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Media urged to boost public accountability
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for media to focus on Pakistan's development challenges and accountability.
In brief
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for media to focus on Pakistan's development challenges and accountability. Pakistan's federal minister urges media to highlight development issues like education gaps and export targets to strengthen public accountability. Originally reported by Brecorder.
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal urged media to play proactive role in strengthening public accountability.
Media's role in development
Media should focus on Pakistan's development challenges, economic growth and long-term national progress.
Economic challenges
Pakistan's exports remain at USD40 billion while Vietnam's have reached USD475 billion.
Education gaps
Only 13 per cent of young people in Pakistan have access to higher education.
Health and food safety
Nearly half of tested milk and ghee samples failed quality standards.
Accountability measures
Planning Ministry introduced online project transparency and public helpline for fund misuse reporting.
The one thing
Pakistan's federal minister urges media to highlight development issues like education gaps and export targets to strengthen public accountability.
