Talat Aslam, a veteran journalist, political analyst, and senior editor of the English daily The News International, died on Wednesday, according to the paper’s website. He was 67 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aslam’s career encompassed various newspapers, both of which he went on to lead. He also had a big online following, where he would analyze a range of subjects on Twitter, frequently with funny insights that got to the heart of the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a supporter of human rights and media freedom, even in his final tweets, he urged the administration not to do to the media what its predecessor had done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His passing sparked an outpouring of mourning from colleagues, politicians, and human rights activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman, who worked with Aslam at The Herald, tweeted her heart “broke with grief” after learning that “old friend, seasoned journalist @titojourno just died away.” “He was the world’s kindest, funniest, wittiest, and warmest soul.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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