Kashmir Journalists Forum(KJF) Rawalpindi/Islamabad elections

SLAMABAD, January 24, 2010
 Progressive Panel led by Sardar Abid Khurshid swept elections of Kashmir Journalists Forum, representing Kashmir journalist of all parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Chairman of Election Committee, Sardar Ashiq Hussain announced the final results of elections. The polling ratio was 85.23 percent and over 175 journalists including Bashir Hussain, Raja Asghar, Mushtaq Minhas cast their vote. Abid Khursheed of progressive panel got 113 votes and elected as president  for two years while Muqaddar Hussain Shah gained 112 votes and elected as senior vice president. Ghulam Ullah Kiyani elected as Vice President by obtaining 120 votes the highest. Zahid Abbasi got 117 votes and elected as General Sectary , Ashfaq Ahmed Ashfaq Ahmed (Urdu: اشفاق احمد) (August 22, 1925 - September 7, 2004), was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist from Pakistan.
..... Click the link for more information. Mughal got 84 votes and elected as Joint Sectary, Arif Chaudhry with 117 elected as Organizer while Umar Farooq with 116 votes elected as Deputy Organizer. Progressive Panel also won seven seats of Governing Body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he
..... Click the link for more information.. Anjum Aqeel gained 112 votes, Shehzad Gul 109, Sardar Qamar Nadeem 109, Sardar Ibrar 108, Akhlaq Khan 96, Hasan Hayat 89, and Muhammad Attiq obtained 87 votes. After counting of votes a ceremony was held between night of Saturday and Sunday at Press club Rawalpindi in which chairman election Sardar Ashiq Hussain announced the results. At this occasion, president Islamabad Press club Afzal butt congratulated newly elected members, election committee and journalist panel for successfully organizing the election. He said that Kashmiri journalists should work to raise Kashmir dispute in media effectively. Newly elected President Abid Khursheed said that he would take several steps to give scholarships to members of forum in educational institutes in order to promote their professional efficiency. He said that a high level coordination organization would be established under the supervision of Raja Bashir Usmani. Former president Shaukat Malik also announced to prepare a website of forum. Presidential candidate of journalist Panel Bashir Usmani congratulated Abid Khursheed and his panel and said that both groups of Kashmir journalist forum are united and there are no differences between them. Both groups accepted the election results and vowed to work together. Newly elected sectary general Zahid Abbasi, chairman organizing committee for election Abdul Shakoor Khan, member election committee Aziz Malik and others also addressed on the occasion.

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Ghulamullah Kyani



The Pakistan-India Parliamentarians dialogue took place in Islamabad on January 06-07.

On the first day of the Pakistan-India Parliamentarians’ Dialogue here in Islamabad, MPs from both side were unanimous that the trust deficit should be removed particularly in the areas that divide the two countries, with a view to resume the dialogue and promote a people’s movement for peace and reconciliation The Dialogue is organised and facilitated by Pakistan Institute of legislative development and transparency (PILDAT).

Senator S. M. Zafar from Pakistan and former Indian Minister for external affairsYashwat Sinha from India co-chaired the Parliamentarians’ Dialogue while SenatorJan. Mohammad. Jamali, Deputy Chairman Senate and Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi, MNA, Deputy Speaker National Assembly, formally opened the dialogue.

The Indian Parliamentarians participating in the dialogue include Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member Rajya Sabha (Indian National Congress); Mr. Vijay Darda, Member Rajya Sabha (Indian National Congress); Ms. Naznin Faruque>/b>, Member Rajya Sabha (Indian National Congress); Mr. Shatrughan Sinha, Member Lok Sabha (Bharatiya Janata Party); Mr. Assaduddin Owaisi, Member Lok Sabha (All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen), and Mr. Pradeep Majhi, Member Lok Sabha (Indian National Congress).

Pakistani Parliamentarians engaged in the Dialogue include Senator Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Leader of the House in the Senate (PPPP), Senator Waseem Sajjad, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (PML), Senator Jahangir Badar(PPPP), Senator Salim Saifullah Khan, Chairman Senate Foreign Affairs Committee (PML), Senator Ilyas Bilour, Chairman Senate Committee on Commerce (ANP), Dr. Donya Aziz, (PML), Khurram Dastagir Khan, Chairman National Assembly Committee on Commerce (PML-N), Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Abdul Qadir Baloch (PML-N),Mr. Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman (PML-N), Shaikh Waqas Akram, Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum (PML), Senator Syeda Sugra Imam (PPPP), Ms. Fozia Ejaz khan (MQM), Senator Zahid Khan, (ANP); Mr. Lal Chand, MNA, (PPPP), and Senator Saeeda Iqbal (PPPP).



Former Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri and Mr. Sartaj Aziz, along with former Federal Minister Mr. Javed Jabbar serve as distinguished Observers to the Dialogue.

Joint Declaration

The parliamentarians of the two countries held a constructive, candid and comprehensive dialogue while recognizing the importance of their role in removing the trust deficit in the areas that divide the two countries. This would be done by building on commonalities and the positives with a view to resuming the dialogue and promoting a peoples movement for peace and reconciliation.

In order to do so they agreed on the need for a follow up mechanism, this should serve as a focal point and continue to provide support and assistance to the process.

It was agreed that the presiding officers of the parliaments of the two countries would be briefed about the outcome of the Islamabad meeting and requested to advice on a follow up mechanism.

The parliamentarians of the two countries who represent the public interest will be able to suggest practical steps for promoting and sustaining the dialogue by addressing outstanding issues. One of the possible ways of doing so could be that PILDAT and PRC in India or a similar body could be asked to serve as a co-coordinating agency to help facilitate such a dialogue. The dialogue would reflect the interest of the people of Pakistan and India to benefit from enormous opportunities that become available through mutual cooperation. The parliamentarians guided by the principals of cooperative and good neighborly relations would be able to address all issues of mutual concern and interest meaningfully including Kashmir, Water and Terrorism.

 

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