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| Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui |
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The Commissioner Karachi, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, has
acknowledged that a vibrant media plays a significant role in highlighting the
issues of public importance helping the authorities in solving them.
He made the observation while talking to a delegation of APP
Employees Union (CBA) Sindh, led by its President Ehsan Qureshi, who called on
the Commissioner on May 23.
Shoaib Siddiqui recognized the contribution of the
Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the national news agency of the country, in
different fields of national life and noted that the men holding its flag have
worked with dedication, having kept the national interest foremost while
discharging professional duty.
He was informed by the delegation that this is for the first
time in the history of the office of Commissioner Karachi that the APP
Employees Union's elected office bearers have been granted an audience by the
administrative chief of the country’s biggest metropolis.
The Commissioner Karachi offered every possible support for
welfare of deceased senior reporters of this organization and assured to extend
support and assistance needed for the good cause.
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| Ehsan Qureshi President APP Employees Union Sindh |
Shoaib Siddiqui, who took over as Commissioner Karachi in
April, stated having received big support from the APP and promised to help in
raising funds for the late Chief Reporter of APP Karachi, Khushnood Ali
Shaikh, who lost his life in a road accident, and Rafi Nasir, another senior
reporter who died late last year.
"We will join hands with APP Sindh Union in their
endeavours for extending support to the families of the late reporters,"
he announced while lauding the services of late Khushnood Shaikh and Rafi Nasir
in their journalistic career.
On the occasion, Vice President of the Union Arshad Ahmed
Khan briefed the Commissioner about the various plans chalked out for the
welfare of members of APP Employees Sindh and introducing the annual awards for
them. He also spoke about the plans for holding a reunion of retired APP
staffers..
The other members of the delegation included Faheem Haider
(Treasurer), Anwer Ali (Joint Secretary), Members Governing Body Toheed
Siddiqui, Shoaib Qamar and Muhammad Saleem.
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