Daily Jang
 Front page ofKarachiedition (January 1, 2015) | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| OCLCnumber | 1781424 |
| Website | jang.com.pk |
TheDaily Jang(Urdu:روزنامہ جنگ) is anUrdulanguagenewspaperheadquartered inKarachi,Pakistan.
History[edit]
It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939, first published duringWorld War II,hence the name (Jang) translating to "war" in Urdu.[2]After theindependence of Pakistanin 1947, then youngMir Khalil-ur-Rahmanbecame one of the pioneering publishers inKarachi,Pakistan.[2]Its current group chief executive and editor-in-chief isMir Shakil-ur-Rahman.Past editors and contributors have includedMahmood Shaam,Nazir NajiandShafi Aqeel.[3]
List of columnists[edit]
Its list of columnists includesIrshad 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 Nawazishand Yasir Pirzada.[3]
Newspaper's publisher[edit]
Jangis published by theJang Group of Newspapers.It was originally published as a weekly to raise political awareness among Muslims living in British India.[2]The group's flagshipDaily Jangis Pakistan's most prominent Urdu daily newspaper.[citation needed]The group also owns the Pakistani TV channelGeo News,arguably the most popular TV news channel in Pakistan.
It is published fromKarachi,Lahore,Rawalpindi,Quetta,MultanandLondon.[2]
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
- ^abcd"Jang".Media Ownership Monitor website.Archived fromthe originalon 22 January 2022.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^ab"Jang Group of Newspapers intimidated by Government".Committee to Protect Journalists website.15 December 1998. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2019.Retrieved6 January2024.
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