KARACHI: Syed Kamal Pasha, a sub-editor working for Dawn, died of heart attack late on Tuesday night. He has left behind three daughters, two sons and a wife to mourn his death. According to family members, Mr Pasha suffered a heart attack at about 12.15am. He passed away before he could be taken to hospital. […]
LAHORE: Celebrated news photographer Chacha F E Chaudhry was laid to rest here at the Jail Road Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Faustin Elmer Chaudhry had passed away peacefully on March 15 (Friday) that was also his 104th birthday. His funeral service was held at Lawrence Road’s Sacred Heart Church adjacent to the St Anthony’s School […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Speakers lauded the services of poetess Shabnam Shakeel, who passed away on March 2, to the world of literature at a literary reference organised by the Academy of Letters, Sindh, and Tehzeeb Foundation at a hotel on Saturday. The event was presided over by poetess Zehra Nigah while Chairman of the […]
SUKKUR: Renowned folk singer Ustad Ghulam Ali Sandelo, who breathed his last at Larkana hospital on late Monday night, was laid to rest at his native graveyard in Rohri on Tuesday afternoon. Two days ago, Sandelo was rushed to a private hospital in Larkana because of a lung infection. His Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at the […]
Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: Film star Aasia passed away in Canada after a protracted illness. She was 61. Social media broke the news of her death. Aasia, whose real name was Firdous, joined the film industry as an actress in early 1970s and left it in mid-90s. She was introduced to Lollywood by film director Riaz […]
ISLAMABAD: Poet, writer, intellectual and academician, Shabnam Shakeel, died on Saturday in Karachi. Her funeral will be offered in H-11 graveyard on Sunday, in Islamabad. Shabnam Shakeel started writing at an early age and published her first book “Tanqeedi Mazameen” in 1965. Besides, she also published books “Shabzaad” (poetry collection) in 1987, “Izteraab” (poetry collection) […]
KARACHI: The chief reporter of Associated Press Pakistan, Karachi, died in a road accident late on Monday night. Khusnood Ali Shaikh was hit by a vehicle when he was crossing a road near Darul Sehat Hospital in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. He suffered multiple fractures and died in a private hospital. Mr Shaikh had earlier served as press […]
LAHORE: Ayesha Haroon, former editor of The News, was laid to rest on Thursday after the Zohr prayers. Her funeral prayers were held at the mosque near her residence 78-Haroon Street, Babar Block, New Garden Town, near Barkat Market. She was buried next to her father’s (Syed Haroon Shah) grave in the family quad at […]
By: Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: I woke up last Sunday morning with the noise of thundering clouds. The red light of my cell phone was blinking. Inside it was a text message from Absar Alam waiting for me: “Ayesha Haroon is no more.” The news of her death played havoc with me. She was my ‘Madam’ […]
KARACHI: The Dawn Unit of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) held a condolence reference for veteran journalist late M.A Majid for his services to journalism, the trade union movement and his fight for the cause of the downtrodden. Those who spoke included senior journalists Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, Zubaida Mustafa, Jawaid Bokhari, Habib Khan Ghori, Asim […]
KARACHI: Renowned Sindhi intellectual writer, journalist and senior lawyer of Supreme Court Sirajul Haq Memon was laid to rest at DHA graveyard in Karachi on Sunday. He passed away in the city on Saturday at the age of 79. His funeral prayers were offered after Zohr prayers at Sultan mosque phase-V, DHA. Chief Justice Sindh […]
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 […]
By: Shaikh Aziz KARACHI: In the death of Sirajul Haq Memon, Sindhi literature has lost not only an enthusiastic writer but a very committed person who applied his creative faculty for the promotion of many genres of Sindhi literature. His varied interest in fiction, linguistics and history made him a versatile writer who made some […]
KARACHI: The president of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Sarmad Ali, has expressed sorrow and grief over the death of Sirajul Haq Memon, a former chief editor of Hilal-i-Pakistan daily and distinguished intellectual of Sindh. In a message, the APNS president said that Mr Memon’s contribution for the promotion of Sindhi journalism and culture […]
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