Daily Jang
Template:Short description Template:Use Pakistani English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Daily Jang (Template:Langx) 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.[1][2][3][4]
History
It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939 from Delhi, British India,[2] first published in 1941 during World War II, hence the name (Jang) translating to "war" in Urdu.[5][3] After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, then young Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman became one of the pioneering publishers in Karachi, Pakistan.[5][2]
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.[6]
List of columnists
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.[6]
Newspaper's publisher
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.[5] It is published from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Multan and London.[5]
References
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External links
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- Jang Epaper
- Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman: Founding father of an institution ARCHIVED
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