{"id":1154273,"date":"2026-01-30T23:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1154273"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:21:59","slug":"pa-to-play-proactive-role-in-addressing-issues-faced-by-working-journalists-speaker-ahmad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/pa-to-play-proactive-role-in-addressing-issues-faced-by-working-journalists-speaker-ahmad\/","title":{"rendered":"PA to play proactive role in addressing issues faced by working journalists: Speaker Ahmad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>LAHORE, Jan 30 (APP):Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has reiterated his firm commitment to safeguarding press freedom and addressing the professional and welfare-related concerns of journalists, emphasizing that a free and responsible media is a cornerstone of a vibrant and functional democracy.<\/div>\n<div>During an informal meeting with the office-bearers of the Pakistan English Media Association (PEMA) at a local hotel on Friday, the speaker assured participants that the Punjab Assembly would play a proactive and constructive role in addressing issues faced by working journalists.<\/div>\n<div>He underscored that the government values the media as an essential pillar of democratic governance, accountability and transparency.<\/div>\n<div>The speaker said that the English media, since the inception of Pakistan, has played a significant role in shaping national discourse, promoting informed debate and strengthening democratic institutions.<\/div>\n<div>Acknowledging the challenges and sacrifices of journalists, he pledged that all possible measures would be taken to improve working conditions, ensure professional security and enhance institutional support mechanisms.<\/div>\n<div>Earlier, PEMA President Rameez Khan briefed the Speaker on key challenges confronting journalists, including access to information, workplace protections, and the need for structured and sustained engagement with policymakers.<\/div>\n<div>He also highlighted the objectives behind the formation of PEMA, aimed at fostering effective communication between media professionals, legislators and the administration while advocating for journalists\u2019 rights and welfare.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE, Jan 30 (APP):Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has reiterated his firm commitment to safeguarding press freedom and addressing the professional and welfare-related concerns of journalists, emphasizing that a free and responsible media is a cornerstone of a vibrant and functional democracy. During an informal meeting with the office-bearers of the Pakistan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1145361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[376,6502],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1154273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-domestic","tag-journalists","tag-proactive","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1154273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1145361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1154273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1154273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1154273"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1154273"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1154273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}