Director of the Press Institute of Pakistan (PIP) Professor Zakaria Sajid passed away here on Thursday morning.

He was 96.

According to a private TV channel report, Prof Zakaria was the teacher of thousands of journalists in this city. Head was also the head of Mass Communication Department of University of Karachi (KU).

Professor Sajid retired from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi on June 30, 1988, but continued to teach as a visiting professor for a long time.

Read more

Alleged kidnapping outside KU turns out to be failed robbery

Police question students as KU blast investigation widens

KU’s new security adviser had no access to control room

He was the recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.

The University of Sindh Jamshoro in recognition of the invaluable services of a venerated teacher of Mass Communication honoured Prof Zakaria with a memento shield and named Conference Hall of CRDC as “Professor Zakria Sajid Conference Hall” in 2009.