ISLAMABAD: Akhtar Munir, a senior officer of the Information Group, Monday assumed charge as Managing Director of the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The Federal Government appointed Akhtar Munir, a BS-20 officer, as head of the premier news agency through a notification issued on May 27, 2022. He replaced Mubashir Hassan who was posted as Principal Information Officer (PIO).
Earlier, Akhtar Munir had been serving as Press Secretary/Information Advisor to the President of Pakistan since February 2020.