It is indeed good news that daily 'Business Recorder' has planned to celebrate the golden jubilee on completion of 50 years of its continuous publication this year.
I am glad that I am asked to express my thoughts on this memorable occasion.
I believe, newspapers, being the engine of awareness and truth, play an important role in streamlining the democratic system. Highlighting the importance of newspapers, one of the founding fathers and 3rd president of United States of America, Thomas Jefferson remarked: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter".
A healthy democratic society requires referees and media is one of those referees which can blow the whistle when it perceives that fouls are being played and some thing is going wrong somewhere in the society and infringements of rules are taking place in the country. Courts accept newspapers' credible investigative reports in criminal cases and often quote them in their verdicts.
'Business Recorder' mostly covers with accuracy the news of business, commerce, finance, foreign trade and industrial activities, which are the back bone of country's economy. Nation's growth and prosperity depend on vibrant economic activities.
I think, coverage of business news in a business specific English newspaper promotes the foreign investment opportunities in the country. It is no doubt a national service, which is being done by the daily 'Business Recorder'.
While congratulating the daily 'Business Recorder' on celebration of golden jubilee, I wish may this newspaper grow and develop from strength to strength.