HYDERABAD: Noted Sindhi poet and writer Syed Rashid Ali Shah, better known by his pen name Rashid Morai, passed away after protracted illness at a private hospital here on Monday evening. He was 71.

He left a widow and eight children, including six daughters and two sons, to mourn his death.

Mr Morai had been shifted to the private hospital five days ago from a Nawabshah hospital. He was suffering from acute asthma and breathed his last at 4 pm, said Shah Latif, son of late Morai.

Morai who originally hailed from Moro was a prolific writer. He wrote many books of which 12 had been published while about 50 remained unpublished.

Opinion

Editorial

By-election trends
Updated 23 Apr, 2024

By-election trends

Unless the culture of violence and rigging is rooted out, the credibility of the electoral process in Pakistan will continue to remain under a cloud.
Privatising PIA
23 Apr, 2024

Privatising PIA

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s reaffirmation that the process of disinvestment of the loss-making national...
Suffering in captivity
23 Apr, 2024

Suffering in captivity

YET another animal — a lioness — is critically ill at the Karachi Zoo. The feline, emaciated and barely able to...
Not without reform
Updated 22 Apr, 2024

Not without reform

The problem with us is that our ruling elite is still trying to find a way around the tough reforms that will hit their privileges.
Raisi’s visit
22 Apr, 2024

Raisi’s visit

IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raisi, who begins his three-day trip to Pakistan today, will be visiting the country ...
Janus-faced
22 Apr, 2024

Janus-faced

THE US has done it again. While officially insisting it is committed to a peaceful resolution to the...