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Arshad re-elected LPC President
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 April 2013
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The Journalist Panel dominated the Lahore Press Club elections, securing multiple key positions. Arshad Ansari has been re-elected as President for a new term.Summary
LAHORE: Journalist Panel made a clean sweep of the Lahore Press Club elections Sunday defeating Progressive Panel by a big margin.
Arshad Ansari (picture), elected the president for another term, got 1153 votes while his rival Abdul Majeed Sajid had to be content with only 272. Shahbaz Mian, was elected the Secretary, securing 940 votes against Zahid Abid who had 474 votes.
Javed Farooqi polled 847 votes to become the Vice President with his opponent Rana Ikram getting 574 votes.
Afzal Talid (1034 votes) outvoted Yousaf Abbasi 556 to claim the treasurer’s slot. Farzana Chaudhry was elected the Additional Secretary with 974 votes.
Members of the governing body elected were: Saima Nawaz (800), Aftab Hanif (775), Khawaja Naseer (755), Rana Qamar (737), Tariq Ali (683), Muhammad Majid (674), Babar Khan (612), Hamid Hiraaj (574).
Key Points
- Arshad Ansari received 1153 votes to secure presidency.
- Shahbaz Mian elected Secretary with 940 votes.
- Javed Farooqi became Vice President with 847 votes.
- Afzal Talid claimed Treasurer position with 1034 votes.
- Additional Secretary Farzana Chaudhry garnered 974 votes.
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