Launching Ceremony of Online Urdu Edition of FOE Newsletter Sadiq News Ahmedpur Food Club, National Highway

The Rural Media Network Pakistan(RMNP) with the assistance of UNESCO
has launched the electronic edition of FOE newsletter Sadiq News in
Country Urdu Language on April 26 at 8 pm in AhmedpurEast, rural
Pakistan. Emir of Bahawalpur Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi was the chief
guest in the launching ceremony which was chaired by Director Public
Relations Bahawalpur Division Govt of Punjab Nazir Khalid,while
Director Museum Hussein Ahmed Madni and regional representatives of
three mainstream political parties,PPP,PML(N),PML(QA) and President
Bar Association alongwith other speakers including journalists bodies
office bearers highlighted the role of FOE newsletter Sadiq News in
defending press freedom since December 2005.Ten senior rural
journalists representing four rural Press Clubs and National Press
Union received UNESCO book The Net for Journalists and other UNESCO
software,extra resources and lesson plans for educators.

E-edition of Sadiq News in Urdu language will be distributed online to
rural journalists and media organisations in Pakistan free of cost.

Among other things, the Sadiq News collects information from the Rural
Media Network, the National Press Union, and local reporters on press
freedom violations in remote areas. The newsletter also is a tool to
help rural journalists learn about their rights and network with
colleagues.

For more information contact [email protected]

1-Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi givining UNESCO books and training material
to journalists of National Press Union,Union of Journalists and Press
Club office bearers of Chanigoth,Mubarakpur,AhmedpurEast and Uchsharif
in a ceremony held in local hotel.(Staff Photo)

2-President RMNP Ehsan Ahmed Sehar presenting report in Sadiq News
Online Launching Ceremony,Nawab Salahudin Abbasi,Ex-Federal Minister
Farooq Azam Malik,Director Public Relations Bahawalpur Division Nazir
Khalid,Director Museum Hussein Ahmed Madni,PML(N) leader Mian
RafiaturRehman and two former Chairmen of Muncipal Committee Malik
Rasheed Ahmed and Mian Ilyas Ayaz are sitting on stage.

3-Nawab Salahudin Abbasi giving RMNP books gifts to Director Public
Relations, Bahawalpur Nazir Khalid,Director Museum Bahawalpur Hussein
Ahmed Madni,DDOR AhmedpurEast Fayyaz Hussein Abbasi,DSP Amir Taimour
Khan,Ex-Federal Minister Farooq Azam Malik and PML(N)leader Mian
RafiatuRerhman Rehmani.

4-Director Public Relations Bahawalpur Division Nazir Khalid
presenting books gift to Nawab salahuddin Abbasi on the behalf of the
Rural Media Network Pakistan

5-Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi,Director Public Relations Bahawalpur Nazir
Khalid ,Ex-federal minister Farooq Azam Malik,Director Museum Hussein
Ahmed Madni,PML(N)leader Mian RafiaturRehman Rhmani,Ehsan Ahmed
Sehar,President Bar Association Khalid Khan Baloch,District General
Secretary PML(QA)Syed Salahuddin Ahmed Jeelani,District General
Secretary PPP Bahawalpur Mohd Ali Ahsan and General Scretary National
Press Union Mazhar Rasheed addressing the launching ceremony of the
Online Edition of Urdu FOE Newsletter Sadiq News in local hotel.