Karachi: (RightNow) Azhar Abbas of Geo News has been elected as the President and Tariq Mahmood of 365 News as the General Secretary in the elections of the Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AMEND). Muhammad Usman of Public News and Mian Tahir of 24 News were elected as Vice Presidents.

According to the results, Rehan Ahmed of Hum News and Nadeem Jamal of Express News were elected as Joint Secretaries, while Shahab Mahmood became the Finance Secretary. AMEND’s General Council meetings were held in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.

In these meetings, additional members of the Executive Committee were elected, including Zahid Mazhar, Masoom Rizvi, Mohsin Raza, and Mubarak Ali. The General Council expressed concern over the deteriorating situation of media freedom in the country.

The council also voiced concerns over the misuse of the PECA Act and actions by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency. Some YouTubers’ irresponsible behavior was described as promoting personal agendas under the guise of journalism.

It is noteworthy that the AMEND General Council has decided that after reviewing the overall media situation in the country, the new Executive Committee will release the organization’s stance.