ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: A condolence session was conducted at the National Press Club on Wednesday to offer Fateha for the late mother of senior journalist Aijaz Mahar.
Numerous senior journalists, anchorpersons, and photojournalists attended the gathering, offering prayers for the eternal peace of the deceased and her place in Jannat-ul-Firdous.
Mst. Bhani G. Hussain Mahar, aged 76, passed away on January 17, 2026, at a private hospital in Karachi after a brief illness. She was interred in her ancestral graveyard in Ghotki, Sindh. Her Qul took place on January 20, 2026, in Village Arab Mahar, District Ghotki.
Earlier, condolence gatherings were organized in Karachi by Akhtar Hussain Mahar and Khalid Hussain Mahar, and in Houston, USA, by Sajjad Hussain Mahar.
The bereaved sons — Aijaz, Akhtar, Khalid, and Sajjad Hussain Mahar — have extended their heartfelt gratitude to all family members, friends, relatives, colleagues, and well-wishers who conveyed their condolences in person, through phone calls, and via social media.
May the Almighty grant the departed soul eternal peace and the highest place in Jannat-ul-Firdous. Ameen.



