KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) has appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to approve payment of dues of newspapers, which has already been approved by the Economic Coordination Committee, before Eid.
In a statement, APNS President Senator Sarmad said that due to non-payment of overdue payments, the newspapers across the country are facing acute financial crises and, therefore, are unable to pay the wages of their employees and other obligations before Eid.
He stated the liquidity crunch has increased further due to inflation and cost of living caused by unprecedented hike of petroleum prices. He requested the Prime Minister to formally approve the pending payment of long outstanding dues of newspapers.
He said the APNS is confident that the prime minister Sharif would look into the matter personally and ask the cabinet to approve the payment of dues to ease the plight of newspaper workers before Eid.
