{"id":510696,"date":"2025-10-25T01:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=510696"},"modified":"2025-10-25T01:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:05:22","slug":"turabi-elected-president-ammar-secy-general-of-news-agencies-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/turabi-elected-president-ammar-secy-general-of-news-agencies-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Turabi elected President, Ammar Secy General of News Agencies Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan News Agencies Council (PNAC), the representative organization of the country\u2019s news agencies, was held in Islamabad, in which the organization of the council was completed. While electing the officers for the next two years by consensus, Sabah News Chief Editor Shakil Ahmed Turabi was elected President of the council, while News Network International Chief Editor Ammar Yasir was elected as the Secretary General. Other office-bearers include, Online News Agency Editor Siddiq Sajid Senior Vice President, Independent News Agency (INP) Editor Aftab Chaudhry Vice President, Diplomatic News Agency (DNA) Chief Editor Ansar Mahmood Bhatti Finance Secretary and Pakistan Press International\u2019s (PPI) Adnan Iftikhar Deputy Secretary. The meeting reviewed the issues faced by news agencies in detail and decided to resolve these issues by consensus. It was resolved that the government, especially the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, would further intensify its contacts and a representative delegation of the organization would soon meet the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar Advocate and other officials to resolve the issues of news agencies. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan News Agencies Council (PNAC), the representative organization of the country\u2019s news agencies, was held in Islamabad, in which the organization of the council was completed. 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