Wednesday, January 21, 2009

NCCB holds meeting in Chitral

Report Bashir Hussain Azad, Chitral
The Northern Citizen Community Board held a meeting in a local hotel which was attended by a large number of board members, stakeholders, journalists and civil society representatives from valley of Yarkhoon to Laspur. The proceeding of the meeting commenced with the recitation from the holy Quran. The meeting was presided over by Shahzada Ibrahim Pirzada.

Mr Pirzada highlighted the progress of the organization and its future plan. On the occasion, the board members separately thanked the IRC, Asia Foundation and Walji Travel for the contribution made to NCCB in 2008. the speakers said IRC Islamabad had donated computers, printers and other equipment for official use and Asia Foundation had contributed around 300 foreign books to the organization resource centre and encouraged for future continuity. They also thanked Mr Iqbal Walji, head of the Walji Travel Islamabad, for his contribution including payment for the transportation of equipment and books from Islamabad to Chitral.

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