Overview
- President Asif Ali Zardari urged young people to develop a newspaper‑reading habit and warned that weakened editorial oversight on social platforms fuels propaganda.
- APNS led the nationwide campaign, promoting messages like “Read today, lead tomorrow” and calling educators, policymakers, and parents to steer audiences toward credible sources.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani, and chief ministers from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa praised newspapers’ watchdog role and encouraged daily reading in print and online.
- The Government of Punjab was highlighted for linking universities with news organizations, investing in training, and encouraging innovation to build media capacity and opportunity.
- PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari added support a day later, calling newspapers a primary and credible source of information despite the rapid spread of fake news.