KARACHI: Renowned journalist Nargis Khanum died of a heart attack on Tuesday afternoon. She was coming to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) in her car when she felt uncomfortable. She managed to stop the car after which she passed away. Khanum was born in 1943 in Pune in pre-partition India. Her family shifted to Pakistan […]
KARACHI: Renowned author of literature for children and editor of Hamdard Naunihal, Syed Masood Ahmed Barkati passed away at 87, after a prolonged illness. Barkati used to edit Hamdard Naunihal for the last 40 years. He was considered to be a close aide of Hakim Muhammad Saeed. He hailed from a learned family of Tonk, […]
KARACHI: Masood Ahmed Barkati, who edited children’s magazine Hamdard Naunehal for around 65 years, passed away after protracted illness on Sunday. He was 87. His friends and family members said Masood Ahmed Barkati, a prolific writer of children’s literature who wrote 20 books, was ill and died on Sunday evening. He had been editing the […]
BADIN: Known broadcaster and scholar Prof Haji Inyatullah Zangejo passed away here on Monday after long illness. He was 81. Prof Zangejo hosted hundreds of programmes on PTV and Radio Pakistan for over two decades. Most popular among them was Kachehri (a talk show) with the late Syed Saleh Mohammad Shah better known as Fateh […]
PESHAWAR: Senior journalist Habibur Rahman breathed his last after prolonged illness here on Monday. He was 77. The funeral prayer will be offered at the University of Peshawar Hockey Ground today (Tuesday) at 9.30 am. His body will be shifted to Rawalpindi where his funeral prayer will be offered at Liaqat Bagh at 3pm. He […]
KARACHI – Senior journalist Wali Rizvi was found dead in his flat at Gulistan-e-Johar on Monday night. The flat’s union informed the police about his death. According to the police sources, Wali Rizvi was ill and had been living alone in his flat. Police shifted the body to the Edhi’s morgue. DSP Shahrah-e-faisal police station said that […]
ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist Anwar Khalil who worked for decades in prestigious newspapers of the country died on Monday in Chicago (US). He was 79. He is survived by his widow Mrs Anwar Khalil, four daughters and three sons. Mr Khalil was also father-in-law of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Absar Alam. Journalists of […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and former staffer of Dawn, Aileen Qaiser, who died on Saturday morning, was laid to rest at a graveyard here on Sunday. She was 60. Ms Qaiser, who remained associated with Dawn as a feature writer for over 12 years, was the spouse of Islamia University Bahawalpur Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Qaiser […]
SHIKARPUR – Senior journalist Hazar Khan Chandio passed away due to heart attack at his native village Ali Gul Chandio near Dakhan Town, on Friday. He is survived by four sons and four daughters and a widow. Sultan Rind, President Larkana Union of Journalists Shikarpur, Waheed Phulpoto, Rahim Bux Jamali, Waheed Bhutto, Waheed Jokhio, Waheed Brohi, Aslam […]
Today on the third death anniversary of Mr. Majid Nizami we are commemorating his leadership and role of anchor for the whole nation. Nizami Sahib the man who had nerves of iron. He was lover of Pakistan and strong advocate of the ideology of Pakistan, enemy of enemies of Pakistan and man of discipline and […]
rawalpindi – Chairperson/Publishing Editor The Nation and Nawa-i-Waqt Ms Rameeza Majid Nizami on Saturday visited the residence of veteran journalist, drama writer and author Muhammad Asghar Shad (late) at Gawalmandi and condoled his death with the bereaved family. Muhammad Asghar Shad, who was Bureau Chief of Nawa-i-Waqt Rawalpindi, a few days back died of liver […]
Karachi: Former Sindh chief secretary and founder of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Shah Jehan Syed Kareem, was laid to rest at the varsity’s campus on Tuesday. Funeral prayers for Kareem, who passed away on Monday aged 84, were offered at the university campus at 1pm. The prayers and burial were held at the […]
KARACHI: Institute of Business Management (IoBM) founder Shahjehan Syed Karim, who once served as the Sindh chief secretary and Pakistan Television chairperson, passed away at a local hospital on Sunday at the age of 84. According to family members, the former bureaucrat had been suffering from multiple diseases and had been admitted in the hospital for […]
LAHORE: Journalist, writer and director Asif Ali Pota died of cardiac arrest here on Saturday. He was 55. Pota was husband of singer Naheed Akhtar. His funeral prayer will be held today (Sunday) after Zohar prayer at 329-Nishtar Block, Allama Iqbal Town. He left behind two wives, four sons and two daughters. Pota started his […]
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