The preparations for the 17th APNS Award Ceremony to be held on December 13, 2004 at Islamabad are in full swing and all is set for a befitting function to be addressed by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz who will also distribute awards among the winners in journalist and advertising sector. The APNS secretariat has invited publishers, editors, prominent media practitioners, advertising agencies and distinguished personalities from different walks of life, ie judiciary, diplomats, political leaders, senior officials and intelligentsia to attend the grand function.
AKHBAR DOST AWARDS:
M/s Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd (First)
M/s Interflow Communications (Pvt) Ltd (Second)
M/s JWT Asiatic (Pvt) Ltd (Third)
M/s Midas (Pvt) Ltd (Third)
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AWARDS:
M/s Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd (First)
M/s JWT Asiatic (Pvt) Ltd (Second)
M/s Maxim Advertising Co (Pvt) Ltd (Third)
SPECIAL BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AWARD:
M/s Midas (Pvt Ltd.
SPECIAL BUSINESS AWARDS:
M/s Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd (For Periodical Publications)
M/s Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd (For Regional Publications)
M/s Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd (For Metro B Publications)
CLIENT PERFORMANCE AWARDS:
Pakistan Telecom Mobile Ltd (Ufone), M/s. Interflow (First)
M/s Election Commission of Pakistan. Orient (Second)
M/s Pakistan Telecommunications Ltd Midas (Third)
PRODUCT LAUNCH AWARD:
M/s National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)
M/s Maxim Advertising Co (Pvt) Ltd.
BEST VISUAL DESIGN (COLOUR):
M/s Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd for Bank Al Falah Ltd ad (Gold)
M/s Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd for Zak Pak (Pvt) Ltd Ad (Silver)
BEST VISUAL DESIGN (BLACK & WHITE):
M/s Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd for Pak Suzuki Motor Co ad (Gold)
M/s Awan Brand Communications for Dewan Farooq Motor Ltd ad (Silver)
BEST COPY AWARD (ENGLISH):
M/s Adcom (Pvt) Ltd for Cadbury Pakistan ad (Gold)
M/s Spectrum Communications (Pvt) Ltd for Nando's ad (Silver)
BEST COPY AWARD (URDU):
M/s Adcom (Pvt) Ltd for MCB Rupee Traveller's Cheque ad (Gold)
M/s Spectrum Communications (Pvt) Ltd for Citibank ad (Silver)
PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN:
M/s Interflow Communications (Pvt) Ltd for Interflow Public Service Department. (Gold)
M/s Prestige Communications (Pvt) Ltd for Habib Bank Ltd ad (Silver)
PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR PUBLICATIONS:
Dr Muhammad Tariq Bucha, The Image Builders, Lahore.
BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT:Massoud Ansari, Monthly Newsline, Karachi.
BEST SCOOP: Rauf Clasra, The News Int'l, Karachi.
BEST COLUMN: English Language Publications, I A Rahman, Monthly Newsline, Karachi
Urdu Language Publications, Orya Maqbool Jan, Daily Jang, Quetta.
Regional Language Publications, Manzoor Jukhio, Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad.
BEST FEATURE: English Language Publications, Ms Shimaila Matri Dawood, Monthly Newsline, Karachi.
Urdu Language Publications, Khalid Irshad, Monthly Urdu Digest, Lahore.
Regional Language Publications, Abdul Qadir Brohi, Daily Awami Awaz, Karachi.
BEST ARTICLE OF THE YEAR:
English Language Publications, Zahid Hussain, Monthly Newsline, Karachi.
Urdu Language Publications, Ms Soofia Yazdani, Weekly Family, Lahore.
Regional Language Publications, Jami Chandio, Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad.
BEST CARTOON: Murad Ali Shah, Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad.
BEST PHOTOGRAPH: Haider Abbas Jafferi, Daily Star, Karachi.
KEY JOURNALIST AWARD: Ms Zofeen T Ibrahim, Daily Dawn, Karachi.
SPECIAL CITATIONS: Late Abid Ali Shah, posthumously awarded; Abdul Majid, Monthly Air World, Karachi; Haji Muhammad Idrees, PID, Islamabad.