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Asad Malik of Dawn elected president Islamabad High Court Journalists Association

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 20 December 2018

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Asad Malik of Dawn elected president Islamabad High Court Journalists Association
Asad Malik was elected president of the Islamabad High Court Journalists Association on Wednesday. He defeated Ehtisham Kayani and several other positions were also filled in the elections.

ISLAMABAD – Asad Malik (pictured) of Dawn was elected the president of the Islamabad High Court Journalists Association (IHCJA) on Wednesday.

The polling was held in the press room of IHC while the results were announced in Quaid-e-Azam Hall.

According to the notification issued by the election committee, Malik (Dawn) defeated Ehtisham Kayani (Channel 24) while Fiaz Mehmood (92 News TV) became the general secretary.

Malik Najeeb (Jehan Pakistan) was elected as the finance secretary. Haseeb Ahmed (GNN) and Bilal Sheikh (BOL) became the senior vice president and vice president respectively.

Waqar Abbasi (Nawa-i-Waqt) and Kanwal Gondal (Din) got elected as joint secretary.

Awais Yousafzai (Geo), Amir Abbasi (Dunya TV), Imran Mansab Khan (PTV) and Rizwan Qazi (Dunya) were elected as members of the governing body.

Key Points

  • Asad Malik elected president of IHCJA
  • Ehtisham Kayani lost the election
  • Fiaz Mehmood became general secretary
  • Malik Najeeb elected finance secretary
  • Haseeb Ahmed and Bilal Sheikh took senior positions

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