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.
History
The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has been headed by Hamid Nizami, Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, Mian Iftekharuddin, Fakhre Matri, Hamid Mahmood, Yousuf Haroon, Mahmood 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 Hussain, 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...