Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said that it is an honor for Pakistan that International Cricket Council's mega event of Champion Trophy is being played in Pakistan.

Talking to media persons in Islamabad today, he said it is good omen that after several years, mega events are being held in Pakistan.

The Minister said that unfortunately in the past, sports fields in Pakistan presented a deserted look. However, a mega sports event will be played in Pakistan after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.

He said Pakistan Television is a national broadcaster, and ratings of PTV Sports have also increased in the recent past.

Attaullah Tarar said PTV made timely payments to acquire ICC telecast rights and met all their conditions. He said PTV will telecast all ICC matches.

The Minister said a panel of good cricket experts including Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik and other stars will be brought on the PTV screen. He said we are making efforts to revive the PTV Sports channel under a transparent system.

The Minister said a positive change will be seen in Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television soon.

He said a good online pension system has been introduced in Radio Pakistan. Attullah Tarar said officers who identified ghost employees should be appreciated as the public sector money has been saved by expelling ghost employees. He said such system should also be introduced in others departments.