ISLAMABAD, JAN 14 (DNA) – The Journalist Panel has won over Azad Panel in National Press Club (NPC) in elections 2018, secured consecutive splendid victory from last 10 years.

Newly elected President National Press Club (NPC) Tariq Mehmood Chaudhary has secured 989 votes and Shakeel Anjum won seat of General Secretary have got 1225 huge votes.

 Azad Panels defeated contender for President, Shakeel Qarar has secured 978 votes. The Journalist Panel had made one change in the team which won last election, bringing Asif Bashir Chaudhry (Senior VP), Bilal Dar and Khawaja Kashif  Rafique , as new members who won the seat of Senior Vice and vice president by securing 1074, 1030 and 989 votes and they had defeated Salman Qazi, Sabookh Syed and Imran Chaudhry.

 Maira Imran from “The News” secured 943 votes and wins over her opponent Mishal Bukhari. As same Nausheen Yousaf won the seat of Finance Secretary and Secured 1013 votes.

On the seat of Joint Secretaries Abid Abbasi elected as Senior Joint Secretary and secured 1219 votes as Nadeem Chaudhry, Fouzia Kalsoom Rana and Dasstar Ali Shah has von their seats for Joint Secretaries and secured 938, 1089, and 922 votes.

As same Journalist won all 17 seats of governing body including Abbas Naqvi who secured 1133, Ahtsham ul Haq 1086, Abdul Waheed Janjua 1084, Alamzeb 1081, Waseem Sajjad 1040, Sardar Hameed 1019, Raja Kashif Ishfaq 1018, Mudasir Iqbal Ch. 1011,  Masoor Ahmed 984, Qazi Zyad 977, Jhangir Aslam 975, Rana Kausar Ali 967, Rashid Malik 974, Shoukat Ch. 913, Syed Shah Ali Azam 876, Shazia Nayyar 935,  Saima A Bhatti 836.s

The elections, however, were held in a peaceful manner and all contesting panels and candidates fully cooperated with the NPC Election Committee led by Nasir Zaidi.=DNA

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