Senior journalist Zafar Rasheed Bhatti dies of coronavirus

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 27 April 2020

Zafar Rasheed Bhatti, a respected journalist and former president of the APP employees' union, has died due to complications from COVID-19. His death underscores the devastating effects of the pandemic on individuals in the media sector.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Zafar Rasheed Bhatti, a senior journalist and a former president of the Associated Press of Pakistan employees' union, passed away on Monday after a three-week battle with coronavirus.

He had contracted the virus at the start of the month and was put on a ventilator.

Bhatti was an active trade unionist and an ex-chief reporter at the news agency.

The offices of APP in Islamabad were shut down for three days after a current employee tested positive for COVID-19.

KEY POINTS:

• Zafar Rasheed Bhatti died after three weeks of battling coronavirus.
• He was a former president of the APP employees' union.
• Bhatti was previously the chief reporter at the Associated Press of Pakistan.
• The APP offices in Islamabad were temporarily closed due to COVID-19 concerns.
• His passing highlights the ongoing pandemic's toll on journalists.