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The Democrats win Karachi Press Club elections

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 3 January 2017

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The Democrats win Karachi Press Club elections
The Democrats swept the Karachi Press Club elections, winning all major positions. Siraj Ahmed, Maqsood Ahmed Yousufi, and Syed Minhaj-ul-Rab were among the victorious candidates.

KARACHI - The Democrats made a clean sweelp of the Karachi Press Club elections for 2017 on Saturday.

According to results, the panel's candidate for president Siraj Ahmed secured 464 votes to win the election. His rival candidate from The Journalist panel Abid Hussain got 225 votes.

The Democrats panel's candidate for the office of general secretary Maqsood Ahmed Yousufi got 497 votes. The candidate for vice president from the same panel, Syed Minhaj-ul-Rab, cvollected 425 votes.

Similarly, Moosa Kaleem became the treasurer and Naimat Khan the joint secretary.

All seven members of the governing body who won were from The Democrats panel. - Agencies

Key Points

  • The Democrats won all major positions in the Karachi Press Club elections.
  • Siraj Ahmed secured 464 votes to become president.
  • Maqsood Ahmed Yousufi received 497 votes as general secretary.
  • Syed Minhaj-ul-Rab was elected vice president with 425 votes.
  • All seven governing body members belong to The Democrats.

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