Sindh information secretary assures APNS of fair ad policy.

KARACHI -- Sindh's Secretary Information Ahmed Bakhsh Narejo has said the efforts were being made to implement the advertising policy to ensure transparency in the release of advertisements and due share and protection to smaller and regular publications. He informed this to the members of the Sindh Committee of the APNS during its meeting. The meeting of Sindh Committee was presided over by the Chairman, Javed Mehr Shamsi. Narejo said the Sindh Information Department was working on automation and computerization of the release of advertisements, billing and payment process.

He also agreed to the suggestion of Sindh Committee members that the liabilities of payment of budgeted accounts as well as short payments will be cleared in three months. The members suggested that the release of advertisements to combined publications be stopped so that other genuine publications could be accommodated.

He assured the members that the Sindh Information would take up the matter of tax deduction by AG Sindh on account of Sales Tax despite exemption by Sindh Government with the concerned authorities for refund of such unauthorised deductions.

The members present apprised the Secretary Information, DG Information and Director Advertisements on the problems faced by the member publications based in Sindh. The Committee unanimously offered Sindh Government...