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Zahid Baig elected AJA President

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 16 October 2020

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Zahid Baig elected AJA President
Zahid Baig was elected as the President of the Agriculture Journalists Associations (AJA) for 2020-21. Sheikh Abdul Rasheed was elected as the General Secretary during the same elections.

LAHORE: Zahid Baig (pictured) of Business Recorder and Sheikh Abdul Rasheed of Ausaf were elected president and general secretary, respectively, in the annual elections of Agriculture Journalists Associations (AJA) for 2020-21.

Ashraf Mehtab of Nai Baat group got elected unopposed as vice president and Nawaz Sangra as the finance secretary.

Abdul Qadir Madni, Sadiq Baloch, and Ali Waqar won positions unopposed on the executive committee. Jawwad Rizvi performed as the election Commissioner.

KEY POINTS:

  • Zahid Baig elected AJA President for 2020-21.
  • Sheikh Abdul Rasheed becomes General Secretary.
  • Ashraf Mehtab elected unopposed as Vice President.
  • Nawaz Sangra appointed Finance Secretary.
  • Election Commissioner was Jawwad Rizvi.

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