Mati claims his panel's banners removed
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 12 December 2012
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Matiullah Jan accused the Journalists' Panel of removing his banners ahead of the National Press Club elections. The incident has led to a meeting by the election committee to address the issue.Summary
ISLAMABAD: A candidate running for the post of president in the National Press Club elections next week claimed Wednesday his panel’s banners had been removed from the club premises.
Matiullah Jan representing the Jago Liberal Panel said he suspected the rival Journalists’ Panel to have done this. “Two of our big banners were removed,” he told JournalismPakistan.com.
He said he had met his opposite number Farooq Faisal Khan to inform him about the incident. Farooq, running for a second term in the December 17elections, is reported to have condemned the act.
The election committee, headed by Nasir Zaidi has convened a meeting Thursday to resolve the issue.
Key Points
- Matiullah Jan claims his panel's banners were removed.
- He suspects the rival Journalists' Panel is responsible.
- Farooq Faisal Khan condemned the banner removal.
- The election committee plans to meet to resolve the issue.
- The National Press Club elections are scheduled for December 17.
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