Press release - Homage paid to founder editor of she magazine Zuhra Karim.

• Position: SHE Magazine - Obituary

Karachi Editors Club in a unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that country's leading legend Zuhra Karim, who was founder Editor of SHE Magazine may be awarded with a Presidential Award. The demand was made at condolence reference held under the auspices of KEC at a local hotel, last Saturday. It may be recalled that Zuhra Karim had breathed her last after a brief illness.

The resolution said that Zuhra Karim also held the rights of women's and had been practically working for human rights. She owned a unique mode and had a special place in journalism. She did not just reflect the fashion in her magazine named SHE and also turned it into a social magazine. Women were convinced of development and they wanted to teach something to women.

The condolence reference among others was attended by President of the Club Mubasher Mir, Secretary General Manzar Naqvi, Senior Vice-President Mukhtar Aqil, a renowned banker Ibne Hassan, Zuhra Karim's son Javed Qureshi and his wife Sonia Qureshi, Nadira Sheikh, Bilqees Seema, Dr. Sikandar Ali, and Javed Sultan. Dr. Sikandar Ali also presented his poem 'Mother' on the occasion.

KEC President, Mubasher Mir, in his address on the occasion, said that Zuhra Karim gave such a magazine which was badly needed by them. He said Zuhra Karim's services in journalism will always be remembered. He said Zuhra highlighted the SHE magazine in a different way, and today her family members have especially participated in this condolence reference.

He said that besides serving the field of journalism she served the community as well. She also brought up her children in an effective manner and took care of her family as well. He said Zuhra Karim is a big name of Pakistan's media industry and the resolution passed today has demanded that the government should confer post-humous Presidential Award on her.

Zuhra Karim's son Javed Qureshi, in his address said that she was a good editor and also a good mother. He said, she had two qualities that she was carrying along with her. What I am today is the result of her upbringing, he added. He said, she never compromised on wrong thing of anyone who big he/she may be and always called wrong as wrong and right as right. She enjoyed plenty of anchorage and she always stuck on her decisions. She used to work lovingly for long hours and I consider that her death has caused immense damage to country's journalism because she used to take part in social activities along with journalism.

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