APNS says federal government owes Rs1.6b to newspapers in advertising liabilities

[Zibago]

APNS says federal government owes Rs1.6b to newspapers in advertising liabilities

JournalismPakistan.com
September 11, 2018
Published 41 minutes ago


ISLAMABAD – The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) on Tuesday attempted to draw the attention of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the bleak situation of the newspaper industry.

Through an advertisement published in leading national dailies titled ‘Newspapers are dying, Mr Prime Minister, on your watch,’ the APNS said the federal government owed a staggering Rs1.6 billion to newspapers in advertising liabilities.

It said currently the government advertising is at a standstill, which is affecting the overall newspaper industry.

It pointed out that the small and regional newspapers are getting more affected because they rely solely on government advertising. “They are facing the maximum brunt of it to the extent that most of these are on the verge of closure.”

The APNS said this will lead to unemployment of thousands of employees. It said that the Pak Rupee to US dollar parity has gone up and the rate of newsprint has doubled in the past six months. “All this has contributed to the bleak situation of the newspaper industry in Pakistan.

“To implement your vision for Naya Pakistan, the media needs your immediate attention towards the crisis that will help the traditional media survive and flourish
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Fake news media is dying so sad
#DigitalTears :-(

 

[Path-Finder]

go get it from adiala jail.

 

[FalconStar]

Isn't head of APNS Hameed Haroon the same guy who was making false accusations against IK on BBC HardTalk and now he want's the State of Pakistan to fund his newspaper which has been involved in conspiracies against Pakistan. He should go and ask for money from the same people he's been trying to please for all this time.

 

[MBT 3000]

ban these rubbish papers

 

[Mahmood-ur-Rehman]

Why should tax payer money be wasted to build the empires of this mafia thy should get it from for which they were working India.America, western NGOs and Shareef family

 

[Thorough Pro]

Rs 1.6 billion in newspaper ads alone?
Is that a joke

 

[Mrc]

Refuse to pay let them go to courts

 

[El Sidd]

This industry is on a downward spiral to an eventual collapse after Social Media became news. A bunch of ego hurt individuals trying to play God over a society end up always humiliating themselves.

 

[Zibago]

This industry is on a downward spiral to an eventual collapse after Social Media became news. A bunch of ego hurt individuals trying to play God over a society end up always humiliating themselves.

Their business model was based around alms from the state not sustainable at all

 

[Khanate]

Their business model was based around alms from the state not sustainable at all

As Dawn journos like to say, "Chanda mama".