He joined the newspaper on July 22, 1953 and continued to work till December 31, 2000. He will be buried in the Sakhi Hassan graveyard. His funeral procession will be taken out from his residence — A-24, Block D, North Nazimabad — at 12.30pm on Tuesday. Namaz-i-Janaza will be held at Shafai Masjid after Zuhar prayers.
He leaves behind a widow, six sons and a daughter.