An article appeared in monthly Herarld Karachi-sindh-Pakistn in August .2010 with title ^ Life , the name is adversity (an injured journalist struggles for survival all by herself) that perhaps created a ray of hope that journalists, print and electronic media organizations, the government i.e the President , the Prime Minister, Federal and provincial Information Ministers etc. would outpace one another in helping the ailing female journalist Zarnageen who received serious injuries during bomb blast took place at Jinnah Hospital on February 5, 2010.
The journalist was reporter of daily Aajkal in Karachi and before this she has been serving in Daily Times(which owner was late Salman Taseer,was Governor of Punjab).
She is a devoted and dedicated reporter of the said newspapers and she did all her assignment, job and task on war-footing basis and never cared of her life. She always remained forefront in cases of women and children and raised a voice for their rights by means of pen. One of major case of Miss Khushboo hailing from Ratodero is before us who was suffering from bone-marrow deficiency for that she struggle day and night till she received an amount of Rs. 18 lac for her treatment .
It is a matter of sorrow that a women who had been doing help for others is now passing a miserable life without job, money , help and treatment with her two minor daughters in a house of a friend because she was displace from a rented house whose rent she could not pay due to jobless situation Her one daughter lost her one year of education because of non-payment of exam fee. Only God knows how she manages her expenses of her house but in this regard some her friends help her financially.
She expressed grief over the attitude of the owners of the newspapers who did not pay the salary of six months and never asked for any treatment. Besides, the big guns of media including Senior Journalist,Editors,and Taj Hyder (PPP,when he was in Information Department Government Of Sindh)women media centre, who did nothing for her treatment or job though they promised for it and still C Vs lying with them.She is dismal because none from the journalists brethren has reached her for help, aid and solace.
It will be of no use when she would be no more in the world due to negligible attention towards her by the fellow workers, journalists organizations and the government have also done nothing done so far and if she left the world in such state, this colossal stigma left by this incident will never be washed or removed with afterward action.
Hence, all the national and international media organizations are appealed to take timely action so that we could save a pear of media from destruction. It may be recalled that she is a member of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Karachi Press club and she has also earned many professional awards.In the end, the APNS and CPNE should come forward to help ailing female journalist who is asset of the media.