Daily Pakistan Explained

Daily Pakistan
Type:	Private
Format:	Broadsheet
Chiefeditor:	Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami
Language:	Urdu and English
Foundation:	1997
Headquarters:	Lahore, Pakistan

The Daily Pakistan (ur|روزنامہ پاکستان) is a daily newspaper in Pakistan, published both in Urdu language and in English.

Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami is its chief editor.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Daily Pakistan is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously.^[2]

History

This Lahore-based daily was started in December 1997 by Akbar Ali Bhatti. This was the first newspaper of Pakistan that came in a colored form. He suffered many hardships and was put behind the bars due to some clashes with the government for some time. The newspaper was then handed over to Mujeeb ur Rehman Shami. Prior to taking over Daily Pakistan, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Zindagi, Lahore. Mujeeb also served as president, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) in 2002.^[5]

Notable columnists

• Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami (Jalsa-e-Aam) (Chief editor of Daily Pakistan)^{[2] [5] [6]}
• Shahid Malik (Kush-Kalami)

See also

• List of newspapers in Pakistan

External links

• Daily Pakistan (Urdu version) Homepage
• Daily Pakistan (English version) Homepage
• Daily Magazine Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daily Pakistan Group of Newspapers . dead. 28 January 2022. 5 October 2024. Media Ownership Monitor Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128044456/https://pakistan.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/daily-pakistan-group/.
2. https://www.dawn.com/news/1496796 Shami deplores NAB move to seek details about ads
3. (Associated Press Of Pakistan - APP) Journalists visit Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) The Nation (Pakistan newspaper), Published 24 November 2017, Retrieved 17 January 2024
4. Web site: Daily Pakistan newspaper on the List of National newspapers in Pakistan. w3newspapers.com website. 6 October 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240302220849/https://www.w3newspapers.com/pakistan/ . 2 March 2024. dead.
5. https://www.dawn.com/news/47625 (Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors) CPNE meets secretary information
6. https://nation.com.pk/04-Apr-2017/tributes-to-majid-nizami-on-89th-birthday Tributes to Majid Nizami on 89th birthday