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Lahore Economic Journalists Association office-bearers elected unopposed

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 12 February 2018

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Lahore Economic Journalists Association office-bearers elected unopposed
The Lahore Economic Journalists Association elected its new office-bearers for 2018 unopposed at LCCI. Key figures include Nasir Jamal as President and Muhammad Ali Asghar as Vice President.

LAHORE - The office-bearers of the Lahore Economic Journalists Association (LEJA) for 2018 were elected unopposed at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Monday.

Muhammad Rashid Yaqoob, the chief election commissioner announced the names of new office-bearers. They are: Nasir Jamal (President), Muhammad Ali Asghar (Vice President), Saeed Baloch (Secretary-General), and Shehzad Khan Abdali (Finance Secretary).

The members of the Executive Committee elected were Fakhir Malik, Ahsan Siddique, Abdul Qadir Madni, and Asad Iqbal.

KEY POINTS:

  • LEJA office-bearers elected unopposed
  • Election announced by Muhammad Rashid Yaqoob
  • Nasir Jamal named President
  • Muhammad Ali Asghar as Vice President
  • New Executive Committee members chosen.

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