Punjab CM accedes to APNS request

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information Azma Bukhari, in a meeting with the APNS executive committee, announced that the Punjab chief minister has acceded to the APNS request to withdraw the amendment in the PPRA Rules and restore tender notice advertisements in newspapers.

The APNS executive committee thanked the chief minister and stated that the decision will help the newspaper industry brave the economic crunch.

The information minister stated that the chief minister is clear in her resolve to support the print media. She further stated that the Punjab government has cleared all payments of the print media pertaining to the current tenure of the PML N government, adding an amount of Rs1.18 billion has been cleared by the DGPR, Punjab.

The APNS executive committee appreciated the efforts of the information minister and her team. The APNS office bearers apprised the minister about the issues relating to the purposed payment mechanism for Punjab Govt advertisements. She assured the executive committee that the Punjab government will review the proposed payment mechanism. The government is in the process of devising a long-term comprehensive advertising policy with the consultation of the stake holders, she added.