Obituaries 2019
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Name: Masood Malik
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: December 10, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Islamabad
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Organization(s): APP, Nawa-e-Waqt, Express, Ausaf, Daily Dunya, and PPI
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Designation/Rank/Status: Managing director/editor
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Name: Zafar Iqbal Mirza
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Age: 83
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Date of death: December 2, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Lahore
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Organization(s): Civil & Military Gazette, Pakistan Times, The Muslim, Dawn
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Designation/Rank/Status: Editor
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Name: Rehanullah Siddiqui
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Age: 76
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Date of death: November 23, 2019
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Cause of death: Heart complications
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Place of death: London
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Organization(s): Kentish Times, Khaleej Times, Gulf News, Dawn
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Designation/Rank/Status: Sports editor
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Name: Arifa Shamsa
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Age: 77
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Date of death: November 15, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Islamabad
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Organization(s): -
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Designation/Rank/Status: Broadcaster, anchor, compere
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Name: Mureeb Mohmand
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: November 12, 2019
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Cause of death: Heart attack
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Place of death: Peshawar
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Organization(s): The Express Tribune
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Designation/Rank/Status: Correspondent
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Name: Muhammad Ayub
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: November 11, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Organization(s): Dharti TV
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Designation/Rank/Status: Cameraperson
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Name: Muhammad Nasir
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: October 8, 2019
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Cause of death: Cancer
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Place of death: Rawalpindi
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Organization(s): Geo News
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Designation/Rank/Status: Cameraperson
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Name: Abul Hasanat
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Age: 68
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Date of death: October 5, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): The Express Tribune, previously Dawn, Morning News, Leader, Saudi Gazette
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist/editorial consultant
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Name: Surriya Shahab
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: September 13, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Islamabad
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Organization(s): Radio Tehran, Radio Pakistan, PTV, BBC
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Designation/Rank/Status: Newscaster
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Name: Zafar Abbas
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: September 11, 2019
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Cause of death: Kidnapped and murdered
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Place of death: Mauza Kali Shah (Punjab)
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Organization(s): Dawn
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Designation/Rank/Status: Correspondent
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Name: Mirza Waseem Baig
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: August 30, 2019
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Cause of death: Shot dead by unidentified shooters
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Place of death: Sara-i-Alamgir
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Organization(s): 92 News
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Designation/Rank/Status: Correspondent
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Name: Nadia Faisal
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: August 27, 2019
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Cause of death: Cancer
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): Geo News
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Designation/Rank/Status: Lifestyle Reporter and Head of Entertainment Desk
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Name: Tahir Hussain
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: August 13, 2019
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Cause of death: Shot dead over family dispute
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Place of death: Jehnagirpura neighborhood, Peshawar
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Organization(s): Frontier News
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Designation/Rank/Status: Crime reporter
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Name: Atta Rajar
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: July 11, 2019
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Cause of death: Kidney failure
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): Sindh TV
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Designation/Rank/Status: Bureau chief, Islamabad
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Name: Mureed Abbas
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: July 9, 2019
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Cause of death: Shot dead
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): BOL News
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Designation/Rank/Status: Anchor
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Name: Javed Memon
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: July 9, 2019
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Cause of death: Liver disease
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Place of death: Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences, District Khairpur
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Organization(s): Not known
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist; president Sukkur Press Club
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Name: Zuhra Karim
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: July 1, 2019
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Cause of death: Not known
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Place of death: Singapore
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Organization(s): She
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Designation/Rank/Status: Editor
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Name: Anil Datta
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Age: 70
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Date of death: June 28, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): The News; previously Pakistan Gulf Economist, Business Recorder, Dawn
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist
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Name: Hassan Jaffary
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: June 21, 2019
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Cause of death: Road accident
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Place of death: Lahore
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Organization(s): Daily Din
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Designation/Rank/Status: Photographer
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Name: Muhammad Bilal Khan
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: June 16, 2019
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Cause of death: Stabbed multiple times
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Place of death: Islamabad
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Organization(s): YouTube channel
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Designation/Rank/Status: -
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Name: Rehmat Ali Razi
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: June 14, 2019
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Cause of death: Cardiac arrest
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Place of death: Lahore
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Organization(s): Wafaq, Taqat, Nawa-i-Waqt, Jang
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Designation/Rank/Status: Chairman Azm Media Group
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Name: Idrees Bakhtair
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Age: 74
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Date of death: May 29, 2019
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Cause of death: Cardiac arrest
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): Geo News, BBC, The Star, Herald
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Designation/Rank/Status: Veteran journalist
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Name: Agha Akbar
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Age: 62
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Date of death: May 19, 2019
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Cause of death: Liver complications
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Place of death: Lahore
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Organization(s): Pakistan Today, The Nation
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Designation/Rank/Status: Sports Editor/Business Editor
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Name: Ali Sher Rajpar
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: May 4, 2019
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Cause of death: Personal feud
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Place of death: Padidan, Naushahro Feroze, Sindh
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Organization(s): Awami Awaz newspaper
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Designation/Rank/Status: Reporter
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Name: Amanullah Gharro
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: April 30, 2019
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Cause of death: Gunned down
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Place of death: Lunda Sharif, D.I.Khan
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Organization(s): Janbaz TV, Meezan-e-Adal newspaper
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist
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Name: Faisal Mahmood
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Age: 43
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Date of death: April 21, 2019
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Cause of death: Drowning
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Place of death: Near Taxila
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Organization(s): Reuters
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Designation/Rank/Status: Photojournalist
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Name: Jamil Akhtar
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Age: 79
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Date of death: March 24, 2019
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Cause of death: Not known
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): Dawn (Previosuly, Khaleej Times, Morning News, Dhaka)
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Designation/Rank/Status: News editor
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Name: Viqar Ahmad
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Age: 90
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Date of death: March 13, 2019
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Cause of death: Prolonged illness
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Place of death: London
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Organization(s): BBC
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior broadcaster
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Name: Nadeem Siddiqui
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Age: 55
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Date of death: March 2, 2019
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Cause of death: Car crash
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Place of death: Mirpur Islamgarh
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Organization(s): Not known
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist
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Name: Ashiq Ali Butt
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Age: Not known
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Date of death: February 12, 2019
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Cause of death: Illness
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Place of death: Karachi
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Organization(s): News Network International (NNI)
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist
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Name: Shamsul Islam Naz
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Age: 64
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Date of death: February 4, 2019
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Cause of death: Heart attack
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Place of death: Faisalabad
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Organization(s): Dawn, The Express Tribune, and APP
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Designation/Rank/Status: Senior journalist and former secretary of PFUJ
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