Pakistan Broadcasters Association elects new board directors, office-bearers

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An image of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association logo. — Photo courtesy Pakistan Broadcasters Association
An image of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association logo. — Photo courtesy Pakistan Broadcasters Association

The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) held its annual general body meeting on Friday to elect new members.

According to a press release, a majority of members from the TV and radio industry were present during the annual general body meeting in Karachi.

During the meeting, the general body elected three TV members as directors on the PBA board in the elected member category. These included Neo TV’s Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, Mehran TV’s Ghulam Nabi Morai and City 42’s Verda Naqvi.

In the radio category, Dawn Media Group Chief Executive Officer Nazafreen S Lakhani from FM89, Shahid Jamal from FM106, Mirza Muhammad Naeem from Radio Awaz, Zulfiqar Ali Shah from FM105 and Sara Taher Khan from FM91 were elected unopposed as directors on the PBA board.

The statement said that a board meeting was then convened to elect office-bearers for 2026-2027. These included DawnNewsTV’s Shakeel Masud Hussain as the chairman; Geo TV’s Mir Ibrahim Rahman as senior vice chairman; ARY’s Salman Iqbal as vice chairman; Dunya TV’s Mian Amer Mahmood as secretary general; Hum TV’s Duraid Qureshi as joint secretary; and Aaj TV’s Ahmad A Zuberi as financial secretary.

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