ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reiterated to continue to play leadership role in protecting media freedom and journalists’ rights in the country. In his message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed on Wednesday, he said the PPP will continue taking every possible step to create an ideal environment for press freedom in the country by promoting the media literacy among the people.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said we believe in further expansion and consistent implementation of the Right to Information laws. The Foreign Minister said Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed and former President Asif Ali Zardari during their tenures abolished the draconian laws imposed on the press by the dictators and gave full freedom to the press. He also strongly condemned India’s restrictions on press in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and emphasized that the international community, including the journalist bodies must play their role against brutality being carried out against journalists in the occupied valley.