A delegation of International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) headed by Dato Param Cumara Swami on Tuesday called on Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani at his office here and exchanged views of mutual interest.
Federal Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Syed Anwar Mahmood, Parliamentary Secretary for Law, Justice and Human Rights Farooq Amjad Mir and Parliamentary Secretary for Trade Sheikh Waqas Akram were also present during the meeting.
Senator Durrani briefed the delegation on the prevalent political situation in the country. Specifically, the matter of reference also came under discussion. Briefing the delegation Senator Durrani said the reference was sent to the Supreme Judicial Council as per constitutional provisions. He said the government was taking all steps according to the law.
He said the government, under the visionary leadership of President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, strongly believes in the press freedom and all measures are being taken to facilitate the journalist community.
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