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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that government will provide necessary facilities to the film industry which must strive to provide wholesome family entertainment and quality cinema to the country.
The Prime Minister said this while talking to a delegation of film industry that called on him at the Prime Minister’s House Tuesday. The delegation comprised Mian Amjad Farzand Ali, Mr. Jamshed Zafar, Syed Noor, Mr. Shan, Ch Saleem Sarwar Joura, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali, Mian Shafqat Ali, Mr. Anjum Nisar, Shaikh Mohammad Akram, Mr. Saud, Ms. Sangita and Mian Misbah-ur- Rehman.
The delegation presented to the Prime Minister a cheque of Rs. 30 lacs for the President’s Relief Fund for the earthquake affectees. The Prime Minister thanked the delegation for their generous donation and said their gesture is commendable.
The Prime Minister said that the only way to revive cinema in the country is through production of quality films for which there is a great demand. He assured the delegation that government will come down heavily on elements involved in piracy to help revive film industry in the country.
The Prime Minister said that the government will give all possible assistance to the film industry in setting a TV, film and music academy for providing training in all aspects in cinema making. The government will also favourably consider film industry’s demand for reduction of duty on film equipment and raw materials.
The Prime Minister also directed the Ministry of Culture to look into the demands of the film industry and put up its recommendations to him.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Culture, Dr. G.G. Jamal, Chairman Standing Committee on Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs, Senator Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Secretary Culture, Chairman Central Board of Film Censors and other senior officers.
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Its just another joke by the government with the film industry. How many more announcements is Shaukhat Aziz & Co going to make.
I have been reading and listening to the same statements for the last 10 years and nothing has changed.
Pathetic attitude on part of our government. Well one cannot blame the government when it has got more important things like spending million of rupees on the President House and spending more millions on importing bullet proof Mercedes for our beloved VIPs.
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Well guys , It would be wrong for govt to finance Pak film industry in it's present form.
Until these dumb people can get together and come up with a plan , which shows that govt money will actually
bring some good results.
People who have destroyed this industry through lack of knowledge , no forward thinking , greed and not learnt from their mistakes , are wrong people to invest govt money in.
Unless we can get professional people in control of this industy no amount of money is going to be it's saviour.
