Prime Minister condoles death of veteran journalist

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday expressed his profound grief over the demise of the Washington-based veteran journalist Khalid Hasan. Khalid Hasan died of prostate cancer in a Washington hospital. The prime minister in a condolence message paid rich tributes to late Khalid Hassan for his contribution to journalism and raising the professional standards.
Gilani said Khalid Hassan was a prolific writer and widely respected by all his readers as he treated his profession with a passion. He said with the loss of Khalid Hassan the country has lost a great journalist. The prime minister prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul.