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Veteran journalist Burney passes away

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KARACHI: Izharul Hasan Burney, a journalist with more than five decades of experience, died peacefully on Tuesday at his home after remaining in coma for about four months. He was 83. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Khawar Burney, two sons and a daughter. Known as I.H. Burney, he kept on working until he […]


Irfan Malik: requiem for an idealist

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KARACHI: The journalist fraternity lost a bright star and stalwart, Irfan Malik, 49, in the early hours of Monday to multiple health complications at the Aga Khan Hospital. Irfan leaves an aged mother and siblings. Renowned for his dazzling, and often scathing, features and editorials, Irfan’s immaculate journalistic career of almost three decades was largely […]


Journalist killed in accident

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RATODERO: Chief editor of Sindhi daily newspaper Gajgor, based in Gambat, succumbed to road accident injuries on Saturday morning in Larkana. Maula Bux Soomro, 45, was riding his bike when a speeding truck hit him on Friday evening. Soomro was rushed to Chandka Hospital, Larkana, for treatment. Victim’s brother Ali Bux alleged that the condition […]


Journalist & Broadcaster Masood Alam to be laid to rest today

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ISLAMABAD: A known journalist and broadcaster Masood Alam, who had died in a road accident on the rainy Tuesday night, will be laid to rest at Islamabad’s H-11 Graveyard on Friday afternoon at 3pm. He was 48. His family members had delayed the funeral as his two children, currently studying in Canada, were due to […]


ARY founder Haji Abdul Razzaq passes away

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KARACHI: Founder of ARY Group Haji Abdul Razzaq Yaqoob passed away after a protracted illness on Friday, according to the group’s news website. The owner and chief executive officer of a prominent business group in Pakistan, which includes gold trading, communications and the television network, Haji Abdul Razzaq Yaqoob was born on May 7, 1944. […]


Senior journalist Syed Fasih Iqbal passes away

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KARACHI: A well-known journalist, chief editor of daily Balochistan Times and daily Zamana Quetta, publisher, former president of APNS and CPNE and a former senator, Syed Fasih Iqbal, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday night. The funeral prayers for the departed soul will be offered after Friday prayers at Masjid-e-Bilal, Block 10, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, […]


Munir Zarif passes away

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LAHORE: TV and film comedy actor Munir Zarif passed away in Lahore on Tuesday. He was 75. He is survived by three daughters and a widow. Zarif was the eldest brother of yore years’ popular film actor Munuawar Zarif. Munir started his acting career with the Pakistan Television in early 80s and did roles in […]


Renowned actor Ghayyur Akhtar passes away

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LAHORE: Renowned radio, TV and film actor Ghayyur Akhtar passed away after a protracted illness here on Friday. The actor was suffering from paralysis for last four years. He was shifted to the Services Hospital as his condition deteriorated last night. Akhtar started his acting career in the 1970s and became a very popular actor […]


APNS grieved over demise of Arshad Majid Anami

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KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, President, Masood Hamid, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapwers Society (APNS), on behalf of the office bearers and members of the society have expressed their profound grief over the sad demise of senior colleague Arshad Majid Anami, publisher/chief editor of Daily Commercial News, Faisalabad.The APNS office bearers expressed their condolence and prayed that […]


Bidding farewell to a silent star

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ISLAMABAD: Professor Dr Laiq Ahmed Khan, a prominent educationist who helped kick start educational TV programming in Pakistan, is no longer among us. After struggling with a brief illness, Khan passed away on Monday at the age of 80. He was laid to rest in the H-11 graveyard. He left behind a widow and seven […]


Musadiq Sanwal laid to rest in Multan

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MULTAN: Funeral prayers of Musadiq Sanwal, the editor of Dawn.com, were offered here on Saturday. A large number of family members and friends attended the prayers at a private school near a stadium on the Vehari road. Mr Sanwal was laid to rest in the Bibi Paak Daman Graveyard. Recalling the memories of the days […]


Editor Dawn.com Musadiq Sanwal passes away

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KARACHI: Musadiq Sanwal, the editor of Dawn.com, passed away on Friday after battling with lung cancer for more than a year. Born in 1962, Sanwal will be remembered for his dedication to journalism, his closeness to his colleagues and love for the arts, most importantly music which he learnt in his younger years and performed […]


Dawn worker passes away

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KARACHI: Humair Akhtar Baloch, senior coordinator in Bizpro and working in the page-making section of Dawn, passed away here on Tuesday. He was 38. He is survived by a widow, a six-year-old son, mother, a sister and two brothers. According to his family, he underwent leg surgery at a private hospital and was due to […]


Akhtar Hayat passes away

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LAHORE: Senior journalist Akhtar Hayat passed away here on Tuesday morning and was laid to rest at Miani Sahib Graveyard the same day. Akhtar Hayat had sustained head injuries in an accident outside Lahore Press Club on Monday. He was taken to General Hospital where he succumbed to the injury. He has survived by two […]