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Apr 19, 2011, 1:30:57 PM4/19/11

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Saraiki Journalists Association (SJA) elects office-bearers

ISLAMABAD, April 19: The Saraiki journalists working in the federal capital and Rawalpindi on Tuesday formed their first-ever representative body, Saraiki Journalists Association (SJA), giving it a mandate to fight for the rights of the ignored and deprived journalists of Saraiki areas.

On the occasion, senior and junior professional journalists unanimously elected their office-bearers and reposed full confidence in them. The meeting also passed a unanimous resolution, recommending that nobody would be allowed to misuse the name of Saraiki journalists having no relation to the Saraiki language or Saraiki areas � especially the neglected and ignored Southern Punjab.

As per the unanimous election, eminent journalist and columnist Irshad Amin, the editor Pamen News Agency, was elected as chairman SJA, Yawar Bokhari from Tehran Radio was elected as Vice Chairman, Waheed Khan Khakwani of APP as President, Mian Abrar of Pakistan Today as senior vice president, Tariq Aziz (Ausaf), Adnan Aurangzeb Khan (Dunya TV), Irfan Bokhari (Pakistan Today), and Zahid Gishkori of Express Tribune were elected as vice presidents, Khizar Klasra of APP was chosen as general secretary, Javaidur Rehman Khan of The Nation was chosen as additional general secretary, Ishtiaq Ahmed of Dateline Islamabad, Jahangir Tareen of APP, Azam Khan Niazi of daily Pakistan, Ahmad Nawaz of INP, Mehr Ghazanfar of PBC, and Amir Jalil Bobra of the PBC were elected as joint secretaries.

Moreover, Saima Karori of PBC was elected as finance secretary, Naseer Qureshi of INP was elected as information secretary, Riaz Missan of Power 99 was chosen as central coordinator, Qazi Bilal from Nawa-e-Waqt was elected as chief organizer, besides Fahim Akhtar of INP, Mansoor Abbas of Maqami Siyasat, Tanvir Ahmad of Daily Times, Imran Wasim of the ARY TV, Tahir Mehr of PTV, Tariq Mureed of Online news agency, and Farrukh Azeem were elected as members of organizing body of the SJA. The meeting also gave powers to the newly-elected office bearers to contact more journalists from Saraiki backgrounds and invite them to join the organization with the objective to serve the Saraiki community at large.

Naseer Qureshi
Information Secretary
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waheed afridi

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Apr 19, 2011, 1:47:53 PM4/19/11

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congratulation on the formation of SJA. wish you all the best from Tribal Union Of Journalist.

Snr Vice President

Tribal Union Of Journalists

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Apr 19, 2011, 2:17:13 PM4/19/11

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Is there any need to expand the idea?

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pakistan waheed

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Apr 19, 2011, 2:38:02 PM4/19/11

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CONGRATULATION TO ALL NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF SJA, WE ALL HOPE THAT SJA WILL PROVE A BEAUTIFULL ADDITION IN JOURNALIST COMMUNITY , I HOPE THE SJA WILL NOT ONLY PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL YOUR MEMBERS IN ISLAMABAD , RAWALPINDI BUT TO HELP FOR ALL JOURNALIST BELONGS FROM SARAIKI AREA, THE JOURNALIST WORKING NEED A STRONG BODY IN ISLAMABAD ,

WAHEED ANJUM,
NEWS EDITOR , DAILY PAKISTAN , RAWALPINDI
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Nadeem Shah

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Apr 19, 2011, 5:10:35 PM4/19/11

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Hello Irshad,
It is sound good and congratulations on creation of SJA. Everyone know about your struggle for saraiki national rights. I don't have your contact.
Nadeem Shah,
Washington DC

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imran mukhtar

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Apr 20, 2011, 8:59:45 AM4/20/11

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My humble suggestion is that journalists who are suposed to be the opinion makers of the society shold not form assossiations on ethnicity lines. Tomorrow there cane be Balochi jounalsits associations etc. and bring more segmentation into the journalsits community. Journalists bodies are already there to protect their rights and these have never excluded journalists of specific area

IMRAN MUKHTAR
The Nation

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Shabbir Sarwar

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Apr 20, 2011, 11:25:15 AM4/20/11

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Dear All,

This is an important point Mr Imran has raised here this should not be overlook plz. it needed live debate. The feelings of NATIONALISM needed to be strengthened. look at our neighbouring country where nationalism is a prevailing phenomenon on the media scene. on the other hand we always keep on our segmentation on the basis of ethniciy, language baradrism and many other such things. when, PFUP, Press Clubs are there why some journaists needed formation of Saraiki Journalists Association.

this should be taken seriously and PFUJ should serve notices on such elements and cancell their membership for trying to promote segmentaion of journalistic circles.

in my opinion it is better if office bearers of this organisation themselves realize the fact announce dissolution of this body.

