A two-day capacity building National workshop on “Strategic Communication and Media Engagement in Crisis Situation” for the parliamentarians started at the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) here today. It’s the third training workshop for the parliamentarians, organized by ‘Pakistan Peace Collective’ (PPC), a research & communication project of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
The workshop would strengthen the understanding of the participants on how to interact with during crisis situations. The participants of the workshop comprised parliamentarians from Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab.
Senator Faisal Javed Khan Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information Broadcasting in his inaugural speech stated that we a as Nation have been able to overcome the challenge of violent extremism which translated into promotion of tourism, investments international sports events. It is now incumbent upon parliamentarians he added, belonging to various political parties to project Pakistan as a peaceful country which is the real image of Pakistan.
Mian Shabbir Anwar, Chief Executive Officer PPC, in his introductory remarks elaborated upon the significance of the training workshop. He expressed confidence that the two days training would help the participants in developing their communication skills to confidently interact with media during any crises situation.
The speakers/trainers of the workshop included Dr. Mowadat Rana and Sr. Journalist, Barrister Mahreen Khan, who covered various aspects of the subject matter. The interactive sessions were followed by mock exercise on individual Press Briefings Press Talks.
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