Rana Qaisar elected SAFMA Islamabad President
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 12 April 2014
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Rana Qaisar has been elected President of the SAFMA Islamabad Chapter, with Mateen Haider as Secretary. The new executive body also includes several other key positions.Summary
ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Free Media Association Islamabad Chapter elected Rana Qaisar and Mateen Haider as President and Secretary respectively on April 11.
Others elected were Asma Shirazi and Waqar Satti (Vice Presidents), Shumaisa Rehman (Joint Secretary) and Rasheed Khalid (Information Secretary). Those elected on the Executive Body include Shabbeer Hussain, Tahir Rathore, Saleem Khan, Omar Farooq Azam, Aslam Doggar, Naveed Akbar, Sadia Abbasi, Usman Khan, Siddique Sajid and Mohammad Riaz.
The participants condemned the attacks on media persons and life threats to journalists by terrorists. They demanded security for journalists and media houses on the hit lists of militants.
The quarterly activity plan of SAFMA-Islamabad was also discussed and finalized.
KEY POINTS:
- Rana Qaisar elected as SAFMA Islamabad President.
- Mateen Haider appointed as Secretary.
- Several Vice Presidents and Joint Secretary elected.
- Participants condemned threats to journalists by terrorists.
- Quarterly activity plan for SAFMA-Islamabad finalized.
