KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) on Saturday elected Sarmad Ali as President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani as Secretary General for the next term, according to a statement issued on Saturday.

“The annual general council held unanimously elected Sarmad Ali as President, Jamil Ather as Senior Vice President, Shahab Zuberi as Vice President, Ms. Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani as Secretary General, Mohsin Bilal as Joint Secretary and Muhammad Awais Khushnood as Finance Secretary of the Society,” it said.

“The Council unanimously approved the report of the Executive Committee for the year 2021-2022 as well as the Annual Accounts of the Society for the year 2021. The general council attended by 151 members from across the country, formed an Election Commission headed by Dr. Waqar Yousuf Azeemi with Nasir Daad Baloch and Safdar Ali Khan as members. The Election Commission conducted the election of the Executive Committee for the year 2022-23,” the statement said.

APNS President Sarmad Ali later announced Rameeza Majid Nizami, MD Nawa-e-Waqt Group, as special representative of APNS to handle federal matters. The new executive committee of the society also elected Zahida Abbasi of Daily Nau Sijj on woman-publishers seat and co-opted Monthly Naya Rukh on periodical seat.

The following dailies and magazines were elected un-opposed to the Executive Committee of the APNS for the next tenure: Daily Aghaz, Daily Business Recorder, Daily Deynat, Daily Dawn, Daily Jasarat, Daily Jiddat (Khi), Daily Abtak, Daily Dunya, Daily Jang, Daily Khabrain, Daily Pakistan, Daily Tijarat, Nawa-i-Waqt, Daily Ausaf, Daily Sahafat, Daily Awam (Quetta), Daily Mashriq (Quetta), Daily Mashriq (Peshawar), Daily Wahdat, Daily Kawish, Daily Kaleem Daily Aftab (Multan), Daily Paigham, Daily Business Report, Daily City 42, Daily Pakistan Observer, Daily Halchal and Daily Sayadat.

Monthly Dastak, Monthly Naey Ufaq, Monthly Centerline, Fortnightly Ibrat Magazine and Weekly Nikhar were elected on periodical seats.

The council elected Dr. Waqar Yousuf Azeemi and Mr. Riaz Ahmed Mansuri as member emeritus in acknowledgment of their 40 years of service to the newspaper industry.

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2022