Progressive Panel victorious in LPC polls
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 18 January 2016
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The Progressive Panel won all positions in the Lahore Press Club's annual elections. Muhammad Shahbaz Mian was elected president, with Shadab Riaz as secretary.Summary
LAHORE - Progressive Panel made a clean sweep in the annual elections of Lahore Press Club - Muhammad Shahbaz Mian being elected the president and Shadab Riaz as the secretary.
Mian polled 981 votes defeating former president Arshad Ansari who got 834. Abdul Majeed Sajid with 928 votes became the vice president. For the secretary's slot Riaz had 996 votes.
Zaheer Ahmad Babar (984 votes) was elected the finance secretary and Zahid Gogi (1002 votes) as the joint secretary.
Rana Shehzad (608 votes), Imran Sheikh (601), Mohsin Ali (581), Azhar Maqbool (561), Jawad Rizvi (559), Ismail Jhakar (545), Furqan Ilahi (543 ) and Sher Afzal Butt (513) were elected as members of the governing body - all representing Progressive Panel.
The press club elections, originally scheduled for December 30, were disrupted following allegations of rigging and clashes between rival groups. The polling was cancelled and January 17 was announced as the new date for elections.
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Key Points
- Muhammad Shahbaz Mian elected president with 981 votes.
- Shadab Riaz secured the secretary position with 996 votes.
- Abdul Majeed Sajid became vice president with 928 votes.
- Elections were rescheduled after previous disruptions due to rigging allegations.
- Progressive Panel members dominated all governing body positions.
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