[lg policy] Pakistan: Writers, broadcasters praise Sindhi-language VOA programming

[Gareth Price]

ISLAMABAD, July 27 (APP): Islamabad-based Sindhi writers,
intellectuals and broadcasters have hailed the US Congressmen for
their unanimous consent to the Amendment to Foreign Affairs bill for
Sindhi language Programing.

In a literary meeting held here in a local hotel under the auspices of
Pakistan Intellectual Forum (PIF) Islamabad chapter on Wednesday, the
writers expressed profound thanks to the US Congress’s Foreign Affairs
Committee that has approved the funds made available to the Voice of
America, $1.5 million be used only for Sindhi language programming. On
July 21, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) offered an amendment to the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

Full story: http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146077&Itemid=38

--
Dr. Gareth Price
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
316 Languages Building, Box 90259
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0259
USA



--
Dr. Gareth Price
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
316 Languages Building, Box 90259
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0259
USA



-- 
Dr. Gareth Price
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
316 Languages Building, Box 90259
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0259
USA

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