The APNS Executive Committee has taken a very dismal view of the failure of the Federal Government to honour its verbal and written pledges to clear the reported dues of member publications/advertising agencies despite clear instructions of the Prime Minister. The circular debt of media relates to current dues, dues against devolved ministries, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and invoices relating to the period 2008-2012 duly verified by the PID and APNS.
The APNS urged upon the Prime Minister to get his instructions implemented. The APNS Executive Committee authorised the President to take all necessary action to recover these long outstanding dues including a nation-wide strike and suspension of all government advertisements. The Executive Committee also passed a resolution praising the services of late Masood Hamid to the APNS and the newspaper industry.-PR