Veteran journalist Pir Safaid Shah passes away

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 24 November 2020

Syed Pir Safaid Shah Hamdard, a prominent journalist and founder of the Pushto daily Wahdat, has died in Peshawar. He was awarded the President's Award for Pride of Performance in 2004.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Syed Pir Safaid Shah Hamdard, a veteran journalist, writer, and founder of the Pushto daily Wahadat, has passed away in Peshawar.

In a tweet, journalist Tahir Khan said the family sources have confirmed the death.

Hamdard started Wahdat as a weekly in 1976 and turned it into a daily in 1983, according to the website http://www.tareekhepakistan.com. He was given the President’s Award for Pride of Performance in 2004.

Kamran Khan Bangash, Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information and Higher Education, expressed grief and sorrow over Hamdard’s demise.

خاندانی ذرائع نے تصدیق کی ہے کہ بزرگ صحافی اور پشتو روزنامہ وحدت کے بانی پیر سفید شاہ ہمدرد پشاور میں وفات پاگئے ہیں۔ انا للہ وانا الیہ راجعون۔ pic.twitter.com/eHJ9AH7lNT

— Tahir Khan (@taahir_khan) November 24, 2020

KEY POINTS:

• Veteran journalist Pir Safaid Shah passed away in Peshawar.
• He founded the Pushto daily Wahdat, initially established as a weekly in 1976.
• Hamdard turned Wahdat into a daily in 1983.
• He received the President's Award for Pride of Performance in 2004.
• His death has been confirmed by family sources and acknowledged by local officials.