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APNS meeting on 31st

By News Desk
March 17, 2026
A person reads a newspaper, whereas the tablets show The News e-paper editions open on the screen. — Jang Media Group/File
A person reads a newspaper, whereas the tablets show The News e-paper editions open on the screen. — Jang Media Group/File

KARACHI The annual general council meeting of the APNS will be held in Karachi on March 31. The executive committee of the APNS, at its meeting held on March 16 at Karachi, had adopted the annual report for the year 2025-26 as well as the annual accounts for the year 2025. 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 and freedom of press in the country.

The meeting was attended by Senator Sarmad Ali, President, Mr. Shahab Zuberi, Vice President, Mr. Muhammad Athar Kazi, Secretary General, Mr. Bilal Farooqui (Aghaz), Ms. Fauzia Shaheen (Dastak) Mr. Najamuddin Sheikh (Deyanat), Mr. Muhammad Younus Mehar (Halchal), Kazi Asad Abid (Ibrat), Syed Akbar Tahir (Jasarat), Mr. Javed Mehr Shamsi (Kaleem), Mr. Aamir Malik (Mashriq Quetta), Mr. Tahir Qureshi (Naey Ufaq) Ms. Zahida Abbasi (Nau Sijj), Mr. Mubashir Mir (Pakistan), and Mr. Humayun Gulzar (Sayadat).

Mr. Mohsin Bilal, Joint Secretary, Mr. Naveed Kashif, Finance Secretary, Mr. Mohsin Seyal (Aftab), Mr. Waseem Ahmed (Awam Quetta), Mr. Ansar Mahmood Bhatti (Centre Line), Mr. Naveed Chaudhry (City 42), Mr. Bilal Mahmood (Nawa-i-Waqt), Mr. Adnan Faisal (Jiddat), Mr. Imtinan Shahid (Khabrain), Mr. S.M. Munir Jilani (Paigham), Mr. Faisal Zahid Malik (Pakistan Observer), Mr. Muhammad Awais Khushnood (Sahafat) and Mr. Irfan Athar (Tijarat) attended online.