All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) is an organization of major Pakistani newspapers, their publishers, companies, and corporations. It includes the Jang Group of Newspapers, Dawn Group of Newspapers, and Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Newspapers.
History
The Pakistan Newspapers Society was established in 1950. Later, All Pakistan Newspapers Society was established in 1953 and was headed by Hamid Nizami, Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, Mian Iftikharuddin, Fakhre Matri, Hamid Mahmood, Yusuf Haroon, Mahmud A. Haroon, A.G. Mirza, Kazi Mohammad Akber, Munawwar Hidayet Ullah, K. M. Hamid Ullah, Anwarul Islam of the newspaper Pakistan Observer, Dacca, Syed Hameed Hussain Naqvi, and Tanvir Tahir.
The older organization, Pakistan Newspapers Society was established primarily due to the efforts of Hameed Nizami, Altaf Husain, and Hamid Mahmood. It functioned for a number of years but could not receive much support or recognition either from the publishers or the advertising agencies. Other smaller publishers' organizations also functioned, at the same time, in East Pakistan and Karachi.
The Society also works to develop the science and art of journalism and newspaper industry. In 1981, the APNS instituted advertising awards in various categories. Subsequently, the Journalist Awards were launched in 1982. The awards ceremonies have been held regularly since 1981.
Awards of the APNS
The Advertising Awards were initiated in 1981, with Journalist Awards following in 1982. Advertising Awards are given on a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd position basis and include:
- Business Performance Awards
- Client Performance Awards
- Product Launch Award
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|2015–16
|Hameed Haroon
|Rameeza Majid Nizami
|Mumtaz A. Tahir
|Sarmad Ali
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|2018–19
|Hameed Haroon
|Kazi Asad Abid
|Mehtab Khan
|Sarmad Ali
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|2019–20
|Hameed Haroon
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|Sarmad Ali
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|2021–22
|Sarmad Ali
|Jamil Ather
|Shahab Zuberi
|Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani
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|2022–23
|Sarmad Ali
|Jamil Ather
|Shahab Zuberi
|Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani
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