Islamabad: May 19, 2017:  The Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and the Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi National Assembly have felicitated the newly elected officer bearers of the Council of Pakistan Newpapers Editors (CPNE).

In their Separate Congratulatory messages to President, Zia Shahid, Senior Vice President, Shaheen Qureshi, Secretary General Ejazul Haq, Vice Presidents Amir Mehmood (Sindh), Anwar Sajidi (Baluchistan) Tahir Farooq (KPK) Rehmat Ali Razi (Punjab), Mehtab Khan (Islamabad) and other officer bearers the Speaker and Deputy said that their election was an evidence of trust and confidence of the members of the Council reposed in their leadership and capabilities.  They expressed the hope that during the tenure of newly elected (CPNE) representatives, the relations between the media and Government would become more cordial.  They said that good working relationship between the Government and media is vital for stability of democratic system.  They prayed for their success during the tenure.