Obituaries

The blue-eyed veteran actor, Qazi Wajid, was a consummate artist with a golden voice. He was born in Lahore. His career began with radio in 1950s when he started working as a 13-year old child actor. His finest vocal skills were commended for Qazi Ji and Hamid Mian ke Haan. Among many other dramas, he …

A mighty musician, Ustad Nazar-e-Hussain was a legend in his right. Gifted with a soulful voice, the Ustad’s semi classical compositions were his forte. His style was unique. Truly methodical and meticulous in his craft, he was the most sought after composer in the heydays of Pakistani music. Famous singers like Bilqees Khanum and Madam …

A poet, writer, columnist and a journalist, Munnu Bhai’s life has been a contribution to the nation’s finest endeavours. Born in Wazirabad in 1933, Munnu Bhai had very humble background. He started journalistic career as a translator and there was no looking back. He spent more than two and a half decades in the service …

Father of air force, Air Marshal Asghar Khan was the first Commander in Chief of Pakistan Air Force. Born in Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir in 1921 to a family of soldiers, his career in the Air Force was a dedicated period, helped built a legacy of advanced and improved squadrons, training institutes and airbases …

Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s former president was killed in Sana earlier this December amid his Loyalists and Shia-Houthi’s battle for control for Yemen’s capital. Coming from a humble background, Saleh rose from his position in the armed forces in Northern Yemen as a tank commander to president, in 1978. He solemnised the marriage between north …

Jacques Lacan was a famous psychoanalyst in the last century, whose work elaborated on Sigmund Freud’s. Born in Antibes on July 3, 1941, Judith Miller, last daughter of Jacques Lacan with Silviya Bataille. Cherished by her father for her beauty and intellect, Miller became a professor of philosophy and, among others, is known for her …

Dina Wadia, the only daughter of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Rattanbai, passed away at her home in New York last month. She was 98. Wadia, who is the spitting image of Jinnah, was described in a media interview to be elegant and fragile; just like her father. She was born on the night between August …

The youngest scion of Prithvi Raj Kapoor passed away earlier this month at a private hospital in Mumbai. Shashi was by far among the most popular stars that the Bollywood industry would ever come across. His film career that began in 1948 as a child actor and formally in 1961 was received well for over …