The editor of the once most popular newspaper from the Kashmir valley, Wadi Ki Awaaz, Ghulam Nabi Shaida has passed away.
Yusuf Jameel, a senior journalist from the Kashmir valley shared the news of his sad demise on Twitter and wrote, “A sad news. Our senior colleague Ghulam Nabi Shaida Sahab (editor and owner of Urdu daily ‘Wadi ki Awaaz’)breathed his last at his Srinagar residence overnight. He would be, as per his will, laid to rest in the ancestral graveyard in Goripora village of Pulwama district shortly.”
A sad news. Our senior colleague Ghulam Nabi Shaida Sahab (editor and owner of Urdu daily 'Wadi ki Awaaz')breathed his last at his Srinagar residence overnight. He would be, as per his will,laid to rest in the ancestral graveyard in Goripora village of Pulwama district shortly1/2 pic.twitter.com/s0xPHiA36M
— YusufJameelیوسف جمیل (@jameelyusuf) January 19, 2021
Shaida, who had been unwell for the last few years was a journalist and writer, he also was the editor of the daily newspaper Waadi Ki Awaz.
Ghulam Nabi Shaida (Wadi Ki Awaz) faced criminal cases in the 1990s for, what the Government felt was, publishing seditious material.
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) condoles the demise of Ghulam Nabi Shaida senior editor and owner of Urdu daily ‘Wadi ki Awaaz’. Shaida Sahab who was not keeping in good health for some time now breathed his last at his Srinagar residence during the night.
He will be remembered for his work and his humble nature. He was understanding and professional, honest, and hard-working. KEG stands with the family of the deceased editor in this hour of grief.