All Pakistan Newspapers Society

All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) is an organization of major Pakistani newspapers owners, including Jang Group, Dawn Group and Nawa-i-Waqt Group.

The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has been headed by Hameed Nizami, Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, Mian Iftikharuddin, Fakhre Matri, Hamid Mahmood, Yusuf Haroon, Mahmood A. Haroon, A.G. Mirza, Kazi Mohammad Akber, Munawar Hidayet Ullah, K. M. Hamid Ullah, Anwarul Islam of Pakistan Observer, Dacca, Syed Hameed Hussain Naqvi and Tanvir Tahir.

The Pakistan Newspapers Society, a precursor to the APNS, was established in 1950, primarily due to the efforts of the Hameed Nizami, Altaf Husain, and Hamid Mahmood. It functioned for a number of years but could not receive much support or recognition either from the publishers and advertising agencies. Publishers' organizations also functioned in East Pakistan and Karachi.

In the year 1953, All Pakistan Newspapers Society was formed by merging the existing groups of publishers. The headquarters were established in Karachi, where it continues to function.

The APNS handled problems between its members and the provincial or central governments relating to advertisements, clearance of dues, taxes and duties and newsprint. It set rules of conduct for member publications and advertising agencies. These rules provided accreditation to advertising agencies and introduced security deposits and clearance schedules to member publications. This gave the Society a mechanism of streamlining advertisement and a clearance system protecting the collective interests of its member publications, advertising agencies, and advertisers.

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