Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Dr. Hasan Askari has said that tremendous potential for progress and prosperity exists in the society and proper utilization of talented and professional human resource can open the doors of development and growth in Pakistan. While talking to the 8-member delegation of Unified Media Club of Pakistan led by its general secretary Haroon Akram Gill here today, the chief minister said that positive changes in the economic situation after peaceful holding of the elections are a good sign and added that timely decisions are necessary to ensure good governance. He said that media interconnects government and the people and identification of problems of the people through media helps the policy makers in decision making. He said that independent media is the guardian of societal norms and added that proactive role of media cannot be ignored in the social development of the society. In fact, presence of a responsible media is imperative for fulfillment of democracy and democratic norms. He said that constructive role played by the media industry during the elections is commendable as it has proactive worked to sensitize the people about the importance of vote. The caretaker government has fulfilled the responsibility of free and fair elections through impartial decisions and the whole government team fully exhibited its professional capabilities to meet the challenge of holding impartial elections, he added. Dr. Askari also apprized the delegation about responsibilities and working of the caretaker government and answered to their questions. Provincial DGPR Ms. Nabeela Ghazanfar was also present on the occasion.
