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Leadership

The office holders of the Forum

The office holders of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum: the Founding President and CEO, the Senior Vice President, the Vice President, the General Secretary, the secretaries and coordinators who run the press desk, the accounts, legal liaison, women and youth, and the provinces, and the Executive Members who carry the work of the Forum in their districts.

Saleem Iqbal, Founding President and CEO, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Founding President and CEO

Saleem Iqbal

Founded the Forum in 2010. Christian journalist for more than 35 years; reports Christian persecution, forced conversion and blasphemy cases.

Usman Masih, Senior Vice President, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Senior Vice President

Usman Masih

Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Nasir Jamil, Vice President, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Vice President

Nasir Jamil

Vice President of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Shawn Sahotra, General Secretary, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
General Secretary

Shawn Sahotra

General Secretary of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Kashif Raza, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Kashif Raza

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Ishaq Javed Bhatti, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Ishaq Javed Bhatti

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Shaukat Nazir Bhatti, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Shaukat Nazir Bhatti

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Faisal Athwal, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Faisal Athwal

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Arshad Pervaiz, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Arshad Pervaiz

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Faisal Bhatti, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Faisal Bhatti

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Waqas Masih, Executive Member, Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum
Executive Member

Waqas Masih

Executive Member of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum.

Office holders of the Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum. Names for positions still to be announced are added by the Forum; provincial coordinators for further provinces can be added at any time.

How the Forum is led

A desk, not a committee

Founding President Saleem Iqbal leads the Forum and supervises every case file it publishes. The Senior Vice President and the Vice President stand in for him and carry the Forum's work in their own districts; the General Secretary keeps its records, meetings and correspondence.

The Press and Media Secretary issues the statements of the Forum and runs its social pages; the Legal Affairs Coordinator is the liaison with the lawyers who take up the cases; the Women and Youth Coordinator runs mentorship and training for young writers; the Finance Secretary keeps the accounts of a non-profit organisation; provincial coordinators gather the reports of member journalists in their provinces.

  • Founding President and CEO: leads the Forum, supervises every case file
  • Senior Vice President and Vice President: stand in for the President, lead in their districts
  • General Secretary and Joint Secretary: records, meetings, correspondence
  • Finance Secretary: the accounts of a non-profit
  • Press and Media Secretary: statements and social pages
  • Legal Affairs Coordinator: liaison with lawyers
  • Women and Youth Coordinator: mentorship and training
  • Provincial Coordinators: member journalists in each province

Report a case. Join the Forum.

The Pakistan Christian Journalists Forum records cases of Christian persecution, forced conversion and blasphemy accusations from every district of Pakistan, and welcomes Christian journalists, students and media workers as members.