CPNE awards instituted for promotion of journalism
ISLAMABAD- The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) observed one minute silence to express its profound grief over the loss of lives in the recent terrorist attacks in the United States in its meeting.
Mujib-ur-Rahman Shami, President of the CPNE, presided over the meeting.
A press release issued by the Secretary-General of the CPNE, Zahid Malik, further said that the Standing Committee of CPNE in its meeting also offered its condolences to the bereaved families and expressed its solidarity with the Government of Pakistan in particular and the world community in general in condemning such gruesome terrorist attacks in the strongest terms.
The standing Committee decided to institute CPNE Awards for the promotion and recognition of professional excellence in journalism in the country. These awards will be named after famous personalities, who have left indelible marks in the history of the profession. The meeting also decided to hold a workshop/seminar with a view to imparting and improving professional skills of the young journalists and to provide opportunities for attaining professional excellence.
The meeting also decided to start enrolment of new members of the CPNE for which a number of committees at provincial and regional levels were constituted.
The meeting took note of the inordinate delay in promulgation of the revised Press and Publication Ordinance by the Government of Pakistan. The Standing Committee lamented that due to its continued absence, the press industry is facing a number of legal and administrative problems. The Ministry of Information and Media Development was therefore urged to expedite its promulgation by September 30, 2001.
It was also decided that in order to benefit from the experiences of the living personalities of the press, who have excelled in professional attainments, be invited to address the special sessions of the CPNE and to honor them in a befitting manner. The following editors attended the meeting of the Standing Committee:
Jamil Athar, Chief Editor, Daily Tijarat; Amir Mehmood, Editor, Khawateen Digest; Shaheen Qureshi, Coordination Editor, Daily Jang; Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Editor, Daily Business Report; Asad Abid Kazi, Editor, Daily Ibrat; Salim Asmi, Editor, Daily Dawn; Jabbar Khattak, Editor, Dai1y Awami Awaz; Mushtaq A. Qureshi, Editor, Monthly Naey Ufq, Zia Shahid, Editor, Daily Khabrain; Adeeb Javedani, Editor, Moon Digest; Altaf Hassan Qureshi, Editor, Urdu Digest; Mumtaz A. Tahir, Editor, Daily Aftab (Urdu); Pir Sufaid Shah Hamdard, Editor, Daily Wahdat; Sharif Farooq, Editor, Daily Jehad; Waseem Ahmad, Editor, Daily Awam; Mustafa Sadiq, Editor, Daily Wifaq; Najam-ud-Din Sheikh, Editor, Daily Deyanat; Javed Mehr Shamsi, Editor, Daily Kaleem and Zahid Malik, Editor-in-Chief, Pakistan Observer.
Source: Business Recorder
Date:9/20/2001
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