APNS announces winners of 24th Journalist Awards

A panel of judges consisting of prominent writers and intellectuals evaluated entries

By Our Correspondent
February 25, 2025
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

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has announced the winners of the 24th APNS Journalist Awards.

The 25th APNS Awards ceremony will be held soon, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the chief guest, who will distribute awards to the winners in both journalism and advertising categories.

A panel of judges consisting of prominent writers and intellectuals evaluated the entries. The panelists were; Ms. Ameena Saiyid, Ms. Nasira Zuberi, Prof. Tauseef Ahmed, Abid Ali Syed, Prof. Semi Naghmana, Prof. Dr. Rafia Taj, Ms. Sana Ali, Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Prof. Dr. Har Baksh Makhijani, and Dr. Badruddin Soomro.

The winners of the 24th APNS Journalist Awards are:

Best Feature Award (English): Mr. Muhammad Hanif (Daily Dawn)

Best Feature Award (Urdu): Mr. Munawar Ali Rajput (Daily Jang)

Best Feature Award (Regional Languages): Mr. Wahid Paras Hisbani (Fortnightly Ibrat Magazine)

Best Column Award (English): Mr. Salman Masood (Daily The Nation)

Best Column Award (Urdu): Ms. Razia Fareed (Daily Jang) & Mr. Nusrat Javed (Daily Nawa-i-Waqt)

Best Column Award (Regional Languages): Mr. Ali Muhammad Memon (Daily Kawish) and Mir Qaim Khan Talpur (Daily Ibrat)

Best Investigative Report: Ms. Naziha Syed Ali (Daily Dawn) & Mr. Muhammad Akbar Notezai (Daily Dawn)

Best Investigative Report (Business/Economic): Mr. Saleem Ullah Siddiqui (Daily Jang)

Best Investigative Report (Environmental/Conservation/Gender): Mr. Muhammad Akbar Notezai (Daily Dawn)

Best Cartoon: Rohait Bhagwant (Daily Dawn)

Best Photograph: Jalaluddin Qureshi (Daily The Express Tribune)