its peril. Together these gentlemen will be effective in healing the rupture that govt needlessly developed with media (3/4)
— Fahd Husain (@Fahdhusain) April 27, 2020
Best wishes to senator @shiblifaraz and Gen @AsimSBajwa for the challenge that lies ahead (4/4)
— Fahd Husain (@Fahdhusain) April 27, 2020
PM IK makes two excellent choices for his media team. Shibli Faraz & Gen asim bajwa as minister & special assistant information respectively, will bring much needed sanity and respect to the info setup. Surprised by Dr Fido’s Ashiq Awan’s removal but she won’t be missed by any
— Mohammad Malick (@MalickViews) April 27, 2020
Lockdown in Ministry of Information. Dont understand the need for Special Assistant after appointment of Shibli Faraz as Federal Information Minister. Retd Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa is a new Special Assistant on Information, quite an unprecedented move.
— Mazhar Abbas (@MazharAbbasGEO) April 27, 2020
