The APNS welcomes the election of Mian Shahbaz Sharif as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The APNS welcomes the election of Mian Shahbaz Sharif as Prime Minister of Pakistan
for the second consecutive term and expressed its full support in his efforts to address
the challenges faced by the nation.
Mrs. Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, President and Sarmad Ali, Secretary General of the All
Pakistan Newspapers Society have congratulated Mian Shahbaz Sharif on his election
as Prime Minister of Pakistan and hoped that under his stewardship, the Government of
Pakistan will continue to strive for the development and improvement in all fields
including the media. They believe that the new government would continue to strengthen
the rules of law, rights of the citizens and of the media to unfettered freedom and right to
access of information. The APNS Office Bearers requested the Prime Minister elect to
implement the decision taken at the end of his first tenure to increase in the government
advertisement rates for the newspapers which unfortunately could not be implemented
due to procedural reasons.
The APNS has requested the Prime Minister to meet the Office Bearers and members of
the Executive Committee at his earliest convenience to discuss the matters of mutual
interests.