Senior journalist Muhammad Ziauddin passes away at 83

The renowned journalist passed away in Islamabad


News Desk November 29, 2021

Senior Journalist Muhammad Ziauddin passed away at the age of 83 following an illness in Islamabad. In his over 60-year-long career, Ziauddin had worked extensively for almost all major newspapers of Pakistan – The Muslim, The News, Dawn and The Express Tribune.

Born in 1938 in Madras, Ziauddin along with his family had moved to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) following partition and had studied BSc in Pharmacy at the Dhaka University. It was in 1960 when he had moved to Pakistan and three years later had joined Karachi University to study journalism.

His first job in the field of journalism was as a cub reporter at the Pakistan Press International (PPI) – then Pakistan Press Agency – and since then he worked at different news organisations in editorial positions with The Express Tribune being his last. In July 2014, Ziauddin resigned as the executive editor of the English daily and went on to work as a freelance journalist.

'Integrity and boldness'

Following the news of his demise early Monday, several people paid tribute to Ziauddin on Twitter.

 

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