Veteran journalist, poet Fayaz Dilbar passes away

Srinagar, Nov 09: Veteran Kashmiri Poet and Journaliat Fayaz Dilbar passes away on Sunday evening while the Press Club of Kashmir, expressed grief and sorrow over the passing of the veteran Kashmiri Journalist, prolific writer, poet and author.

As per news agency Kashmir News Corner --- KNC, Fayaz Dilbar, on Sunday evening breathed his last, after battling for life in the Srinagar hospital.

Late Fayaz Dilbar was suffering from some lung ailment; thereafter, he suffered a heart attack.

Late Dilbar started his journalistic career with the Urdu Daily “Srinagar Times” and thereafter, launched his own local news agency called “KNB” along with his associate Imdad Saqi.

He later shifted to New Delhi with liberal journalist ,Vinod Dua, Editor of Frontline Magazine and Fayaz Dilbar got engaged with short film making in New Delhi and temporarily got settled there for over two decades.

Late Fayaz originally hailed from Srinagar Downtown (Raiza Kadal) and had later shifted to Harwan in Srinagar after permanently shifting from New Delhi.

Late Fayaz Dilbar’s humour would mesmerise the listeners. He would visit my office to share some lighter moments and cut jokes and quickly leave, given his hasty character. I regret that I could not visit him at Harwan after I spoke to him on the phone last week, and he guided me with the address of his home at Harwan, President Press Club of Kashmir, Mohammad Saleem recalled.

I pray to Al-Mighty Allah to grant Jannat to Fayaz Dilbar and bestow patience on the grieved family members, including his wife and son.