NA speaker, deputy speaker congratulate APNS office bearers

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri Monday congratulated the newly elected office bearers of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS).

In their separate messages to the newly elected President of APNS Hameed Haroon,  Senior Vice President Rameeza Majid Nizami, Vice President Mumtaz A Tahir,  Secretary General Sarmad Ali, Joint Secretary Syed Muhammad Munir Jilani and  Finance Secretary Shahab Zuberi and other office bearers, they extended their warmest felicitation on their success.

They said their election was an evidence of trust and confidence of journalist’s fraternity.

The speaker and deputy speaker said freedom of expression was essential for strengthening democracy in the country and hoped that under the newly elected leadership the APNS will continue to make great strides towards a tolerant and plural press.

They were confident that relations between the government and press will be further consolidated under their sagacious leadership and the problems being faced by the member publications will be resolved.