Oath taking ceremony at National Press Club: Pakistan

NPC’s newly elected body takes oath: out-going President takes oath

Islamabad April 25: Newly elected body of National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad on Wednesday took oath of the office at a simple but impressive ceremony on Thursday here at the auditorium of the club.

            Setting innovative trends, the outgoing President NPC Afzal Butt took oath from the in-coming Executive body of the club. The function was largely attended by notables drawn from variety of shades of life, besides federal ministers, parliamentarians, politicians, religious scholars and representatives from the civil society.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira and Minster for National Regulation and Services Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan were the guests of honor on the occasion.

            Those who also attended the ceremony included, Deputy Speaker National Assembly Fazal Karim Kundi, Minister of State Sardar Shahjehan Yusaf, former chief of Jamat Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Deputy Parliamentary Leader of MQM Haider abass Rizvi, Secretary Information PML (N) Senator Mushahid Ullah, Senators Nuzhatullah, Anver Beg, Talah Mehmood Aryan, PPP’s MPA from Punjab Nargis Faiz Malik, Secretary Information and Broadcasting Taimur Azmat Usman, Kashmiri leader Abdul Rashid Turabi, Chairman Green Task Force Dr Jamal Nasir, PTI leader Rahat Qudosi, ICCI’s Munawar Mughal, Chairman Muslim Hands International Syed Lakht-e-Hussain, chief of World Minority Alliance J. Salik, Tikka Khan, former secretary information Ashfaq Gondal and senior journalists.

            Those who took oath included, Farooq Faisal Khan for President, Asim Ali Rana, Amir Sajjad Syed, Syed Ejaz Ahmed Shah for Vice Presidents, Shehyar Khan for Secretary, Afzal Javed for Finance Secretary, Ata Rajar, Nasir Mehmood and Saghir Ahmed Chaudary for Joint Secretaries besides 17 members of the Governing Body.

            The body representing Journalists Panel took oath on Thursday was elected during December last year for 2012.

            Addressing the gathering Afzal Butt pointed out that the federal government and government of the Punjab have failed to fulfill their commitments to the NPC. However, he expressed the hope that they would soon comply with their commitments to the NPS.

            In recognition for rendering exceptional services to civil the NPC announced to offer honorary membership of the club to Dr. Jamal Nasir, Syed Lakht-e-Hasnain and J. Salik.