LAHORE: The Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust in Lahore organised an event to pay tribute to recently deceased veteran journalist, Arif Nizami. During the event, Arif’s son Yousaf Nizami, senior journalist Mujib-ur-Rehman Shami, Irshad Arif, Sajjad Mir, Salan Ghani, Imran Masood and Shahid Rasheed addressed the participants, recalled their memories with Arif Nizami and prayed for him. Renowned journalist and editor of Pakistan Today Arif Nizami passed away on Wednesday last at the age of 74. During his time as editor of The Nation, Nizami trained and supported some of the major names in Pakistan’s journalism today. In 2010, Nizami ended his 25-year run as editor of The Nation and founded a second English daily newspaper, Pakistan Today.

Source: Pakistan Today July 28, 2021 15:22 UTC