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Senior journalist passes away in Shangla

By Our Correspondent
December 20, 2024
A representational image showing candles at a funeral. — Pexels/File
A representational image showing candles at a funeral. — Pexels/File

ALPURI: A senior journalist, Nasir Mahmood, passed away here on Thursday due to cardiac arrest.He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Lilonai. A large number of people attended his funeral.

He was among the pioneers of journalism in the far-off Shangla district and remained associated with the media for three decades. He launched Shangla Times, a weekly magazine.The deceased was the brother of Nazeer Mahmood, Tufail Mahmood, patwari; father of Afaq Mahmood.