Geo News Entertainment editor Nadia Faisal passes away

KARACHI: Nadia Faisal, a senior lifestyle reporter and editor of the entertainment desk at Geo News, passed away in Karachi on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

More commonly known by her friends and colleagues as 'Neini', Nadia Faisal was a senior journalist associated with the entertainment news industry for several years during which she worked for several television channels. 

During her 13-year-long long association with Geo News, she oversaw the television channel's entertainment coverage as head of the Entertainment Desk, and covered music, film, art, theatre, and fashion in her news reports.

Her husband, renowned film and music producer Faisal Rafi, confirmed the news of her death.

"Dear friends and colleagues, my wife Nadia Faisal who most of you knew as Nieni passed away today after a long struggle with cancer, will share funeral details soon, please remember her in your thoughts and prayers," he said in a message on Twitter.

Her funeral will be held at Zuhr at Mubarak Masjid at Seaview area of Karachi on Wednesday.

Some of Nadia Faisal's reported stories are linked below.