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Writer and poet Shamsher dead

KARACHI: Well-known writer, poet, journalist and television anchor Shamsher ul Haidri died at a hospital from complications arising out of cancer here on Friday morning. He was 80. He leaves behind five sons and three daughters besides scores of followers and enthusiasts of Sindhi literature to mourn his death. He will be buried in his […]


Common ground: The way forward

By Sundus Rasheed / Faisal Moonzajer The problems and biases faced by both countries are similar and they share a common future. ISLAMABAD: Dressed in a well-fitted white jacket and a black pencil skirt, Parveen Rahmati is the proud recipient of the Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Refugee by the United Nations Refugee Agency […]


PAC mourns Shahzad Ahmed’s death

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) Chairman Abdul Hameed has expressed deep grief over the death of prominent poet Shehzad Ahmed. In a condolence message issued in a press release, Hameed said that Shehzad Ahmed’s books have been a great asset for Urdu literature. Ahmed was awarded President’s Pride of Performance Award for his achievements […]


Poet Shehzad Ahmed passes away

Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: Shehzad Ahmed, Director of Majlis-i-Taraqqi-i-Adab and poet, died on Wednesday. He was 80. “My father went to office as usual on Wednesday and came back at 4pm. Suddenly his condition deteriorated. He was rushed to hospital but died on the way,” Tauheed Shehzad, the poet’s younger son, told Dawn. He said though […]


Acclaimed Pashto singer Bacha Zareen Jan died after protracted illness here on Wednesday. She was 60

Bacha Zareen was Born in 1942, at Par Hoti area of Mardan, she became famous after performing on radio, TV and stage. Also recipient of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, the ghazal maestro was widely known by Pakhtuns everywhere in the world. She sang some memorable numbers during her illustrious career. In early 1970s, she had become a household […]


Journalism loses a budding reporter

INTRODUCTION: Everyone in this world has to taste death some day; however, the sudden demise of a young, charming, energetic and exuberant person always comes as a shock to their heirs, friends and well-wishers. The news of Haris Hanif Tayyab’s demise was almost unbelievable for his fellows, but then people realized that they had no […]


Condolence reference for Daily Times reporter held

By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: A condolence reference for late Daily Times reporter Haris Tayyab was arranged by his friends and Karachi Union of Journalists (Dustoor) at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Saturday. Tayyab passed away on Tuesday after battling neurological complications developed as the result of an accident that took place a couple […]


Journalist Bashir Qureshi passes away

LAHORE: Eminent journalist Bashir Ahmed Qureshi passed away on Tuesday. He was 95. He is survived by his son Sarmad Bashir, former president of the Lahore Press Club, and daughter Nadia Saad. Mr Qureshi started his career from Pakistan Times in the 1970s and also served as bureau chief for PPI and Dawn. His funeral […]


Journalist Gulabani passes away

A senior journalist, Irshad Gulabani, passed away here on Saturday. He was about 45. According to President of Karachi Union of Journalists G.M. Jamali, the deceased was suffering from the kidney cancer and admitted at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) here. Jamali said that the body would be taken to Hyderabad for […]


Qaim, Marri grieved: Senior journalist Irshad Gulabani passes away

KARACHI: Senior journalist, Irshad Gulabani, passed away on Saturday afternoon at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). He was 48. He was admitted there due to pain in kidney. Doctors had conducted an operation of his one kidney few days back. According to Dr Adeeb Rizvi, cancer had spread to his lungs and liver. […]


Frustration: Singer committed suicide, says report

HYDERABAD: An inquiry report into the death of famous Sindhi singer, Master Manzoor, has established that the cause of his death was suicide. It rejected the suspicion of murder as mentioned in an FIR. Manzoor had shot himself in the head on April 22 with a pistol which was found in his room. Express Tribune


Mehdi Hassan fans will mourn the maestro for long

HAVING been trained in Hindustani classical music by his elders, Mehdi Hassan in the beginning had to work as a bicycle and auto-repair man to earn a livelihood. The family opted to move to Pakistan at the time of partition. Here the music within Mehdi Hassan, which he breathed and lived, began to come out. […]


Kaleem Omar remembered

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s English language poet of eminence and renowned journalist Kaleem Omar was remembered on his death anniversary on Monday. Omar was born in Lucknow in 1937. He was a prominent poet of the English language and played a significant role in promoting the culture of this region in his poems, a private news channel […]


IGP condoles death of local journalist

KARACHI – Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh, Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Shah has condoled the demise of sub-editor of an Urdu daily Ali Asadullah in road accident. In a condolence message here Monday, the IGP prayed Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear this loss. […]