KARACHI, FEB 24 /DNA/ – “The APNS is holding 25th APNS Awards Ceremony wherein, the Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has been requested to grace the ceremony as Chief Guest and distribute the Awards among the winners of journalist and advertising agencies awards.

The APNS has announced the winners of 24th APNS Journalist Awards which will be given at the APNS Awards Ceremony. The Panel of Judges consisted of the prominent writers and intellectuals namely, Ms. Ameena Saiyid, Ms. Nasira Zuberi, Prof. Tauseef Ahmed, Mr. Abid Ali Syed, Prof. Semi Naghmana, Prof. Dr. Rafia Taj, Ms. Sana Ali, Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Prof. Dr. Har Baksh Makhijani and Dr. Badruddin Soomro.

The Panel selected the following awards :

• Best Feature Award (English), Mr. Muhammad Hanif, Daily Dawn.
• Best Feature Award (Urdu), Mr. Munawar Ali Rajput, Daily Jang.
• Best Feature Award (Regional Languages), Mr. Wahid Paras Hisbani, Fortnightly Ibrat Magazine
• Best Column Award (English), Mr. Salman Masood, Daily The Nation
• Best Column Award (Urdu), Ms. Razia Fareed, Daily Jang and Mr. Nusrat Javed, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt
• Best Column Award (Regional Languages), Mr. Ali Muhammad Memon, Daily Kawish and Mir Qaim Khan Talpur, Daily Ibrat
• Best Investigative Report, Ms. Naziha Syed Ali, Daily Dawn and Mr. Muhammad Akbar Notezai, Daily Dawn
• Best Investigative Report (Business/Economic), Mr. Saleem Ullah Siddiqui, Daily Jang
• Best Investigative Report (Environmental/Conservation/Gender) Mr. Muhammad Akbar Notezai, Daily Dawn
• Best Cartoon, Mr. Rohait Bhagwant, Daily Dawn
• Best Photograph, Mr. Jalaluddin Qureshi, Daily The Express Tribune