Shahid Usmani, husband of former Secretary General of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and member of its Federal Executive Council, Fauzia Shahid, died after a prolonged illness. His funeral prayer and burial took place at Media Town on July 8 and was attended by members of the media and political community.

The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) expressed sorrow over his passing. In a joint condolence message, RIUJ President Asif Bashir Chaudhry, General Secretary Raja Bashir Usmani, Finance Secretary Izhar Khan Niazi, along with other members, conveyed their deep sympathies to Fauzia and her family and prayed for the departed soul and the bereaved family.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar also expressed their condolences. Tarar paid tribute to Shahid Usmani’s contributions to journalism and social causes and extended sympathies to his family.