Mir Mohammed Farooq Nazki, a pioneering figure in TV media in Kashmir, passed away at the age of 83 after suffering a massive heart attack. He started as a journalist and casual news reader and eventually became the Director of Radio Kashmir and Deputy Director General of Doordarshan. He was also a renowned poet and received multiple awards for his work. He had been unwell for some time and was undergoing regular dialysis. He passed away at a hospital in Katra, where he was living with his son, who is a doctor.