CPNE team meets Karachi corps commander

KARACHI: A delegation of senior members of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) led by Secretary-General CPNE Aijaz-ul Haq met with Karachi Corps Commander Lieutenant-General Naveed Mukhtar and discussed the internal situation of Karachi, besides safety and security of journalists.

The CPNE resolved to defend the supremacy of the Constitution and determined that all newspapers and magazines would never compromise on the national security. The delegation lauded the sacrifices rendered by the Pakistan Army in the Operation Zarb-e-Azb and also praised the restoration of peace, especially in Karachi.

Corps Commander Lt-Gen Naveed Mukhtar welcomed the CPNE delegation and assured full support to the editors to address the problems and security challenges faced by journalists.

The participants of the delegation were Aijaz-ul Haq, Aamir Mahmood, Wamiq A. Zuberi, Dr Jabbar Khattak, Ikram Sehgal, Kazi Asad Abid, Ilyas Shakir, Ghulam Nabi Chandio, Dr Waqar Yousuf Azeemi, Rafeeq Afghan and Abdul Khalique Ali.