KARACHI: Business Recorder's senior correspondent sixtysix-year-old Saif, who was a cardiac patient, died in his sleep. Khalid Abbas Saif passed away on Thursday. He left behind five sons, two daughters and wife to mourn his death. He was laid to rest in a Bhara graveyard of Ghulam Muhammadabad in Faisalabad.
Saif's journalistic career spanned over five decades. He remained associated with this paper for about 38 years, and breathed his last while he was sleeping at home. He had worked for several other publications, including Jang and Nawa-e-Waqt, before he joined Business Recorder in 1982 where he worked till his last breathe.
Saif was one of the founding members of Faisalabad Press Club (FPK), who continued to work for the rights of the journalist fraternity.
After partition of the sub-continent, his family migrated from Ludhiana in the then East Punjab to Faisalabad. He did his matriculation from Model High Faisalabad, and BA from Punjab University, Lahore.
Sharing the grief of Saif's family, the management and staff members of Business Recorder have expressed sorrows over his death. May Almighty God shower his blessings on the departed soul and give fortitude to his family to bear this irreparable loss. Ameen
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