Daily Pakistan
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Editor-in-chief | Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Language | Urdu |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Circulation | 500,000+ Language: English, Urdu, Chinese |
| Website | Daily Pakistan Urdu, Daily Pakistan English, Daily Pakistan Chinese |
The Daily Pakistan (Urdu: 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] Daily Pakistan is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously.
History
This Lahore-based daily was started in December 1990. During Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's regime, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami suffered hardships and was put behind the bars. Prior to taking over Daily Pakistan, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Zindagi, Lahore. He also served as President, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors in 2002.[3]
The newspaper is known for its writer Hamid Mir who interviewed Osama bin Laden for the Daily in 1997. Asghar Abdullah, Tariq Mehmood Ahsan, and Saleem Shahab[4] have also been contributing articles for Weekly Zindagi Magazine.[5] Nauman Tasleem Khan is web editor of the Daily Pakistan.
Daily Pakistan also established an English version of its news publication in 2015, titled Daily Pakistan Global.
Columnists
- Naseem Shahid (An-Kahi)[6]
- Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami (Jalsa-e-Aam) (Chief editor of Daily Pakistan)[7][8]
- Anique butt (Sabaz Bagh)
- Wusatullah Khan
- Dr. Noman Nayyir Kulachvi (Sirat e Danish)
- Ghulam Jelani Khan (Shamsheer o Sanaan Awwal)
- Ch. Khadim Hussain (Ye Lahore Hai)
See also
References
- ^ Journalists visit Overseas Pakistanis Commission The Nation (Pakistan newspaper), Published 24 November 2017, Retrieved 25 November 2017
- ^ Daily Pakistan (newspaper) on the List of National newspapers in Pakistan w3newspapers.com website, Retrieved 25 November 2017
- ^ CPNE meets secretary information Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 July 2002, Retrieved 25 November 2017
- ^ 100 Namwar Khawateen. ISBN 8089714412. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Daily Pakstan ePaper – Daily Urdu Newspaper – Roznama Pakistan". Daily Pakistan. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "نسیم شاہد". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Tributes to Majid Nizami on 89th birthday The Nation (Pakistan newspaper), Published 4 April 2017, Retrieved 25 November 2017
- ^ Profile of Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 25 November 2017
External links
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