APP reporter killed in a road accident

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 4 January 2022

Fawad Azam Awan, an APP reporter and Lahore Press Club member, was killed in a road accident. The incident occurred in Jaranwala when he was riding his bike.
Summary

FAISALABAD—Reporter Fawad Azam Awan was killed in a road accident in Jaranwala on Saturday.

As a reporter, he worked for the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and was a Lahore Press Club council member.

According to eyewitnesses, he was riding a bike and was trying to overtake a trailer loaded with sugarcane when the accident happened.

KEY POINTS:

Fawad Azam Awan was a reporter for the Associated Press of Pakistan.
He was a member of the Lahore Press Club.
The accident occurred while he was overtaking a trailer.
Eyewitnesses reported he was riding a bike.
The tragedy took place on Saturday in Jaranwala.

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