Pakistan, Oct. 25 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her special message on World Development Information Day, said access to development-related information was a public right and an informed population was a hallmark of progress.

She said World Development Information Day highlighted the need to raise public awareness about digital literacy. Accurate information about development initiatives was essential to eliminating corruption and ensuring that the benefits of public welfare schemes reached people directly.

The chief minister said the provision of accurate information through digital technology could help achieve sustainable development goals. A just society could be built by disseminating accurate information and ra...