By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
S M Ozair, a veteran journalist, passed away in Karachi on
October 20. His Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Masjid Suroor in Block-N of North
Nazimabad and he was later laid to rest at the nearby Sakhi Hasan graveyard.
His burial was largely attended by relatives, friends and journalists.
The 85-year old S M Ozair has left behind a son and two
daughters besides grandsons and granddaughters to mourn his death. The Soyem
will be held on October between Asr and Maghrib prayers. The arrangements for
Quran Khwani and Fateha Khwani have been made for both gents and ladies at his
house B-52, Block-N, North Nazimabad.
He had retired from the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP),
the national news agency of the country, after a long and distinguished career
during which he served as Special Correspondent at Beijing, China.
Upon return from China he had worked as Director
Administration at the APP Headquarters in Islamabad and later served as Director
Economic News Service at Karachi from where he finally retired in the early
1990s.
S M Ozair was rated very highly in the profession. His
competence as a reporter, particularly in the field of economics, was talked
about with awe.
