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Chief Minister (CM) Condoles Demise of Senior Journalist

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Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has expressed his deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of a senior journalist and Life Member of Lahore Press Club GR Awan. In his condolence message, the CM expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolence with the bereaved family. He prayed that may Allah Almighty rest the […]


Imran Aslam, a giant of journalism, passes away at 70

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Imran Aslam, Group President of Geo and Jang, has passed away at 70 years of age, Geo News reported Friday. The veteran journalist, scriptwriter, thespian, voice-over artist and TV network head had been ill for some time and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Aslam was born in 1952 in Madras, now known as Chennai. He […]


Veteran journalist Khalid Ali passes away

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WASHINGTON: Khalid Ali, a veteran journalist and a senior information official, died in Northern Virginia. He was 101. His funeral was held on Tuesday at Adams Center, Virginia, his neighborhood mosque. A graduate from Aligarh Muslim University, Khalid Ali joined Dawn, Delhi as a reporter in 1945. After a brief stint in Dawn, Karachi, after Parti­tion, he […]


Journalist Tony Navaid Rashid passes away

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Famous Journalist and photographer Tony Navaid Rashid died today. He long worked in the entertainment sector. People admired his charm and personality, and he was a guy of many abilities. In addition to being a host, Tony Navaid Rashid was also a photographer, actor, and singer. As we watched him interview a variety of artists […]


Veteran journalist Irshad Rao passes away

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ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Irshad Rao, a vocal voice against Ziaul Haq’s dictatorship, passed away in Islamabad on Monday after a short illness. He was 76. He was laid to rest in the H-11 graveyard. Mr Rao was a renowned journalist with decades of experience spanning in local and international media. He was the editor of […]


Senior journalist laid to rest

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Naseer Qureshi, senior journalist and founding member and Chief News Editor of national news agency “INP”, has passed away. His Namaz-e-Janaza was offered in DI Khan and later he was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in DI Khan city. Well-known socio-political figures, including editor of “INP” Aftab Chaudhry participated in the funeral prayers. […]


Journalist Fawad Khurshid passes away

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ISLAMABAD—senior journalist and Director of News of Public TV Fawad Khurshid passed away after a prolonged illness. “The most shocking, unbelievable and distressing news is that @fawadkhurshid Sb is no longer with us. He was a very sophisticated and beautiful person. I met him for the first time in Islamabad Public News office,” Ruhma Irfan […]


Sayeed Hasan Khan: a versatile individual

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THE power of recapitulation is a rare phenomenon and those who are gifted with this asset are worth admiring. Sayeed Hasan Khan, a veteran journalist and intellectual who breathed his last in Karachi on Monday after reaching the nonagenarian mark, was no exception. Sayeed Hasan Khan, popularly known as Nawab Sahib or Saeed Bhai, was […]


Prime Minister (PM) condoles demise of senior journalist Khawaja Farrukh Saeed

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ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of senior journalist Khawaja Farrukh Saeed. In a message of condolence here on Sunday, he said Khawaja Farrukh was a prominent leader of journalists of Pakistan, particularly of Punjab. The PM said all his life he did journalism based […]


Witness in Ajay Lalwani murder case killed

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SUKKUR: A witness in the Ajay Lalwani murder case was killed on Wednesday in a road accident in district Khairpur. Journalist Naresh Kumar, witness in the murder case of Ajay Lalwani, was killed after a truck rammed into his motorcycle at Karimabad National Highway in Khairpur. Police took the truck into its custody, while the […]


Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan is no more

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KARACHI: Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan, whose career ranged from sports reporter and editorial writer to travel magazine editor and public affairs manager, passed away peacefully in San Francisco, US, after a brief illness, four months short of his 97th birthday. Born in January 1927 in Pratapgarh, India, he did his LLB from Allahabad University, then […]


Journalist Adil Rashdi passes away

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Senior journalist Pir Ali Murtaza Rashdi alias Adil Rashdi passed away after prolonged illness here on Wednesday. His funeral prayers were held at the Noorul Islam mosque in Zamzama, Defence Housing Authority. He was laid to rest in a local graveyard Adil Rashdi was a son of former information minister Pir Ali Mohammed Rashdi and […]


Slain Pakistani journalist honored at The Hague

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A memorial for journalists who gave their life in pursuit of truth was held at The Hague in the Netherlands on Monday, with slain Pakistani journalist Zubair Ahmed Mujahid among those honoured at the press freedom event. The case of Zubair Mujahid, who was shot dead in the city of Mirpurkhas back in 2007, was […]


Remembering Rahimullah Yusufzai

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Rahimullah Yusufzai was a well-known journalist, who passed away in Peshawar in September 2021 after battling cancer for over a year. He entered journalism in Karachi and moved to Islamabad after a short period. He had interest in regional affairs and political developments of the country, which was his preoccupation for the rest of his […]