President Dr Arif Alvi has asked for the prompt disbursement of Artists Welfare Fund to provide timely financial support to artists, who are in dire need of financial assistance. He underscored the need for improving the eligibility criteria for disbursement of fund among artists. He stated this while chairing the 11th Meeting of the Steering Committee for Artists Welfare Fund, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. The meeting was attended by Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, Secretary, National Heritage and Culture, Ms. Nausheen Javaid Amjad, and Secretary, Information & Broadcasting, Ms. Shahera Shahid. While Dr. Ali Jan, Mr. Abaseen Yousafzai, Mr. Sultan Allana, Mrs. Misbah Khalid, Mr. Khalid Anam, Mr. Adeel Hashmi and Mrs. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha, participated through video link. The President emphasized that the artists, who are facing financial and health problems, deserved to be supported as they played important role in promoting the soft and positive image of the country. He advised that the meeting of Steering Committee should be convened on a quarterly basis so as to expeditiously address the problems being faced by the artists. It is to be mentioned that the Artists Welfare Fund is managed by the Steering Committee comprised of official and non-official members with the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as the Chairman.
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