KARACHI: Azhar Abbas and Tariq Mahmood were elected as president and general secretary, respectively, of the Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) on Saturday.

According to a press release, the association also elected Muhammad Usman and Mian Tahir as vice presidents, Rehan Ahmed and Nadeem Jamal as joint secretaries, and Shahab Mahmood as finance secretary.

The general council of AEMEND, in meetings held in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, also elected the remaining members of the executive committee. The newly elected members are Zahid Mazhar, Masoom Rizvi, Mohsin Raza, Mubarak Ali, Kamran Lashari, Humayun Saleem, Muhammad Naushad Khawaja Hasnain and Razaq Sarohi.

Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2026