The Press Council of Pakistan (PEC) held a day long ‘An Interactive Session on Implementing the True Version of Punjab Right to Information Law 2013’ to make it more effective, meaningful and in line with the modern concept of openness and transparency in statecraft and democratic governance. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah presided over the […]
KARACHI: The executive committee of All Pakistan Newspapers Society has rejected the notification issued by the ministry of information on the formation of 8th Wage Board, saying the nomination of APNS office- bearers has been made without its consent. APNS Secretary General Masood Hamid said after a meeting of the executive committee on Thursday that […]
KARACHI: The executive committee of the APNS at its meeting held on September 19, 2013, has expressed profound grief over the sad demise of mother of Waseem Ahmed, Finance Secretary of the APNS and publisher of Daily Awam and Daily Public, Quetta.The APNS executive committee expressed their condolence and prayed that the Almighty Allah may […]
KARACHI: The Sindh provincial committee of All Pakistan Newspapers Society has urged the provincial government to clear the dues of APNS members by Sept 24, and said advertisements of the information department would be suspended if the payment was not made by that date. The decision was taken at a meeting of the committee which […]
Unidentified gunmen fired at the entrance of the offices of ‘Express’ media group in Karachi, the capital city of Sindh province on August 16, 2013, injuring the security guard and a female marketing staff member. The Express group personnel said they were not sure about the reason for the attack as they had not received […]
ISLAMABAD: While disposing of the petition filed on the issue of paying millions of rupees to the media in the head of government advertisements during the last days of former government, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered all the parties including All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Midas to approach appropriate forum in this regard. […]
By: Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Thursday formed a four-member committee to furnish its recommendations within seven days on the key issues the newspaper industry was presently facing. The minister took this decision during a lively interaction with the representatives of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), headed by […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Post on Thursday issued a commemorative postage stamp of Rs8 denomination to mark the 60 years of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society. Designed by Adil Salahuddin and printed at the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, the stamp is available at all post offices in the country, says a press release. DAWN
Today everyone in Pakistan is conscious of the drone strikes, TTP’s offer of talks to the government and many other issues of Pakistan. It is all due to the flourishing media in the country. When people know exactly what is happening around, they can become active citizens and play their role in the affairs of […]
THE All Pakistan Newspaper Society has decided to withdraw its decision to suspend publication of government advertisements to press for payment of Rs1.6 billion arrears for the 2008-2012 period. The APNS said in a press release that it had taken the decision as a gesture of support for the new government which it hoped would […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has refused to vacate its April 2 stay order regarding the disbursement of funds to advertising agents/media houses. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has suggested that the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) wait for the formation of the new government […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has lauded the services of Federal Information Secretary, Agha Nadeem, and Principal Information Officer (PIO), Imran Gardezi, for decentralising the media policy, says an announcement here Wednesday. The Dawn Media Group CEO, Hameed Haroon, in a resolution thanked Information Secretary Agha Nadeem and Principal Information Officer Imran Gardezi […]
KARACHI: The caretaker federal Minister for Information, Arif Nizami, has approved a 10 per cent increase in government advertisements for newspapers. Talking to members of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society during a visit to the APNS House here on Monday, Mr Nizami said the ministry was playing the role of a facilitator as it was […]
KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) Adviser Syed Adil Gilani has urged Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that the federal and provincial governments owed billions of rupees to newspapers and television channels in the head of advertisements, praying to take suo moto notice of the matter and order immediate release of these dues. In a letter […]
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