Daily Jang
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Jang Group of Newspapers |
| Founder(s) | Mir Khalil ur Rehman |
| Editor-in-chief | Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman |
| Editor | Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman |
| Founded | 1939 First published from Delhi, British India in 1941 |
| Political alignment | conservative[1] |
| Language | Urdu |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Sister newspapers | The News International Daily News Daily Awam |
| ISSN | 1563-8731 (print) 1563-8723 (web) |
| OCLC number | 1781424 |
| Website | jang.com.pk |
The Daily Jang (Urdu: روزنامہ جنگ) is an Urdu language newspaper headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan's newspaper of record and a leading newspaper of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939 from Delhi, British India,[3] first published in 1941 during World War II, hence the name (Jang) translating to "war" in Urdu.[6][4] After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, then young Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman became one of the pioneering publishers in Karachi, Pakistan.[6][3]
Its current group chief executive and editor-in-chief is Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. Past editors and contributors have included Mahmood Shaam, Nazir Naji and Shafi Aqeel.[7]
List of columnists
[edit]Its list of columnists includes Irshad Ahmed Haqqani, Saleem Safi, Hassan Nisar, Ghazi Salahuddin, Wajahat Masood, Hafeez Ullah Niazi, Irshad Bhatti, Mazhar Barlas, Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Ansar Abbasi, Anwar Ghazi, Ali Moeen Nawazish, and Yasir Pirzada.[7]
Newspaper's publisher
[edit]Jang is published by the Jang Group of Newspapers. It was originally published as a weekly to raise political awareness among Muslims living in British India.[6] It is published from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Multan and London.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Durrani, Ammara (2009), "Pride and Proliferation: Pakistan's Nuclear Psyche After A. Q. Khan", South Asian Cultures of the Bomb: Atomic Publics and the State in India and Pakistan, Indiana University Press, p. 103
- ^ "Pakistan media guide including Daily Jang newspaper". BBC News website. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Ghazala Javed. "Behind every great person and his achievements, stands a woman". The News International newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ a b Ghazala Javed (26 January 2019). "Always busy, anxious but confident (History of Daily Jang newspaper and profile)". MAG THE WEEKLY magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "List of Urdu newspapers in Pakistan including 'Daily Jang'". W3newspapers.com website. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Jang newspaper profile". Media Ownership Monitor website. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Jang Group of Newspapers intimidated by Government". Committee to Protect Journalists website. 15 December 1998. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
External links
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