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My tribute to Rahimullah Yusufzai (1954-2021)

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                                                             Rahimullah Yusufzai, who died on Thursday, 9 th September evening, Rahimullah Sb was one of most authentic voices on Afghanistan, he was not keeping well for some time. He was finest journalists, who spent his entire life to understand and narrate the story of Afghanistan. He had also special command on the issues of various ethnic groups and their complexity of Pakistan. Rahimullah Yusufzai was born on 10 th September 1954 in Shamozai village of Mardan district Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, often abbreviated as KP or KPK and formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. He received his early education at his village primary school, then studies in public schools in Peshawar and Jhelum. For higher education, young Rahimullah got admission at the D J Sindh Science College, one of the oldest institutions in the region. Then he went to the University of Karachi for further studies. Duri

Chandan Mitra:12 December 1955 to 2 September 2021

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Chandan Mitra no more, he was not well for quite some time as reported in the various news, I don't know him personally but when I was growing and learning about political development, policies and propaganda in our country. I was wondering while listening to Mitra sb on the TV debates, very soft-spoken, consistent on the line of supporting, undefendable, often claims to be progressive . And, then close to the Far-Right party. He was one of the few spokespeople, mostly speaking for the party's ideological stands in sophisticated languages for elite audiences. He was also awarded as a member of the upper house, from August 2003 until 2009. He again secured his upper house seat in June 2010, BJP got him elected from Madhya Pradesh. His tenure ended with the upper house in 2016. Mr. Mitra was very close to the old guards of the BJP Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani, Arun Jaitley. But he was sidelined by the Narendra Modi- Amit Shah leadership. Mitra had friendship and connection be