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CPNE delegation meets DG Rangers Sindh

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KARACHI: A high-level delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) held a meeting with Director General Rangers Sindh Major General Bilal Akbar at Rangers Headquarters here on Thursday. Apart from overall law and order situation in Karachi city, the delegation also discussed the raid at the house of Resident Editor of Nawa-i-Waqt Saeed […]


Tributes to Nizami at NY meeting

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NEW YORK: Paying tributes to veteran journalist Dr Majid Nizami, speakers said that he fought for Pakistan and its ideology throughout his life. They expressed these views at a meeting held on Wednesday to honour the memory of late Dr Majid Nizami. The meeting was organised by Tyeba Zia, a columnist for the Nawa-i-Waqt, in […]


Memorial ticket, Sitara-e-Imtiaz demanded for Majid Nizami

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MULTAN/WAZIRABAD: Speakers at a condolence reference held in the memory of veteran journalist and The Nation Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami paid glowing tributes to him for his national services. They also demanded that the government should issue a memorial ticket in recognition of his efforts besides granting him Sitara-e-Imtiaz. The event was organised by Nazariya-e-Pakistan Forum […]


RIP Majid Nizami

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Veteran journalist, editor and publisher Majid Nizami passed away on Friday at the age of 86, leaving Pakistan without one of its most respected and consistent voices in journalism. As chairman of the Nawa-i-Waqt Group and before that as editor-in-chief of Nawa-i-Waqt, Majid Nizami was a veritable institution in Pakistani journalism for over 50 years […]


CM expresses deep grief over Majid Nizami’s death

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LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow and immense grief over the death of Dr Majid Nizami, editor-in-chief of Urdu-language daily, Nawa-i-Waqt, and he visited the residence of the deceased to condole with the bereaved family. According to a handout, the chief minister shouldered the coffin and offered funeral at Bagh-i-Jinnah. Later, after […]


APNS expresses grief over Majid Nizami’s demise

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KARACHI: APNS President Hameed Haroon and Secretary General Sarmad Ali have expressed profound grief over the sad demise of their veteran colleague, Mr. Majid Nizami (former president APNS & CPNE) and Publisher / Chief Editor of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications. In a statement issued on behalf of the office bearers and members of the APNS, […]


An intrepid journalist

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IN the death of Majid Nizami, Pakistan has lost a fearless journalist who headed the Nawa-i-Waqt group of newspapers as chief editor for over half a century, which is a record. Mr Nizami worked tirelessly to advance the political causes in which he believed. He established a number of new ventures in Urdu and English […]


Sindh info secy visits Nawa-i-Waqt office

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KARACHI: Sindh Information Secretary Dr Zulfiqar Ali Shalwani on Thursday visited Nawa-i-Waqt office to express solidarity with the management and employees of Waqt News, Nawa-i-Waqt and The Nation. He said he had taken a serious notice of the bomb attack on the Nawa-i-Waqt and directed all the officials to take necessary steps towards providing required […]


Shabbir Shah set precedent for journalists: Nizami

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LAHORE: Nawa-i-Waqt Group Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami said late Shabbir Hussain Shah was honest and pious journalist who had set a precedent for journalists. He was addressing a ceremony telephonically organised in the memory of father of PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran and veteran journalist late Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah on Tuesday. Senior journalist Mujeeub-ur-Rehman Shami, […]


Media role vital for democracy, says Zardari

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LAHORE – President Asif Ali Zadari has said that the role of media is vital for a stable democratic system in the country. Talking to Nawa-i-Waqt Group Managing Director Majid Nizami at a luncheon meeting at Bilawal House on Wednesday, the president said the role and contribution made by the media to the restoration of […]