KARACHI: Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami has been elected as the president of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE).
Other elected office-bearers include Senior Vice President Imtinan Shahid and Secretary General Dr Jabbar Khatak.
In a congratulatory message to the newly-elected body, Prime Minister Imran Khan hoped that CPNE will play an active role under Nizami’s leadership.
“It is also hoped that the new CPNE body will proactively work for promotion of journalism in Pakistan,” Imran said.
PM’s Special Assistant on Information Firdous Aashiq Awan also extended greetings to the newly-elected office-bearers of CPNE.
In her message, Awan hoped that the CPNE led by Arif Nizami would make efforts for resolving issues facing the newspaper industry.
