Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah has said that it is the need of the hour to create linkage between the media industry and the academia to resolve the issues they have been facing.

This he said while speaking at the concluding session of the two-day mega event titled 'SMIU-DICE Creative Arts and Media Summit and Exhibition' hosted by the Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) in collaboration with the DICE Foundation USA at the Expo Center, Karachi.

The Chief Secretary said that the government has always supported educational institutions. He said that he always respects the SMI because of its historical worth.

The Chief Secretary assured the SMIU Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh that the recommendations provided [by the experts of the summit] will be given due importance. "We will make sure to work on the recommendations of the experts," he added.

Speaking at the session, SMIU Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh said that the two-day event was very constructive. "We had very informative, critical and analytical views on different subjects related to media and film industry," informed, saying the recommendations would be forwarded to the government so they could implement them. "We have to do something better for our students and our people," he added.

Muhammad Ali Shaikh highlighted the importance of the SMI and told that this education institution has always played a very important role for the progress and development of Pakistan.-PR

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