Sunday, October 21, 2012
Kabul (BNAS) The Minister of Information and Culture Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen in meeting with the representatives of government and non-government media outlets here yesterday pointed out that the journalists should take into account their social responsibility and keep in mind the national interests.
In the meeting held in friendly environment, Dr. Raheen expressed his gratitude to President Hamid Karzai over his patience over press freedom, saying the president has tolerated biter criticism.
Dr. Raheen pointed out that press freedom should violate the freedom of others. After friendly discussion, the participants selected 15 persons to prepare the ethic code of journalisms, saying the ministry of information and culture would not impose any restriction on press freedom.
However, he went on to say that insulting individuals, leveling baseless allegations and airing scenes that are against our morale and traditions would affect the image of people towards freedom of press.
