The fifth death anniversary of veteran journalist of Sindh, Kazi Saeed Akbar, was observed on Monday. He played a pivotal role in the regional Sindhi print media. He died from complications of lung cancer against which he fought a brave battle. Despite the setbacks to his health, he endeavoured till the very end to project and promote the regional media and make the nation aware of its importance. The veteran journalist belonged to the Kazi family of Hyderabad which has played an important role in the political and journalistic landscape of Sindh. He was the son of Late Kazi Mohammad Akbar and son-in-law of Late Kazi Abdul Majeed Abid. His family members include former MNA and PPP Federal Council Member Kazi Asad Abid, who is also the chairman of the Ibrat Group of Publications, former MPA Kazi Mohammad Azam, Kazi Afzal Abid, Omar Hameed Khan and his wife, PPP leaders Pir Mazharul Haq, Dr Zulfiqar and Dr Fehmida Mirza and Kazi Aslam. Kazi Saeed’s contributions to the regional media are now being carried out by his son, Kazi Sajjad Akbar who is serving as the editor-in-chief of The Regional Times, which was founded by Kazi Saeed a couple of years prior to his death. Quran Khawanis and Kherat distribution programmes were held simultaneously in Karachi and Hyderabad to mark the death anniversary and the family thanked all friends and well-wishers for their prayers for Kazi Saeed as well as for his eldest son, Kazi Jawad Akbar who also passed away in November of 2007.
