By: Bhagwandas KARACHI: Syed Iqbal Haider, a former law minister and renowned human rights activist, died of cardio-respiratory failure in a local hospital on Sunday morning. He was 67. Mr Haider leaves behind his wife, a son and two daughters. His funeral prayers will be offered at Imambargah Yasrab in the DHA Phase IV after […]
ISLAMABAD: Renowned Urdu poet, prolific writer, translator, educationist and broadcaster Samina Raja was laid to rest at the Islamabad Graveyard, H-8 on Wednesday. Raja, who is survived by three sons, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 51 after losing her battle with liver cancer. Born on September 11, 1961 in Rahim Yar Khan, […]
KARACHI: General Secretary PPP Sindh Taj Haider, President PPP Karachi Division MNA Qadir Patel and others have strongly condemned the murder of reporter of an Urdu daily, Ali Raza. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the PPP leader has called for immediate arrest of the culprits. They called upon the law enforcers to take […]
By: Suhail Yusuf KARACHI: Noted science journalist responsible for making science popular in Pakistan Azmat Ali Khan passed away on Sunday. He was 81. Mr Khan was the founder of Bazm-i-Saa’insi Adab, a literary organisation in which scientists and scientific professionals from a broad spectrum presents current research in the form of poems, haikus and […]
MULTAN: A senior photo journalist Khalid Tanveer, (50), died of cardiac shock on Wednesday. He was serving for foreign news agency Associated Press and daily newspaper. Business Recorder
Hassan Jaffery, Director Special Projects at the Jang Group, passed away on Monday night. His funeral was held at the Defence Imambargah and attended by a large number of people comprising family, friends and former colleagues. He was 64 at the time of his death and left behind a mother, a brother, architect Zaigham Jaffery, […]
By: Anwar Mansuri ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist Asrar Ahmad, 89, who died Saturday evening in Rawalpindi’s Westridge Valley area, was buried not by his near and dear ones but by the local community on Sunday morning. Only five journalists from Islamabad attended the burial of this pressman who struggled for journalists’ rights and then also laid […]
ISLAMABAD: The foundations for a large number of blessings journalists enjoy in Pakistan can be traced back to pioneers like Asrar Ahmed. Throughout his life, he fought for journalists’ rights and the freedom of the press in the country. Despite his essential contributions, only a few among Pakistan’s younger generations knew him until he passed […]
MULTAN: Iqbal Butt, an electronic media journalist, passed away in Nishtar Hospital here on Thursday. Iqbal Butt, 46, was hospitalised on Wednesday night after suffering from brain haemorrhage and paralysis on right side of the body. He breathed his last Thursday morning at the hospital. Iqbal Butt had worked for many news TV channels and […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has expressed sorrow and grief over the demise of the reporter of ARY News, Abdul Haq Baloch, who was shot dead by unidentified persons in Khuzdar. In a condolence message here on Saturday, Shah also sympathised with the members of the bereaved family. Special Assistants to CM […]
By: Asif Noorani HAJRA Masroor was among the last of the surviving creative writers who made their literary debut before independence. She was much in demand at literary gatherings even after she had stopped writing short stories, at least a couple of decades before she passed away in Karachi on Saturday. She was a friend […]
By: Asha’ar Rehman THE legendary Lehri, who passed away on Thursday in Karachi at the age of 83, will live on as the once almost indispensable sidekick of the Pakistani film. Starting in the mid-1950s, Lehri — born Safirullah Siddiqui — was a reliable entertainer for many decades. In his later years he served as […]
KARACHI: Journalist and trade unionist Ahmed Ali Alavi passed away at the age of 97 on Saturday. Born on September 14, 1915 in Lucknow, India, Alavi completed his undergraduate studies from Delhi University and was active in student politics. It was the leadership roles he had in multiple student unions that ultimately led him to […]
Karachi: Jang Group’s former newspaper agent Syed Azmat Ali aka Ashoo Bhai passed away on Friday night due to cardiac failure. He was 70. He has left behind his wife, five daughters and three sons to mourn his death. He was laid to rest at Korangi No. 6 graveyard. His funeral prayers were offered by […]
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