One year, two presidents for Lahore’s crime reporters

LAHORE: Crime Reporters Association Lahore’s presidential election ended in a 44-44 tie, settled by a toss.

Geo’s Ahmad Faraz and Dawn’s Asif Chaudhry each secured 44 votes in the presidential contest.

On the election commissioner’s proposal, Lahore Press Club President Arshad Ansari conducted the toss, which Faraz won; Faraz will head the association for the first six months and Chaudhry for the remaining six months.

A Punjab Police spokesman said the department felicitated the successful candidates and expressed good wishes for the newly elected office-bearers and for all the candidates who took part in the elections.

The spokesman added that the police also congratulated the Lahore Press Club administration on the peaceful conduct of the elections.

He expressed the hope that the association’s new leadership would take full measures for the welfare of the crime reporters community.