LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed condolences over the death of senior journalist Qudratullah Chaudhry and extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs. In a statement, the CM paid tributes to the journalistic contribution of deceased Qudratullah Chaudhry, adding that an era had come to an end. “Late Qudratullah Chaudhry promoted responsible […]
LAHORE: Renowned journalist, columnist, poet and intellectual Dr Ajmal Niazi passed away in Lahore Sunday night after a protracted illness. He was 75 and hailed from Moosa Khel town of Mianwali district. He authored several books including a biography of veteran journalist and Pakistan movement leader late Hameed Nizami. He was popularly known among literary […]
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two senior journalists died here on Sunday. Latifur Rehman, former president and chief patron of Dera Ismail Khan Press Club, and Mohammad Farid Leghari, were suffering from kidney disease, but they had also tested positive for coronavirus. Mr Leghari’s funeral prayers were offered at the Kutcheri Funeral Home on Saturday night. He […]
KARACHI: Naseer Ahmed, a senior sub-editor at Dawn, passed away late on Monday. He was 68. Mr Ahmed remained associated with Dawn for more than 35 years. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and four sons. His funeral prayers will be offered on Tuesday (today) after Zuhr prayers at Ibrahim Masjid in Bhittai […]
LONDON: Pakistan’s former High Commissioner in Britain and veteran journalist Wajid Shamsul Hasan passed away in London on Tuesday, according to the party’s senior leader Senator Sherry Rehman. In a tweet, Sherry Rehman posted a condolence message for the deceased praising him for his lifetime devotion to democracy, human rights, free press and the PPP. […]
Islamabad: Dr. S. M. Moin Qureshi’s services to Urdu literature are unforgettable. With his demise, Urdu literature has lost a great writer with a unique accent. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Yousuf Khushk, Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) in a statement. He said that Dr. S. M. Moin Qureshi was very proficient not […]
RAWALPINDI: Senior Journalist C.R. Shamsi died of cardiac arrest here on Friday. He was 62. He is survived by widow, four sons and a daughter. According to his friends, his funeral will be offered on Saturday. C.R. Shamsi worked for many national dailies in different positions — from reporter to editor. Hailing from Chakwal, he […]
Veteran journalist Nazeer Khan passed away in Karachi on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 93. He remained associated with Urdu daily Jasarat and other news publication during his over-50-year-long journalistic carrier. His funeral prayers will be offered today (Friday) after the Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid Shamsi in Shamsi Society near the airport. […]
Veteran journalist and analyst Rahimullah Yusufzai passed away on Thursday after a protracted battle with cancer, his son Arshad Yusufzai confirmed. The Peshawar-based journalist was considered an expert on the country’s tribal districts, Afghanistan and the Taliban. He covered the situation in Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion in 1979 and interviewed Al Qaeda leader Osama […]
Renowned journalist and editor of Pakistan Today Arif Nizami passed away on Wednesday at the age of 74, his nephew Babar Nizami said. Arif Nizami had suffered from a heart attack around three weeks ago and was admitted to a private hospital in Lahore, Babar added. Nizami had served as the former caretaker minister for […]
LAHORE: Veteran journalist, short story writer and progressive intellectual Masood Ashar passed away in Lahore. He was 90. The funeral prayers for the deceased will be held at the mosque of B Block DHA, phase I, at 10am on Tuesday (today). He is survived by two sons and two daughters. His wife passed away last […]
LAHORE: A selfless fighter for the rights of his community and veteran journalist, I.H. Raashed, died of heart failure on Thursday. He was 82. A trade unionist to the core and a fatherly figure for the journalist community, Mr Raashed suffered a heart attack after Fajr prayers and died soon afterwards at his residence in […]
KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) president, expressed profound grief over the sad demise of Syed Ashiq Ali Furrukh, senior resident editor, Daily Express, Multan, and father-in-law of SM Munir Jilani, the APNS joint secretary. Late Syed Ashiq Ali Furrukh, masters in journalism from Punjab University, was a senior and veteran journalist […]
LAHORE: Senior journalist Ayesha Haroon died of cancer in a New York hospital on Saturday, one of her brothers said. She was 46. Her funeral will take place at a mosque near her home, 78, Haroon Street, Babar Block, New Garden Town, and Lahore on Thursday after Zohar prayer. She will be laid to rest […]
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