The Directorate General of Public Relations, Punjab

The Directorate General of Public Relations, Punjab is the main publicity arm of the government. It essentially deals with dissemination of information and public relations. It mainly focuses on projection of governmental policies and activities through print, electronic and social media along with maintenance of close inter personal liaison with media.

The first official agency for disseminating information was the information Bureau, which was formed in February, 1925.  The late Nawab Muzzafar Khan was its Director. In 1938, Syed Nur Ahmad was appointed as Director. When World War II broke-out, a War Publicity Department was created in 1939 under the charge of a British I.C.S. Officer.  The director of the Information Bureau maintained liaison with the press to feed them with official news. In 1945-46, the Information Bureau and the National

Punjab Journalists Housing Foundation

The Punjab Journalists Housing Foundation was established through a legislation titled the Punjab Journalists Housing Foundation Act, 2004. The main objective of establishment of PJHF was to set up housing schemes for the journalist's..

Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation

The Bab-e-Pakistan Trust (Pakistan) was constituted with its headquarters in Lahore and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 on June 04, 1992. The main objective was to set up a befitting complex in memory of those who scarified

Lahore Arts Council (Al-Hamrah)

In 1949, Khawaja Nazimuddin, the then Governor-General of Pakistan inaugurated ‘Pakistan Arts Council’. Later on it became Lahore Arts Council in 1983. It is responsible for promoting art and cultural activities in Lahore through stage plays..

Punjab Information Commission

Punjab Information Commission was established under Section-5 of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013 to enforce "RTI" that enables citizens to hold public officials to account for their actions...

Punjab Film Censor Board

The Central Board of Film Censors has been devolved by virtue of 18th Amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan and branch office at Lahore was transferred to the Information & Culture Department...

Bazm-e-Iqbal

Bazm-e-Iqbal was established by the Government of West Pakistan in the year 1950. The Bazm carries out research and publication on the philosophy, thoughts and national meritorious services rendered by Hazrat Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

Institute of Islamic Culture

The Institute of Islamic Culture was established on 1st February, 1950 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. However, the Memorandum of Association Rules and Regulations which it adopted subsequently..

Punjab-Jiangsu Cultural Complex

Punjab-Jiangsu Cultural Complex started functioning in year 2008. The vision statement of the PJCC is to establish friendship between the province of the Punjab, Pakistan and Jiangsu, China by means of undertaking cultural exchange programs.

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