Asim Naseer re-elected EMRA President

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 8 March 2014

Asim Naseer was re-elected as President of the Electronic Media Reporters Association in Lahore. The elections saw a significant victory over his opponent, Raza Khan Kharal.

Summary

LAHORE: The Professional Panel swept the 2014 elections of Electronic Media Reporters Association (EMRA), Lahore with Asim Naseer being re-elected as President for another term.

The elections were held at the EMRA Media Centre near Punjab Stadium. Asim of Geo News polled 159 votes to defeat his rival Raza Khan Kharal (City 42) from the Democratic Panel who got 92 votes.

Nadeem Chaudhry (Express News) was elected the Secretary outvoting his opponent Inamullah Khan (Samaa News) 133-115.

Others elected were Hasham Yousaf (Waqt News - Vice President, 116 votes) and Shakeel Malik (KTN-Finance Secretary, 143 votes).

Key Points

Asim Naseer polled 159 votes to secure his re-election.
Raza Khan Kharal received 92 votes from the Democratic Panel.
Nadeem Chaudhry was elected Secretary with 133 votes.
Hasham Yousaf elected as Vice President with 116 votes.
Shakeel Malik secured the Finance Secretary position with 143 votes.

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Asim Naseer

EMRA

Lahore

Elections

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