KARACHI - Parveen Saeed Haroon, mother of Hameed Haroon, President All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and CEO of Dawn Media Group, passed away on Wednesday.
Her funeral will be held today (Thursday) at 3:30 pm at Haroon’s residence 9/8 Seafield, Abdullah Haroon Road near Frere Hall, opposite Japanese Embassy. She will be laid to rest at Qayyumabad graveyard.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid have expressed heartfelt condolences over the sad demise of Begum Parveen Haroon.
PPP Co-Chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari also condoled the death of Parveen Haroon.
Sarmad Ali, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society has expressed profound grief on behalf of the office-bearers and the executive committee of the Society over the sad demise of Mrs Parveen Saeed.
The office-bearers and members of the executive committee have offered their condolences to Hameed Haroon and his family and prayed that Almighty Allah may rest the departed soul in peace and give them courage and patience to bear the loss.
Members of the APNS join Hameed Haroon and his family in the hour of their grief.