Rehmat Shah Afridi
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Rehmat Shah Afridi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 North-West Frontier Province, (present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan |
| Died | (aged 65) peshawer, pakistan |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Being the founder of The Frontier Post |
| Children | 6 |
Rehmat Shah Afridi (1955 – 9 December 2023) was a Pakistani journalist. He was a senior journalist and the founder of The Frontier Post, an English language daily newspaper in Pakistan.
Afridi established The Frontier Post in 1985, which is recognized for its independent journalism and coverage of important events in Pakistan and the region. Afridi faced many risks, including a death sentence,[1] but succeeded in creating influence on Pakistani journalism. The newspaper is distinguished as the first, and potentially the only, national English newspaper originating from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and it has gained both national and international acclaim.[2]
Works
Afridi reportedly wrote a book called Black Sheep, which allegedly exposed corrupt people in Pakistan. He did not publish the book to protect his children from possible harm.[3]