What you people think.

regards

Shabbir Sarwar

Daily Times

Lahore

fazal rahman

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Apr 21, 2011, 1:20:40 AM4/21/11

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Mr Shabbir i totally agree with you. Infact its need of the hour to strengthened the Nationalism instead of promoting regional, racial and linguistic barriers...........

M. Fazal-ur-Rahman

The Frontier Post

ISLAMABAD

qaswar abbas

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Apr 21, 2011, 1:46:05 AM4/21/11

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Strongly agree with you both Fazal ur Rehman and Shabbir sb.

Regards,

Kaswar Klasra
Correspondent
The nation
Islamabad

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Ahmed Ahmadani

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Apr 21, 2011, 6:44:41 AM4/21/11

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Dear

Could any body confirm when this so called election conducted to get mandate from Saraiki journalists of Twin cities? As I myself and several others of these two cities remained unaware of this development so being Saraiki I needed to ask.What I know being resident of capital city is that the body of this recently association never met.
Was it so?

Wasim Wagha

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Apr 21, 2011, 8:39:29 AM4/21/11

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Dear All

I support the question asked by Ahmed Ahmadani; I am also forwarding this mail to a group of Seraiki media persons;

SIMULTANEOUSLY - I would suggest that in any such group of Seraiki journalists, even if in future, Seraiki women journalists shall also be involved.

Wasim

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waseem Malik

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Apr 21, 2011, 8:45:22 AM4/21/11

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Dear brothers,
It is on record that Rohi tv is the 1st ever Isb based organisation which gathered many journalists from remote saraiki distts. All of them work in limited resources on low wages but perform long duties and highlighted the neglected people and areas.

But, You all SJF members have not played any significant role which Rohi TV news team has played.
Me although not saraiki, but i am shocked and astonished that not a single Rohi TV employee could fulfill SJF merit (so called)
Alasssssss...........

Waseem Malik
Samaa TV Isb......

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Mian Hussain

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Apr 21, 2011, 10:21:49 AM4/21/11

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AoA

Dear Ahmadani and other brothers/sisters,

We know that we could not contact many of our Saraiki journalist brothers and sisters due to lack of interaction. But we are going to hold a gathering of all our brothers and sisters and would also include them in the group but also we will offer them offices. Actually, it was only a first step and this body was elected just to stop misuse of the rights and name of Saraiki journalists. Anyhow, there is no issue of offices and even we are open to all. this election is not the last election and everyone would get a fair chance to be elected in future.

Happy to see so many messages coming from our community.

Best regards

Mian Abrar,

Pakistan Today,

Islamabad.

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akhtar shaheen rind

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Apr 22, 2011, 10:31:29 AM4/22/11

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With due apologies from founders of saraiki journalists association, in my opinion there is no need at all to form such forum on basis of language, ethnicity. Journalists r only journalists. This will segregate saraiki journalists from other members of this community. I don't support this association, rather it was better to form any forum for enhancing professional skills of journalists.

Regards.

Akhtar Shaheen Rind; Reporter Geo News Karachi. & General Secretary; Association of Health Journalists Pakistan. Cell: 03018250765; 03003642759. Email: shahee...@gmail.com & akhta...@geo.tv*** This Message Has Been Sent Using BlackBerry Internet Service from Mobilink ***

Khalid Rahman

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Apr 22, 2011, 2:48:06 PM4/22/11

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I agree with Akhtar Shaheen Rind.

I fail to find any logical reason or purpose for establishing a professional club based on racial, linguistic or parochialism.

Similarly, I wholehearted oppose setting up new provinces on linguistic basis. I believe that new provinces must be made on administrative basis as India has done and other countries in India do.

In Afghanistan, there are 30 provinces and none of them is based on any such basis.

If we love Pakistan we should come to our senses before we shatter Pakistan's very foundation like we have done in the past when, instead of instituting more provinces in East Pakistan as well as West Pakistan, our power hungry administration decided to merge four provinces into one to set the one past of the country against the other.

Unfortunately, the biggest lesson that we learn from history is that no one learn from history.

To an undivided Indian nation, Iqbal had said:

Na samjho gay to mitt jao gay aye Hindoostan walo
Tumhari dastan tak bhi na hogo aasmanon mein

Regards.

Khalid