Zubeida Mustafa



Media and civil society mourn the passing of trailblazing journalist Zubeida Mustafa at 84

  • She joined Dawn in 1975, becoming the first woman to hold a senior editorial role at a leading Pakistani newspaper
  • Mustafa penned her final op-ed for the publication in March 2025, stepping back from writing due to ‘failing health’
By NAIMAT KHAN ·