Nationality Pakistani | Name Sabihuddin Ghausi Role Journalist | |
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Full Name Sabihuddin Ghausi | ||
Sabihuddin Ghausi (Urdu: صبیح الدین غوثی) was an acclaimed journalist and an activist from Pakistan. He was very active for the cause of the journalism community. He wrote best news reports and articles. According to one obituary, he was bold and he wrote what he thought was right. After his death he has been awarded Business Reporting Award, worth of one hundred thousands Pakistani rupees for his eminent journalistic contributions.
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Early life
Ghausi was born in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. His father was a sessions judge at Junagadh High Court and also served as revenue commissioner in Manavadar. After partition the family migrated to Pakistan. Ghausi received his B.A degree from Islamia College, Karachi and M.A degree from the University of Karachi. He began his career as an officer in the Habib Bank, but he resigned and joined journalism in 1970.
Career
Ghausi started his journalistic career joining Daily Sun, his first newspaper job in 1970. He also worked for Pakistan Press International (PPI), Business Recorder, Morning News and Muslim. Later he joined the daily Dawn in 1988, till his death. He was respected for his credibility, courage and commitment by the Karachi's journalism community. He was elected four times as president of Karachi Press Club and two times as president of Karachi Union of Journalists. Ghausi was jailed during Zia-ul-Haq’s military rule and lost his job. He remained active and also took part against the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s crackdown on the media. He was also a good speaker, and he never hesitated to ask shocking questions.
Journalist Amir Zia wrote:
"He often painted a bleak and dismal picture of the state of affairs in Pakistan. His sense of loss of the disappearances of all the values dear to him – from social and individual liberties to freedom of expression, democracy and human rights – was great. Stories by Qurratulain Haider, the poetry of Habib Jalib, tales of his favourite city Mumbai, the tragedy of Bangladesh, military rule and democracy were some of Ghausi’s favourite and recurring topics."
He died in Karachi in 2009 at the age of 65.