Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has felicitated the newly elected office bearers of Executive Committee of All Pakistan Newspapers Society.

In his message, he congratulated newly elected President of APNS Senator Sarmad Ali, Senior Vice President Nazafreen Saigol, General Secretary Athar Qazi, Vice President Shahab Zuberi, Joint Secretary Mohsin Bilal and Finance Secretary Naveed Kashif on their election.

Highlighting the role of APNS in the field of journalism, the Minister said that it has always made significant efforts to promote independent and responsible journalism in Pakistan.

Terming APNS as the custodian of the glorious journalistic traditions in the country, he said that it always played an vibrant role in promoting democracy, upholding journalistic values and raising awareness among the public.

He said that media is an important pillar in any democratic society and government will provide all possible support to promote press freedom and address the challenges faced by the media industry.

Attaullah Tarar expressed hope that APNS newly elected leadership will continue its services to promote journalistic values, develop the media industry, and provide credible and authentic information to the public.