 | This article has multiple issues. Please helpimprove it or discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Nargis Khanum | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nargis Khanum 1943 |
| Died | 12 December 2017(2017-12-12) (aged 73–74) |
| Resting place | Karachi |
| Other names | Nargis Begum |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1966–2017 |
Nargis Khanum (1943 – December 12, 2017) was a Pakistani journalist and writer. She is recognized as one of the first female reporters, among female English-language reporters in the country.[1][2] She was known for her decades-long career writing for major Pakistani publications likeDawn (newspaper) and The Star.[1][3]
Khanum was born in 1943 inPune,Maharashtra, in pre-partitionBritish India.[2] Following the partition ofIndia, she moved with her family toPakistan, where she later earned a master's degree in English Literature from theUniversity of Karachi.[2]
In 1966, she began her career in journalism, joining the newspaper Dawn as one of its first female reporters.[2] During her time there, she covered arts and culture.[1][4]
Khanum went on to serve as news editor for the evening paper, The Star, where she also contributed a column called "Megacity Madness". Later in her career, she wrote a column for the Business Recorder.[1]
A well-known figure at the Karachi Press Club, Khanum was remembered for her candid personality and for spending hours playing chess in the club's chess room. According to a tribute in Dawn, she was an "understanding and witty woman" who "always spoke her mind and never minced words".[1]
Khanum was a skilled chess player and a regular presence at the Karachi Press Club, where she would often play for hours with fellow journalist Ghazi Salahuddin.[1][5]
Khanum died of a heart attack at the age of 74 on December 12, 2017, while on her way to the Karachi Press Club.[1] Her funeral prayers were held at the Sultan Masjid, and she was laid to rest in the DHA Phase I graveyard.[2]
In 2017, the KPC, where Khanum was a regular presence, added her portrait to a series of murals on its boundary wall. These murals honor distinguished women who have significantly contributed to society. In Khanum's case, her image was added alongside other notable figures.[6]
The mural celebrates Khanum's long and distinguished career as one of Pakistan's first female English-language reporters.[6]
| Editors |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Magazines | ||
| Defunct | ||
| Coverage | ||
| Related media |
| |
| Columnists |
| |
