Daily Jang Explained

Daily Jang
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Jang Group of Newspapers
Founder:Mir Khalil ur Rehman
Chiefeditor:Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman
Editor:Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman
Political:conservative
Language:Urdu
Headquarters:Karachi, Pakistan
Sister Newspapers:The News International
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Issn:1563-8731
Eissn:1563-8723
Oclc:1781424

The Daily Jang (Urdu: {{nq|روزنامہ جنگ) is an Urdu language newspaper headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan's newspaper of record.[1] [2]

History

It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939, first published during World War II, hence the name (Jang) translating to "war" in Urdu.[3] After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, then young Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman became one of the pioneering publishers in Karachi, Pakistan. 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.[4]

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.[4]

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. The group's flagship Daily Jang is Pakistan's most prominent Urdu daily newspaper. The group also owns the Pakistani TV channel Geo News, arguably the most popular TV news channel in Pakistan.

It is published from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Multan and London.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Behind every great person and his achievements, stands a woman . 2024-07-21 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  2. Web site: Always busy, anxious but confident Tribute - MAG THE WEEKLY . 2024-07-21 . magtheweekly.com . en.
  3. Web site: Jang . 2024-01-06. Media Ownership Monitor website . en . 2022-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122014752/https://pakistan.mom-rsf.org/en/media/detail/outlet/jang/ . dead.
  4. Web site: Jang Group of Newspapers intimidated by Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419204058/https://cpj.org/1998/12/jang-group-of-newspapers-intimidated-by-government.php . 2019-04-19. 6 January 2024. Committee to Protect Journalists website. 15 December 1998.