DR PERVAIZ AWAN
TERBELA/GHAZI: Election of Abbottabad Press Club (APC) and Abbottabad Union of Journalists (AUJ) held in Abbottabad Press Club on other day. Office bearers for both the bodies elected with consensus, Raja Muhammad Haroon President and Raja Munir elected as General Secretary for Abbottabad Press Club (APC) whereas Saqib Khan President and Atif Qayyum elected as General Secretary for Abbottabad Union of Journalists (AUJ).
According to the details, Election of Abbottabad Press Club (APC) and Abbottabad Union of Journalists (AUJ) to elect to the office bearers for the years 2023-24 were held in Abbottabad Press Club. In that regard annual joint meeting of general bodies of the both bodies was called.
In the joint meeting, after healthy discussions office bearers for the both bodies for 2023-24 were elected with consensus according to the majority decision.
According to the result, for Abbottabad Press Club Raja Muhammad Haroon President, Sardar Naveed Ahmed Senior Vice President, Sardar Rashid Khan Vice President, Raja Munir General Secretary, Haroon Tanoli Joint Secretary, Dildar Ahmad Sati Assistant Secretary where as Asif Mehmood elected as Secretary Finance.
Likewise for Abbottabad Union of Journalists Saqib Khan President, Juma Khan Senior Vice President, Tahir Mehmood Vice President, Atif Qayyum General Secretary, Atif Hussain Joint Secretary, Jameel Ahmad Jameel Assistant Secretary and Sardar Tauqeer elected as Secretary Finance.
Earlier, the general body meeting of both APC and AUJ was jointly chaired by APC President Sardar Naveed Alam, GS Sardar Shafiq President AUJ Raja Mohammad Haroon and GS Nadeem Jadoon. In the meeting both the bodies were unanimously dissolved and elections were announced for the year 2023-24.
in the joint meeting a three-member election commission was formed to conduct new comprising Syed Ijaz Hussain Shah, Sardar Naveed Alam, and Muhammad Shahid Chaudhry. The election commission with the consultation and consensuses of all members announced separate new bodies for Abbottabad Press Club (APC) and Abbottabad Union of Journalists (AUJ) .
The new president of APC Raja Muhammad Haroon, General Secretary Raja Munir Khan, President AUJ Saqib Khan and General Secretary Atif Qayyum in their address paid thanks to the members for showing their confidence in them and assured them for utilizing their all energies for the welfare and betterment of the journalist community and to promote positive and healthy journalism.
In the joint meeting performances of the former bodies of Abbottabad Press Club and Union of Journalists were discussed in detail and appreciated. Approval for the expenditures of the last years were also obtained from the joint session of Abbottabad Press Club and Union of Journalists
