BY: FT Correspondent :
ISLAMABAD — The “Apna Panel” has swept the annual elections of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Photojournalists Association (RIPJA), with all its office-bearers elected unopposed.
According to Election Commission Chairman Nasir Mir and member Aamir Lodhi, the newly elected office-bearers include President Sajjad Haider, Senior Vice President Jahangir Chaudhry, Vice Presidents M. Javed and Mudassar Raja, General Secretary Sohail Shahzad, Finance Secretary Muhammad Asim, Joint Secretary Faisal Khan and Information Secretary Syed Mehdi.
The Governing Body members elected unopposed are Habib Sheikh, Raja Khalid, Raja Zafar, Abid Zia, Tahir Kazmi, Raja Asim and Umar Farooq.
Sajjad Haider was elected President for the 22nd time. On the occasion, he said efforts for the welfare and betterment of the photojournalist community would continue.
The Election Commission said the opposing Faheem Malik & Group had withdrawn its nomination papers a day earlier in favour of the “Apna Panel”, paving the way for the panel’s unopposed election.
