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March 3, 2022March 4, 2022

All Pakistan Newspapers Society expresses profound grief over sad demise of Mr. Sohail Dehlvi

Karachi, March 03, 2022 (PPI-OT):Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have expressed profound grief on behalf of APNS Office Bearers and members of the Executive Committee over the sad demise of Mr. Sohail Dehlvi son of Mr. Ajmal Dehlvi, Chief Editor, Daily Aman, Karachi. The APNS offers condolence to the bereaved family and prays that Almighty Allah rest the departed soul in eternal peace and give them courage and patience to bear the irreparable loss.

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March 3, 2022March 4, 2022

Annual General Council Meeting and Extra-Ordinary General Council Meeting of APNS will be held on March 26, 2022

Karachi, March 03, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Annual General Council Meeting and the Extra-Ordinary General Council Meeting of the APNS will be held on March 26, 2022 at Karachi. The Executive Committee of the APNS at its meeting held on March 02, 2022 at Karachi, adopted the Annual Report for the year 2021-22 as well as the Annual Accounts for the year 2021. The Executive Committee appreciated the Secretariat’s efforts in recovering current and old dues.

The members of the Executive Committee considered the state of print media in the country and noted that the new media laws including proposed PMDA and the promulgated PECA Ordinance 2022 would have devastating effect on the freedom of press and people’s right to know. The members unanimously endorsed the actions and decisions of the Joint Action Committee to oppose and resist these anti-media laws and resolved that all efforts to strangulate the press freedom, would be strongly resisted.

The Executive Committee expressed its concern over the delay in payments by the Sindh and Punjab provincial governments. The members emphasized that publications are going through acute financial hardships because of non-payment of these dues. The Secretary General, Ms. Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani informed them of ongoing discussions with both provincial governments and commitments made by both governments to work with the APNS to expedite the recovery of dues. The Secretary General informed the Executive Committee members that she is exerting all efforts to ensure recovery of dues as soon as possible.

The Executive Committee expressed their profound grief on the sad demise of Mr. Ghulam Akbar, Publisher, Daily Al-Akhbar and father of Mr. Inam Akbar and Mr. Nadeem Akbar, Mr. Rafiq Dogar, Chief Editor, Weekly Deed Shuneed. Mr. Ata-ur-Rehman, Chief Editor, Daily Nai Baat and offered fateha for the deported souls.

The following attended the meeting:

Sarmad Ali, President, Shahab Zuberi, Vice President, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General, Mohsin Bilal, Joint Secretary, Bilal Farooqui (Daily Aghaz), Najamuddin Sheikh (Daily Deyanat), Muhammad Waqaruddin (Daily Dunya), Muhammad Younus Mehar (Daily Halchal), Kazi Asad Abid (Daily Ibrat), Syed Akbar Tahir (Daily Jasarat), Adnan Faisal (Daily Jiddat, Karachi), Javed Mehr Shamsi (Daily Kaleem), Muhammad Manzoor Rana (Daily Mashriq, Quetta), Ms. Zahida Abbasi (Daily Nau Sijj), Salman Qureshi (Monthly Naya Rukh), Mubasher Mir (D/Pakistan, Lahore), Faisal Zahid Malik (Daily Pakistan Observer), Dr. Waqar Yousuf Azeemi (Monthly Roohani Digest) and Nasir Daad Baloch (Daily Sindh Sujaag).

Mumtaz Ali Phulpoto (Daily Awami Parchar) and Hasan Akbar (Daily Dawn) attend the meeting as special observer.

The following attended the meeting on Zoom:

Jamil Athar, Sr. Vice President, Muhammad Awais Khushnood, Finance Secretary, Syed Sajjad Bokhari (Daily Abtak), Mumtaz A. Tahir (Daily Aftab), Waseem Ahmed (Daily Awam, Quetta), Hamayun Tariq (Daily Business Report), Ansar Mahmood Bhatti (Monthly Centre Line), Syed Muhammad Munir Jilani (Daily Paigham) and Humayun Gulzar (Daily Sayadat)

February 25, 2022February 27, 2022

All Pakistan Newspapers Society expresses profound grief over sad demise of Mr. Atta-ur-Rehman

Karachi, February 25, 2022 (PPI-OT):Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have expressed profound grief on behalf of APNS Office Bearers and members of the Executive Committee over the sad demise of Mr. Atta-ur-Rehman, Group Editor, Daily Nai Baat.

The APNS offers condolence to the bereaved family and prays that Almighty Allah rest the departed soul in eternal peace and give them courage and patience to bear the loss.

February 21, 2022February 22, 2022

Media Joint Action Committee walked out of the meeting with Information Ministry calling the engagement a farce

Karachi, February 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):The media Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) today walked out of the meeting with Information Ministry calling the engagement a farce. The Joint Action Committee announced that all discussions are being suspended until the draconian amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) are reversed.

Information Minister is toying with the media fraternity in guise of engagement and keeps passing ordinances against freedom of speech while giving the impression that media fraternity is being engaged. There is a grave trail of examples after a example where the ministry of information is tampering with freedom of speech, muzzling the journalists right to report, financially crippling media to influence journalism.

The fraternity had warned of this before and appealed to the PM previously as well that a dangerous trend had been emerging which is creating a distance between the Government and the Public as well as the media workers. All media bodies stand united to defend freedom of expression and people’s right to information, it added.

February 20, 2022February 21, 2022

Media Joint Action Committee outrightly rejecting the draconian amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act

Karachi, February 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):The media Joint Action Committee comprising of APNS, CPNE, PFUJ, PBA and AEMEND, issued a statement outrightly rejecting the draconian amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), stating it is a blatant move to stifle media independence, freedom of speech and dissenting voices. The statement further said that all media bodies will take any and all legal actions to challenge any attempt to curb media’s independence and its right to raise voice against any steps to curb freedom of expression as guaranteed in the constitution.

JAC will if needed oppose any and all such moves with the full might of its constituent bodies and individual members. It is evident that the Government is adamant to push through its ill conceived and draconian Agenda through various Presidential ordinances. All media bodies stand united to defend freedom of expression and peoples right to information.

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022

All Pakistan Newspapers Society expresses profound grief and sorrow over sad demise of veteran publisher and Editor, Mr. Ghulam Akbar

Karachi, February 16, 2022 (PPI-OT):The APNS expresses its profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of veteran publisher and Editor, Mr. Ghulam Akbar, Chief Editor, Daily Al Akhbar and Daily National Herald Tribune.

Mr. Sarmad Ali, President, Mrs. Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General and other office bearers of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have paid rich tribute to the role and services of Mr. Ghulam Akbar for the development and promotion of newspaper industry in the country. Mr. Ghulam Akbar served the profession for over six decades with zeal consistency and enthusiasm. During his long and steady career, he consistently contributed for the promotion and development of newspaper industry.

The APNS office bearers expressed their heartfelt condolence to his sons, Mr. Inam Akbar, Chief Executive, Midas (Pvt.) Ltd, Mr. Nadeem Akbar, CEO, M/s. Midas Communications, Mr. Aftab Akbar and the bereaved family and prayed that Almighty Allah may rest the departed soul in eternal peace.