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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Jang Group of Newspapers |
| Founder | Mir Khalil ur Rehman |
| Editor-in-chief | Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman |
| Editor | Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman |
| Founded | 1947; 78 years ago (1947) |
| Political alignment | Conservatism[1] |
| Language | Urdu language |
| Headquarters | Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan |
| Sister newspapers | The News International Daily News Daily Awam |
| ISSN | 1563-8731 (print) 1563-8723 (web) |
| OCLC number | 1781424 |
| Website | jang.com.pk |
TheDaily Jang (Urdu:روزنامہ جنگ) is anUrdu languagenewspaper headquartered inKarachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan'snewspaper of record and a leading newspaper of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5]
It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939 fromDelhi,British India,[3] first published in 1941 duringWorld War II, hence the name (Jang) translating to "war" in Urdu.[6][4] After theindependence of Pakistan in 1947, then youngMir Khalil-ur-Rahman became one of the pioneering publishers inKarachi, Pakistan.[6][3]
Its current group chief executive and editor-in-chief isMir Shakil-ur-Rahman. Past editors and contributors have includedMahmood Shaam,Nazir Naji andShafi Aqeel.[7]
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 Nawazish, and Yasir Pirzada.[7]
Jang is published by theJang Group of Newspapers. It was originally published as a weekly to raise political awareness among Muslims living in British India.[6] It is published fromKarachi,Lahore,Rawalpindi,Quetta,Multan andLondon.[6]
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