Staff Reporter
Karachi
Senior journalist Saleem Asmi passed away in Karachi on Saturday. The family said Asmi was suffering from some serious ailments for several days.
Saleem Asmi was a former editor of Dawn and ex-president of the Karachi Press Club. Asmi also served as a news editor at Khaleej Times and launched Dawn’s Islamabad edition.
He was a staunch advocate for freedom of expression and believed societies should be run freely without restrictions. After completing his Masters, Saleem Asmi joined the Times of Karachi as a trainee sub-editor. From there, he moved to Pakistan Times and rose to the position of City Editor.
In 1979, he became part of the launching team of Islamabad’s first English daily, The Muslim. Later, he moved to Dubai as News Editor of the Khaleej Times. In 1988, he came back to Pakistan and joined Dawn as its City Editor; later to become its News Editor and Editor.
