CPNE Constitutes Punjab Committee for 2026–27, Mian Hassan Ahmad Named Chairman

LAHORE: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has announced the constitution of its Punjab Committee for the year 2026–27, appointing Mian Hassan Ahmad of Roznama 92 News Lahore as its Chairman and Ayaz Khan of Daily Express Lahore as Deputy Chairman.

Ghulam Nabi Chandio, Secretary General, Council of Pakistan Newspaper has issued notification in this regard on Monday.

The committee comprises a distinguished group of senior editors and media representatives from leading newspapers and publications across Punjab, including Kazam Khan (Daily Dunya Lahore); Irshad Ahmed Arif (Daily 92 News Lahore); Babar Nizami (Pakistan Today Lahore); Zia Tanoli (Daily Final News Lahore); Jamil Athar Qazi (Daily Tijarat Lahore); Nadeem Basra (Daily Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore); Dr. Zubair Mahmood (Daily Soorat-e-Hal Faisalabad); Zulfiqar Ahmed Rahat (Daily Hot Line Lahore); Ali Ahmed Dhiloon (Daily Leader Lahore); Tanveer Shaukat (Daily Ghareeb Faisalabad); Waqas Tariq Farooq (Daily Jahan Numa Lahore); Muhammad Owais Raazi (Daily Taqat Lahore);   Farrukh Shahbaz Waraich (Daily Jahan Pakistan Lahore); Muhammad Akmal Chohan (Daily Wafa Bahawalpur); Sardar Abid-ul-Aleem (Daily Millat Faisalabad); Sardar Tahir Mahmood (Monthly Hina Digest Lahore); Imtiaz Roohani (Daily Sang-e-Meel Multan); Shahzad Amin (Daily Gulf News Lahore); Usman Ghani Saifi (Daily Saadat Lahore); Syed Intizar Hussain Zanjani (Monthly Aiena-e-Qismat Lahore); Aslam Mian (Daily Moasar Lahore) and Safdar Ali Khan (Daily Sarzameen Lahore).

The Punjab Committee has been assigned the responsibility to consider and recommend to the CPNE Standing Committee measures for promoting and safeguarding the interests of member publications in the province. The committee will also formulate activities, organize functions, workshops and seminars for the development of print media standards, assist in holding CPNE meetings and events in Punjab, undertake tasks assigned by the Secretary General and Standing Committee, deliberate on matters relating to the press, and arrange programs highlighting the importance and role of the press.