The founder of English-language daily The Frontier Post, Rehmat Shah Afridi, passed away on Saturday. He was 74. According to his son Bilal Afridi, his funeral prayer was offered on Sunday in Bagh-e-Naran, Hayatabad, Peshawar. He is survived by four sons – Mahmood Ullah Afridi, Jalil Afridi, Bilal Afridi and Ahmad Shah Afridi. Bilal Afridi, in his message, said “It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to a true pioneer of English journalism in the frontier part of Pakistan, Rehmat Shah Afridi, who departed from our midst just moments ago. A luminary in the field of journalism, Afridi’s legacy as the founder Editor-in-Chief of The Frontier Post has left an indelible mark on the landscape of media in the region.
