Senior journalist Fasih-ur-Rehman passes away

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 20 February 2020

Fasih-ur-Rehman Khan, a prominent journalist and founding member of Geo News, died at the age of 47. His funeral in Lahore was attended by many colleagues and family members.

Summary

LAHORE: Senior journalist Fasih-ur-Rehman Khan, a founding member of Geo News died of a cardiac arrest in Islamabad on Wednesday morning. He was 47.

Reports said that he also suffered a brain hemorrhage. He was buried in Lahore where a large number of his relatives, friends, and colleagues attended his funeral.

Rehman began his career in journalism in 1996 and worked for various newspapers and TV channels. He joined The News in 1999 in Lahore before moving to Islamabad to join the founding team of Geo.

The deceased has left behind a wife, two sons and two daughters.

KEY POINTS:

• Fasih-ur-Rehman passed away in Islamabad due to cardiac arrest and brain hemorrhage.
• He was a founding member of Geo News and began his career in journalism in 1996.
• Rehman worked for various newspapers and TV channels before joining The News in 1999.
• He is survived by a wife, two sons, and two daughters.
• His funeral was attended by a large number of relatives, friends, and colleagues.