Staff Reporter
Peshawar
The Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) has welcomed the decisions of KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and Provincial Minister for Information Shaukat Yousafzai for having directed the Information and Public Relations department to carry out necessary amendments in KP Newspapers, News Agencies and Book Registration Act 2013 as per the demand of CPNE. The CPNE lauded to exempt newspapers from the five percent KPRA tax, annual registration fee, ensure monthly payment of government advertisement.
In a joint press statement issued here on Sunday, CPNE Vice President Dr Hafiz Sanaullah Khan, CPNE KP Committee Chairman and Joint Secretary Tahir Farooq on behalf of the CPNE members have lauded the prompt action taken by the KP government to resolve the newspapers problems after delegation meeting with provincial information minister Shaukat Yousafzai. They said that this would pave the way to bring the KP government.
