PESHAWAR:Veteran journalist and expert on Afghanistan affairs, Rahimullah Yousufzai was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Inzargai area of Katlang tehsil in Mardan district on Friday.
The recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Sitara e Imtiaz, expert in Afghan affairs, strategic and political analyst and the renowned journalist, Rahimullah Yousufzai (66) breathed his last after protracted illness in Peshawar the other day.
Born on September 10, 1954, Rahimullah Yousufzai started his journalistic career in early 80s.
Late Rahimullah got fame after interviewing chiefs of Al-Qaeda, Usama Bin Laden and Mullah Muhammad Umer in Afghanistan.
He was among the few journalists who reported the events of Talibans and went by himself to Qandahar in 1995.
In recognition of his services in journalism, the government of Pakistan had awarded him Tamgha e Imtiaz in 2004 while in 2009 he was awarded with Sitara e Imtiaz.
Rahimullah Yousufzai was suffering from cancer for the last two years and on Thursday he was rushed to hospital after his condition deteriorated.
He breathed his last at the hospital in the evening.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and Governor Shah Farman, Federal Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, Ameer Jumaat Islami, Sirajul Haq, ANP Chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, QWP Chairman, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and PFUJ have expressed condolences over the demise of Rahimullah Yousufzai and prayed for eternal peace to his soul.