ISLAMABAD (May 25 2008): Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro and Acting Senate Chairman Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali have expressed their deep grief and sorrow over the demise of the wife of Rana Tahir Muhammad, Editor, Daily Jang, Rawalpindi, who breathed her last in Faisalabad on Friday. In their separate condolence messages to the editor, they prayed […]
KARACHI: Renowned artist Iqbal Mehdi passed away in Rawalpindi on Monday after suffering from heart and liver diseases. His body was shifted from Rawalpindi to Karachi on Monday night and his funeral prayers will be held today (Tuesday) at the Babal-e-Ilm graveyard in North Nazimabad after Zehr prayers. Mehdi has left behind a wife, a […]
ABBOTTABAD: Syed Abdul Ghaffar Shah, father of Syed Kosar Naqvi, correspondent of The News, passed away after a brief illness here Thursday. He suffered brain haemorrhage on Monday and was admitted to CMH, Abbottabad, where he breathed his last on Thursday morning. He left behind a widow, three daughters and two sons to mourn his […]
KARACHI, April 4: Renowned television and radio artist Anwar Solangi died after a long illness at the Civil Hospital in the early hours of Friday. He was 64. With about 500 plays in both Urdu and Sindhi, as well as a dozen Sindhi films, to his credit, Solangi was twice awarded PTV awards for best […]
MUZAFFARABAD, April 2: Senior Kashmiri journalist Ghulam Mohammad Mufti, who died on Tuesday at the age of 70, was laid to rest here on Wednesday. Born in district Baramulla in Indian held Kashmir in 1938, G.M. Mufti migrated to Azad Kashmir at the age of 20 and joined a government service but soon quit the […]
Mirpurkhas-Wife of senior local journalist Saleem Azad died of cancer here on Thursday at Satellite Town. Relatives, prominent social workers and notables attended her funeral prayer at Satellite Town. Mirpurkhas union of journalist held a meeting president by its presidentAfaq Ahmed expressed his grief and sorrow over the sad demise of wife of journalist Saleem […]
KARACHI (March 28 2008): A veteran poet, writer and journalist, Mushtaq Shabnum who died on Wednesday evening after protected illness. He was laid to rest on Thursday after Zuhr prayers at a local graveyard in Orangi Town. He was 71. He left behind wife, a son, three daughters and many disciples to mourn him. He […]
ISLAMABAD: Shahida Mehmood, wife of Mehmood Ahmed Virk, died here on Wednesday. Her funeral prayers will be held at Baitul Zikr, F- 7/3, and she will be laid to rest at the Ahmadiya Graveyard, H-9, after Zohr prayers. She was sister-in-law of ‘The News’ reporter Mobarik A Virk. She left behind one son, Usman Ahmad […]
ISLAMABAD: Ednan Awais Shahid, a smiling and good-looking face, appeared like the brightest star in the galaxy of journalism, and secured a great name, respect and honour within no time just because of his hard work and dedication to his work. Alas! He is no more among us but I am very right in saying […]
LAHORE: Allahyar Khan, the father of the News Editor of The News, Lahore, Siddiq Asghar Khan, died in Jhang after a protracted illness on Wednesday. He was 88. He was the former principal of the Central Model High School, Mianwali and Comprehensive High School, Jhang. He joined the education service after the Partition. He took […]
LAHORE (March 17 2008): A close relative of journalist Imdadullah Qureshi and former Assistant Controller Purchase of Pakistan Railways, Akbar Ali Qureshi passed away here on Sunday. The Qul of Qureshi, uncle of Imdadullah, will be held on Monday at his residence, House No 20,Street No 41 Qilah Lukshman Singh Ravi Road, near Kasurpura, after […]
ARSHAD Hussain, a former commerce editor of Morning News, Dhaka, died in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. He was 74. Mr Hussain came to Karachi after the creation of Bangladesh. He worked for the Baluchistan Times, Quetta, before moving to the UAE in the mid-70s. He left behind his wife, five sons and a […]
ISLAMABAD, March 6: Syed Mustafa Hussain Zaidi, father of Dawn News bureau chief in Islamabad Mubashir Zaidi, died in Islamabad on Thursday morning. He was suffering from renal failure but his condition worsened on Wednesday after a stroke. Mr Zaidi was taken to the Islamic International Hospital where he died in the wee hours of […]
MIRPURKHAS: Local journalist and Press Club Mipurkhas former Vice President Aijaz Ahmed Siaal died due to a heart attack Friday. Relatives, journalists and citizens attended his funeral as he was laid to rest among hundreds of mourners in a local graveyard. Source: Daily Times Date:3/1/2008
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