Sr journalist Hasan Mansoor passes away

Staff Reporter
Dawn staff reporter and senior journalist Hasan Mansoor passed away on Thursday. Mansoor, who had over three decades of journalism experience and remained associated with a number of reputable news organisations, passed away in his sleep at his residence. Besides being a veteran journalist, Mansoor was also a short-story writer and poet. Prior to his demise, he was writing a novel on Karachi, with particular focus on the Lyari neighbourhood. Journalists and colleagues expressed shock and grief at his sudden death:.