JournalismPakistan.com | Published December 27, 2013
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ISLAMABAD: Journalists' Panel reaffirmed its dominance for the eighth year running, sweeping the annual elections of the National Press Club Thursday.
Shahryar Khan (picture) polled 1206 votes to become the new president for a one year term defeating rival candidates Muhammad Nawaz Raza (Grand Journalists' Panel, 262) and Matiullah Jan (Jago Panel, 203).
The results were announced by Nasir Zaidi, Chairman of the Election Committee.
Tariq Mehmood Chaudhry with 1090 votes was elected the secretary leaving his opponents Rehan Khattak and Shakeel Ahmed trailing with 283 and 234 votes respectively.
In the past eight years, the Journalists' Panel has never lost a single seat.
Full results:
|
|
Total Votes |
Standings |
|
PRESIDENT |
|
|
|
Shahryar Khan |
1206 |
1 |
|
Muhammad Nawaz Raza |
262 |
2 |
|
Matiullah Jan |
203 |
3 |
|
VICE PRESIDENTS |
|
|
|
Abdul Razzaq Sial |
1043 |
1 |
|
Baqir Sajjad Syed |
980 |
2 |
|
Shakir Solangi |
861 |
3 |
|
Zahid H. Mashwani |
358 |
4 |
|
Abubakar Mushtaq |
346 |
5 |
|
Masroor Gillani |
177 |
6 |
|
Khalid Chaudhry |
177 |
7 |
|
Raja Liaquat |
152 |
8 |
|
Rahat Munir |
148 |
9 |
|
Zarar Khan |
147 |
10 |
|
Faheem Akhtar Raja |
119 |
11 |
|
SECRETARY |
|
|
|
Tariq Mehmood Ch. |
1090 |
1 |
|
Rehan Khattak |
283 |
2 |
|
Shakeel Ahmed |
234 |
3 |
|
JOINT SECRETARIES |
|
|
|
Syed Aamir Sajjad |
1080 |
1 |
|
Anwar Raza |
1074 |
2 |
|
Shafqat Hussian Saba |
925 |
3 |
|
Haroon Kamal Raja |
282 |
4 |
|
Irum Abbasi |
228 |
5 |
|
Farrukh Nawaz |
211 |
6 |
|
Hanif Khattak |
206 |
7 |
|
Jamshed Khan |
203 |
8 |
|
Syed Gulzar Saqi |
199 |
9 |
|
Sohail Ahmed |
131 |
10 |
|
FINANCE SECRETARY |
|
|
|
Waqar Satti |
1128 |
1 |
|
Farhat Abbas Turabi |
231 |
2 |
|
Malik Asad |
210 |
3 |
|
Syed Fida H. Shah |
90 |
4 |
|
Governing Body |
TOTAL VOTES |
|
Basharat Abbasi |
1118 |
|
Saadia Sehar |
1111 |
|
Ejaz Hussain Malik |
1055 |
|
Waqar Kazmi |
1052 |
|
Wasim Khan |
1023 |
|
Samar Abbas |
1013 |
|
Sohail Shahzad (Cheeta) |
1007 |
|
Syed Nasir Abbas Naqvi |
996 |
|
Syed Shahryar Hussain |
991 |
|
Muhammad Qaisar Mirza |
962 |
|
Raja Khalil |
947 |
|
Malik Qasim |
937 |
|
Kashif Rafique |
926 |
|
Nawabzada Khursheed |
908 |
|
Hadi Abdul Manan |
840 |
|
Abdul Shakoor |
405 |
|
Rana Ghulam Qadir |
373 |
|
Khawar Nawaz |
364 |
|
Sana Ullah |
342 |
|
Rubab Hussain |
339 |
|
Hamid Habib |
312 |
|
Zulfiqar Ali Khan |
300 |
|
Faisal Kamal Pasha |
298 |
|
Tikka Khan Sani |
272 |
|
Syed Mehdi |
267 |
|
Numan Maqsood |
264 |
|
Nasir Nawaz Abbasi |
258 |
|
Yasir Bhatti |
258 |
|
Arshad Aziz |
255 |
|
Raja Javed Akhtar |
247 |
|
Rana Abrar Khalid |
247 |
|
Khudayar Khan Mohla |
232 |
|
Terence J Sigamoni |
230 |
|
Abid Ali |
226 |
|
Sajjad Ali Qureshi |
219 |
|
Syed Muqaddar Shah |
210 |
|
Imran Alam Ch |
205 |
|
Sahar Aslam Khan |
204 |
|
Rao Salman Irshad |
200 |
|
Nadeem Adil |
196 |
|
Syed Ali Haider Zaidi |
161 |
|
Raja Ghulam Farid |
145 |
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