KARACHI: President Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) Jameel Athar Kazi, Senior Vice President Qazi Asad Abid, Secretary General Ilyas Shakir, Joint Secretary Javed Mehr Shamsi and Finance Secretary Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi have expressed their profound grief over the sad demise of veteran politician and former West Pakistan governor Yusuf Haroon.
In a joint condolence statement issued here on Monday, the CPNE office-bearers said that Yusuf Haroon was among close aides of the Quaid-e-Azam. He actively took part in the struggle waged for the separation of Bombay from Sindh and later for Pakistan.
On several occasions, the Father of the Nation had stayed at his residence. Paying tributes to his services rendered for the newspaper industry, they said that Yusuf Haroon played a key role in strengthening the fourth pillar of the state.
They added that his services as Editor-in-Chief of Dawn would be remembered for long. The CPNE office-bearers condoled with Hussain Haroon and Hameed Haroon on their uncle’s (Yusuf Haroon) death.
Source: The News
Date:2/15/2011
