Karach – The APNS expresses its grave concern over the non-payment of advertisement dues
by the Federal and provincial governments despite various assurances by the respective
governments.
Mr. Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, APNS has stated that the meeting of the Executive
Committee held on November 20, 2023 chaired by the President, APNS, Mrs. Nazafreen
Saigol Lakhani has noted that the Federal and provincial governments have not paid the
dues related to display, SPL and non-budgeted advertisements which has caused
serious liquidity crisis for newspapers to meet their expenses. The members of the
Executive Committee strongly urged upon the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief
Ministers of the provinces to advise the concerned departments to release the payment
at the earliest.
The APNS in a resolution, welcomed and congratulated Ms. Shahera Shahid on her
appointment as Secretary Information for the second time and hoped that during her
tenure, the problems faced by the print media, would be addressed and the relations
between the APNS and the Ministry would be further strengthened.
In another resolution, the APNS strongly condemn the brutal murder of Mr. Jan
Muhammad Mehr, senior journalist, Sukkur Bureau Chief of Kawish Group and urged
upon the IG Police, Sindh to expedite the arrest of the culprits who are at large for three
months.
The members expressed their profound grief over the killing of innocent peoples
including journalists, children and women in Gaza by the Israeli forces and offered
fateha for the martyrs.
The following attended the meeting :
Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, President, Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, Shahab Zuberi,
Finance Secretary, Bilal Farooqui (Daily Aghaz)Syed Turab Shah,Mohsin Bilal Khan (Daily Ausaf), Khalid
Mahmood (Weekly Family), Muhammad Younus Mehar (Daily Halchal), Kazi Asad Abid
(Daily Ibrat), Syed Akbar Tahir (Daily Jasarat), Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi (Monthly Naey
Ufaq), Zahida Abbasi (Daily Nau Sijj), Salman Qureshi (Monthly Naya Rukh) and Faisal
Zahid Malik (Daily Pakistan Observer).
Shahid Saati of Daily Vatan Gujrati ) attended as special observer.
Following attended on ZOOM.
Mohsin Seyal (Daily Aftab), Waseem Ahmed (Daily Awam, Quetta), Ansar Mahmood
Bhatti (Monthly Centre Line), Fauzia Shaheen (Monthly Dastak), Rukhsana Saulat
Saleemi (Weekly Nikhar), Jamil Ather (Daily Tijarat) and Nasir Daad Baloch ( Daily
Sindh Sujaag)
