Ceremony held to pay tribute to Arif Nizami

BAHAWALPUR: A ceremony was held at the district and sessions court in Bahawalpur wherein the participants paid tribute to veteran journalist and former Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami who passed away on Wednesday.

According to a press statement, the ceremony was attended by members of the local legal fraternity. They recalled the services rendered by Nizami to protect human rights and the freedom of the press of which he himself was a staunch supporter.

The participants opined that Nizami played a significant role through his writings and television programmes for the protection of the rights of impecunious strata.

Later, a prayer was offered for the deceased.

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