PESHAWAR, Feb 27 (APP):Jehanzeb Siddique and Asim Sheeraz Tuesday elected as President and General Secretary of the Sports Writers
Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a election meeting held under the Chairmanship of Election Commissioner Ijaz Ahmad Khan
at Media Center, Qayyum Sports Complex here.
Imran Yousafzai, Azmat Ullah Khan were the other members of the election committee announced by the General Council in
its meeting last week. All the members of the Sports Writers Association have participated in a election meeting with great enthusiasm. The election of Sports Writers Association KP was held in a cordial atmosphere, former President SWA KP
Nadir Khawjah was also present in the election meeting as observer of the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation.
When Election Commissioner Ijaz Ahmad Khan of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) announced the names for the
election, Mr. Ihtisham Bashir stood and announced his withdrawal as candidature in favour of Jehanzeb Siddique by submitting
a written withdrawal.
After the withdrawal, the election commissioner announced Jehanzeb Siddique elected as president unanimously. The other members of the elected cabinet comprising Shehzad Mehmood of ARY News (Senior Vice President), Saad bin Owais of Daily Mashriq (Vice President), Asim Sheeraz of Khyber Stars Sports Magazine (General Secretary), Arshad Dar of Daily Awan Un Naas (Joint Secretary), Shakeel Ur Rehman of Sunday Sports (Associate Secretary), Qadir Khan of Daily Suba (Finance Secretary),
members executive committee comprising Amjad Aziz Malik (Sunday Sports), Ijaz Ahmad Khan (APP), Siraj Arif of Khyber News
TV, Shahab Uddin of Daily Aaaj, Muhammad Naeem of Nai Bath, Sheeba Haider of Geo TV, Zia Ul Islam (The News), Irfan
Musazai (92 TV News), Ihtisham Bashir (Express TV), Khalid Khan (Daily Pakistan).
Speaking on this occasion, Jehanzeb Siddique thanked all the members of Sports Writers Association for reposing
confidence in him for the second consecutive year. He also thanked Pakistan Sports Writers Federation for sending an observer
in the election.
He also announced that soon a meeting of the cabinet would be called to constitute scrutiny committee and Capacity Building
Committees so that to strengthen the affairs of the association in the light of SWA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constitution.
He also thanked the support extended by Secretary Sports KP Tariq Khan, Directorate General Sports KP Junaid Khan and office-bearers of various sports association and federation who extended support to the association for running its affairs in connection with the promotion of various sports in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Jehanzeb Siddique paid rich tribute to sports writers, members from print and electronic media who dedicatedly working for
the promotion of health sports activities. He said like in the past, the SWA KP would work hands-in-hands to show a softer image
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the rest of the world.
President Pakistan Olympic Association Lt. Gen (Retd) Arif Hassan, Vice President and Chairman Pakistan Sports Commissioner Syed Aqil Shah, DG Sports Junaid Khan, Sports Journalist Association of Sindh, Rawalpindi-Islamabad
(RISJA), President FATA Olympic Association Shahid Khan Shinwari, members of Sports Writers Association, Punjab, Balochistan, FATA, Secretary General AIPs Asia Amjad Aziz Malik, Chinese Taipei Miss Hailun Chi, DG Youth Asfandiyar Khan also
congratulated the newly elected members of the SWA KP.