Former Dawn Assistant Editor Anjum Niaz passes away
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 October 2018
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Anjum Niaz, a prominent journalist and former assistant editor at Dawn, passed away in New Jersey. She was known for her insightful contributions and weekly column.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Anjum Niaz, a former assistant editor at Dawn passed away in New Jersey, US on Saturday.
Dawn reported on Monday that she joined the paper in the 1980s after transfer from Daily Star. She edited the newspaper’s Friday magazine for several years.
In the early 1990s, she was transferred to the Islamabad bureau of Dawn and covered Foreign Office.
Her weekly column Crème de a crème was greatly loved by the readers.
Photo courtesy: Dawn.com
KEY POINTS:
- Anjum Niaz worked at Dawn since the 1980s.
- She edited the newspaper's Friday magazine.
- Niaz covered the Foreign Office in Islamabad.
- Her weekly column was popular among readers.
- She had previously worked at Daily Star before joining Dawn.
