Karachi Press : December 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008

Democrats Won Karachi Press Club Polls

KARACHI: The Democrats panel won majority of posts in the elections of Karachi Press Club (KPC) for 2009 held here Saturday.

President-elect Muhammad Imtiaz Khan Faran with 272 votes against Najeeb Ahmed (254 votes), Vice-president-elect Amir Latif with 327 votes against Fazil Jamali (290 votes), Secretary-elect A.H. Khanzada with 297 votes against Ashraf Khan (256 votes) and Joint-secretary-elect Abid Hussain with 314 votes against Rafiq Bashir (229 votes).

All those elected belong to the Democrats.

While for the post of Treasurer, Fahim Siddiqui of The Panel was elected with 295 votes against Anwar Khan (257 votes).

For the 7-seat Governing Body those elected were Idrees Bakhtiar, Naqeeb-ur-Rehman, Wali Rizvi, G.M. Jamali, Azhar Hussain, Noman Rafiq and Akbar Ali. Five of the elected Governing Body members belong to The Democrats.

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The Karachi Press Club (KPC) (Urdu: انجمن صحافى كراچى), is an association of primarily news journalists, but also includes academics, business people and members of the public service, and is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. KPC was the first press club of Pakistan. Its first election was held in 1958, I.H. Burney was the first President of the KPC.

Established in December 1958 by a group of enthusiastic journalists in a Victorian style bungalow on what was then the "Ingle Road" and now Sarwar Shaheed Road, KPC has today more than 900 members and plays a vital role in the democratic struggle in general and the struggle for press freedom in particular. The KPC is housed in a double-story building and is a majestic heritage monument. The ground floor comprises the main hall where press conferences and functions with large audiences are held. The upper floor houses a well-stocked library, a committee room, and a TV lounge. There is also ample room for carom board and chess enthusiasts, a card room, and even a small bar.

The club is proud to have luminaries such as Prince Karim Aga Khan, scientist and Nobel laureate Prof. Dr Abdus Salam, Prof. Dr Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Alys Faiz, Habib Jalib, Ahmed Faraz, Josh Maleehabadi, Jahangir Khan, Imran Khan, and Javed Miandad, and Air Marshal (retd) Noor Khan were among the first members on this roll of honor.

Karachi Press Club's annual elections were held in December 2009 in which Imtiaz Khan Faran was elected as President and A.H. Khanzada as Secretary. The other office bearers included Aamir Latif (Vice President), Abid Hussain (Joint Secretary), Shaikh Mahmood Mian (Treasurer). Following Members of Governing Body was also elected: Ahmed Khan Malik, Ajiz Jamali, Asif Jaija, Hina Mahgul Rind, Kamran Razi, Shams Keerio, Zabe Azkar Hussain.

Last year Karachi Press Club celebrated its golden jubilee. In this connection many programmes were held. The new Governing Body is planning many events in this connection.(wikipedia)

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Democrats Won Karachi Press Club Polls