ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said the colours of all the websites’ logos and elect
ronic banners
of the state media were changed to mourn the demise of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the next three d
ays.
The decision to this effect was taken on the special
directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Marriyum Aurangzeb said in a news statement.
She said, “on the demise of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, all the elect
ronic banners and websites’ logos
of the Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan were changed to the colour of mourning.”
Logo signs
of the Radio, Associated Press of Pakistan and Press Information Department’s official handles would also display in the colour of mourning for the next three days, she added.
She said the initiative was taken to express s
olidarity with the government and people
of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All the countries in the gulf region had taken the steps on the same lines, she noted.
Marriyum also urged the private media to change their TV channels’ elect
ronic banners and website logos’ signs colour in s
olidarity with the people of Pakistan’s friendly country.
She extended gratitude to all the private channels which had already changed their elect
ronic banners and logos signs’ colour to express s
olidarity with the UAE.
