Punjab information and culture department
Information and Culture Department is a department of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan. Information Department works to project and promote policies and activities of the Government. The department also promotes art, culture and literary activities.[1] Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan is the Provincial Minister of Information and Culture since 02 December 2019.
Institutions
Directorate General Public Relations
The Directorate General Public Relations, Punjab is the main publicity arm of the Government. It deals with dissemination of Information, Public Relations, focusing on projection of official policies, activities and development programmes and maintaining a close liaison with the press.[2]
Lahore Museum
Lahore Museum is the largest and the oldest museum in Pakistan, it was established in 1894.[1]
Punjab Council of the Arts
The Punjab Council of the Arts is an autonomous body established under the Punjab Council of the Arts Act of 1975. It advises the Government on all matters of policy relating to art and culture activity through its Divisional Arts Councils which include:[2]
Multan Arts Council, Bahawalpur Arts Council, D.G. Khan Arts Council, Faisalabad Arts Council, Rawalpindi Arts Council, Gujranwala Arts Council, Sargodha Arts Council, Murree Arts Council, Waris Shah Memorial Complex.
Pakistan Movement Workers Trust
An established 'Trust' for the assistance of the veterans of Pakistan Movement.[2]
Bab-e-Pakistan Trust
The Bab-e-Pakistan Trust (Pakistan) was constituted in Lahore in 1992. The main objective was to set up a complex in memory of those who scarified all they had including their lives to make Pakistan possible.[2][1]
Bazm-e-Iqbal
Bazm-e-Iqbal was established as autonomous body in May, 1950 under the societies Registration Act, 1860. The Bazm carries out research and publication on the philosophy and teachings of Iqbal.[3]
Institute of Islamic Culture, Lahore
The organisation publishes some of the most respected works on the history and philosophy of Islam.[4]
See also
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Culture of Pakistan
- Punjabi culture
External links
- http://punjab.gov.pk/information_and_culture Information and Culture Department, Punjab Portal-All about Punjab in one place, Retrieved 7 Aug 2016
References
- "Functions | Punjab Portal". punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 7 Aug 2016.
- https://www.punjab.gov.pk/information_and_culture_institutions#faq1, Many Institutions of Directorate General Public Relations, Punjab Government Portal website, Retrieved 7 Aug 2016
- "Bibliography of Iqbal and Pakistan Movement". allamaiqbal.com website. Retrieved 7 Aug 2016.
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/281151/institute-of-islamic-culture-desperate-for-funding/, The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 25 Oct 2011, Retrieved 7 Aug 2016