ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Pakistan Advertising Association (PAA), in a joint statement, have expressed their profound gratitude to Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar for instructing federal and provincial governments to clear the dues relating to their advertising in the media, says a press release.
The two organisations observed that the Supreme Court direction would help timely payments to the media in braving financial crunch faced by the industry. Earlier, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had constituted a committee consisting of Muhammad Saleem, PIO; Sarmad Ali, Secretary General APNS; Jawad Humayon, Chairman Pakistan Advertising Association; Aijaz-ul-Haq, CEO, Express Group and secretaries of provincial governments to verify the dues of print media and evolve a mechanism for payment of the dues without further delay.
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