Senior journalist and General Secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Pakistan chapter, Emanuel Sarfraz, passed away due to cardiac arrest in the early hours of January 13. Sarfraz, a seasoned journalist with over three decades of experience, held prominent roles in Pakistan’s media industry. He served as the Editor Coordination and Magazine Editor for The Nation and […]
Javed Shahzad, the Chief Reporter of ABN News and Daily Ausaf, passed away on January 12 due to a cardiac arrest. Shahzad was rushed to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. Despite the best efforts of the medical team, his life could not be saved. Shahzad was a respected figure in […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar have expressed grief over the death of senior journalist Arshad Zuberi. Zuberi, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Business Recorder Group, passed away on December 29 at the age of 72 following a prolonged illness. He leaves behind a wife and three children. […]
Arshad A. Zuberi, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Business Recorder Group, passed away on December 29 at the age of 72 following a prolonged illness. He leaves behind a wife and three children. Zuberi earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United States in 1973. He joined the Business Recorder Group’s Apex Printry as Technical Director in 1974, where his initial […]
Mohammad Arifullah Sarhadi, a veteran journalist and founder of the local newspaper Daily Islah, passed away on December 2 after a prolonged illness. He was 80 years old. Arifullah’s funeral prayers were held on December 3 in Gul Dher, Tordher, and he was later laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard. Speaking about his father, Gul Bacha, one […]
Senior journalist and Karachi Press Club member Bakht Ali Abbasi passed away on December 2 at the age of 38. He succumbed to cardiac complications after a prolonged battle with heart disease. Despite his health challenges, he maintained an unwavering commitment to journalism, earning him immense respect among his peers. Abbasi began his career in […]
Khaled Ahmed, a pioneering figure in Pakistan’s English journalism, passed away on November 17 at the age of 81 in his Zaman Park residence in Lahore. He reportedly succumbed to cardiac arrest. Born in 1943 in Jalandhar during World War II, Khaled Ahmed became one of Pakistan’s most respected analysts, known for his sharp intellect and deep […]
Khalid Iqbal, a shift in charge at a private television channel, tragically lost his life in a hit-and-run accident on Shahrah-e-Faisal near Wireless Gate. Iqbal was riding his motorcycle when he was struck by an unidentified vehicle, whose driver fled the scene immediately after the collision. Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital by ambulance, […]
On September 26, Senior journalist and long-time Nawa-i-Waqt correspondent Syed Qamar-ud-Din Shah passed away in Attock after a prolonged illness. He was in his late seventies and had been suffering from various ailments for the past few years. Shah had been a correspondent for Nawa-i-Waqt for 35 years. Several prominent figures attended his funeral prayer, including former Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Functional […]
Veteran journalist Chaudhry Muhammad Irshad Hussain Gondal, who served as a correspondent for Jang and Geo News, passed away after a prolonged illness on September 17. He had been battling multiple health issues for the past several months, with his condition deteriorating in the last three months. Gondal breathed his last at a private hospital in Karachi, leaving […]
On August 14, Akhlaq Ahmad Bajwa, a senior journalist and the President of the Punjab Assembly Press Gallery, passed away after a battle with cancer. Bajwa had been a journalist for over 20 years, working with various newspapers and TV channels. In 2022, he was elected as the President of the Punjab Assembly Press Gallery. Punjab […]
Professor Zakaria Sajid, a pioneering figure in journalism education and a founding member of the Mass Communication Department at Karachi University, passed away on July 18 at the age of 96. In 2014, he was awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, a state-organized honor of Pakistan, for his services to journalism and education. Sajid’s association with the university spanned several decades, beginning in 1963 […]
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur expressed grief over the demise of the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Chitral correspondent Gul Hamad Farooqi. In a condolence message, the chief minister extended sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul. Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information, […]
Syed Haider Taqi, esteemed journalist and in-charge of Daily Jang’s editorial page, passed away in Karachi on April 21 following a prolonged illness. Taqi hailed from a renowned family deeply rooted in intellectual, literary, and journalistic pursuits. His father, Syed Muhammad Taqi, served as a distinguished philosopher and former editor of Daily Jang. His uncles, Raees Amrohvi and Jaun […]
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