PM urges youth to project real image of Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, June 26 (DNA): Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressing
his confidence in the innate potential of country’s youth urged them to
present true and real image of Pakistan, a country gifted with huge
variety and diversity.

Addressing the first National Amateur Short Film Festival Awards (NASFF)
ceremony here at the Pak-China Friendship Center, the prime minister
stressed upon the young film makers to concentrate upon production of
original stuff as the world always bought the contents based upon
reality.

“Those following the downtrodden path never excel in their fields,” he
said, adding the new starters in the film making must explore the vast
variety and diversity of climate, culture and civilization of the
motherland.

The event was held under the patronage of Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting in association with Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
to give awards to three winners each in different categories of short
films. The jury consisted famed artists and international experts who
had made nominations for the best films. Fifteen winners would get
scholarships for studying in advance media techniques in the University
of California, US.

The prime minister observed that over 60 per cent of the country’s
population comprised of talented youth who could achieve marvels in
different fields. He said the soft image of the country came with
self-esteem and self-belief as the world respected those who had faith
in themselves.

He further said that they did not need to copy what the others had done
in the world. “We don’t need to look like others to improve our
perception.” “You cannot achieve anything if you have fears of failure,”
he maintained.

The ceremony was attended by Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Minister of State for Information and
Broadcasting Farrukh Habib, Director General ISPR Major General Babar
Iftikhar and other federal ministers and parliamentarians.

The prime minister laid emphasis upon following the thoughts of
country’s founding fathers including Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Muhammad
Iqbal.

The prime minister noted that during 70s, the country was producing
quality pictures but it went on to copy Indian films which resulted in
the downfall of this industry.

Through this ‘copy and adoption of alien culture’ the films industry
lost the originality, he regretted.

The prime minister sharing his experiences in the cricket career said
that they had introduced to the world, the technique of reverse swing
and opening of bowling with the spinners, the ideas which were later
copied by the whole world.

Previously, there was mindset which thought that they could not win from
the UK cricket team due to serious impacts of colonialism and they were
contended in their defeats, he added.

The prime minister said, things started changing when they started in
self belief with new playing techniques. He further said that he had
brought Ertugrul drama serial which was widely watched by the people in
Pakistan.

The prime minster said late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who participated in
the fund-raising of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hosptial, was adorned
by the Western pop groups.

The prime minister said that tourism industry of the country possessed
huge potential which remained unexplored in the past and cited the
mountains and religious tourism which were being explored.

The prime minister also lauded efforts of the ministry of information
and ISPR for providing a platform to the young gifted new starters in
the genre of short film making.

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