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KARACHI—Veteran journalist, poet, and scholar Farhad Zaidi passed away in Karachi, his family confirmed.
Zaidi was the president of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and vice-president of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. He also served as the managing director of PTV and was an editor of a local newspaper.
He has left behind a widow and two sons.
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