Pakistan wins Intl Telecommunication Union Elections
Pakistan Times National News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Major Gen (Retd) Shahzada Alam Malik has been elected as member of Radio Regulation Board (RRB) of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in an election held on Thursday at Anatolia, Turkey.

Pakistan has also won the Council seat of International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Chairman PTA contested election from Pakistan and secured 110 votes. Five countries including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Iran and New Zealand contested for the membership of three seats for Radio Regulation Board while 162 countries voted for this election.

Currently the Plenipotentiary Conference of ITU is underway in Turkey which is the top policy making body of ITU.

The Conference adopts resolutions and modifies the ITU Constitution and Convention.

The RRB and Council seats elections are the part of the conference. The election of Secretary General of the ITU was completed prior to the RRB election and Hamadoun
I.
Toure has been elected as the Secretary General of ITU. A team lead by Minister for IT and Telecom Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Secretary IT and Telecom Farrukh Qayyum,

Pakistani Ambassador to Turkey Lt. General (Retd) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah and Ambassador Geneva Mission Masood Khan have played an active role in securing Council seat and RRB membership.

Pakistan also holds the office of President in Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT). Maj. Gen. ® Shahzada Alam Malik was elected as President during the 10th Session of APT General Assembly held in Islamabad last November.

This is the second strategic position gained by Pakistan on international telecom scenario. Chairman PTA will remain member of RRB for next four years.●