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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.




Career


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, 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.




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.




Legal issues


Afridi faced legal challenges when he was sentenced to death in June 2000 on drug charges, later commuted to life imprisonment by the Lahore High Court, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court. In May 2008 he was released on parole.




Personal life and death


Rahmat Shah Afridi was a father of six. He died on 9 December 2023, at the age of 65.




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