KARACHI- A condolence meeting of Karachi Editors Club (KEC) was held here Sunday day to condole the death of Saleem Asmi,aveteran journalist and former editor of Daily DAWN who passed away in Karachi, in the early hours Saturday.
Saleem Asmi was the first Dawn Editor from the news side, having served as a News Editor for the paper and the ‘Khaleej Times’. He was also responsible for launching Dawn Islamabad edition. Saleem Asmi was the role model for the journalist community of Pakistan.
KEC members offered Fateha for the departed soul and prayed that Allah Almighty may rest the departed soul in eternal peace in Jannah and give courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with fortitude. Ameen.
The condolence meeting among others was largely attended by Mubasher Mir, Mukhtar Aqil, Manzar Naqvi, Syed Ibne Hassan, Masood Zaidi, Azfar Masood, Mukhtar Butt, Naeemuddin, Najamuddin Shaikh, Ms Rida Saifee, Ms. Alveena Agha, Anwer Aqeel Jafri, Z.H Khurram, Dr. Javed Manzar,and Agha MasoodHussain.
