Zia Shahid

Zia Shahid (4 January 1945 – 12 April 2021) was a Pakistani journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of Channel Five and Roznama Khabrain, two prominent Urdu newspapers in Pakistan. Additionally, he was the proprietor of Liberty Papers Private Ltd, which owned a TV station and produced a number of daily newspapers.

It is proclaimed by colleagues of Zia Shahid that he enjoyed bad reputation as "Evil Genius" as an Incharge / Head of Department, he was involved to deliberately delaying salaries of lower staff, he was involved in immoral activities with his lady secretaries in office. He was also involved in Journalism malpractices.

He founded the newspaper Khabrain in 1992. He Belonged to Arain family of Punjab.

Shahid maintained relationships with numerous magazines during his career, developing a reputation as an experienced journalist. He participated in influencing public opinion and reported on several political eras in Pakistan.