The City Journalists Forum (CJF) was initiated on Tuesday in an oath-taking ceremony at the Lahore Press Club (LPC).
Lahore Division Commissioner Jawad Rafiq Malik administered the oath, congratulating all the CJF office bearers and urging them to play their role for the welfare of the city reporters. Lahore Press Club President Sarmad Bashir and senior journalists, including Aazm Chaudhry, Naseem Qureshi and Masood Bhaseen were present on the occasion.
Answering a question, the commissioner said that a detailed report on LPC’s adjacent petrol pump, dislocation of oil shop, security and parking arrangements would be submitted and appropriate decision would be taken accordingly. The speakers, at the occasion, drew the commissioner’s attention towards the problems of the journalist colony, including illegal occupations and pending development works.
The sworn in officials included Chief Convenor Naseem Qureshi, Patron-in Chief Masood Bhaseen, Patron Farrukh Bashir, Chairman Raja Mehboob Sabir, CWC Chairman Shoaib Aziz, Senior Vice Chairman Khalid Hussain, Vice Chairman Khalid Malik, President Shaukat Ali, Senior Vice President Javed Iqbal, Vice President Imran Malik, Secretary General Asif Butt, Deputy Secretary Ghazanfar Awan, Senior Joint Secretary Yasir Habib, Joint Secretary Dura-e-Nayab, Finance Secretary Atif Shehzad and Information Secretary Dawood Khalid.