Daily Pakistan

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][3]

Daily Pakistan
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Editor-in-chiefMujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami
Founded1997
LanguageUrdu
HeadquartersLahore, Pakistan
Circulation500,000+ Language: English, Urdu, Chinese
WebsiteDaily Pakistan Urdu, Daily Pakistan English, Daily Pakistan Chinese

Daily Pakistan is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously.[1]

History

This Lahore-based daily was started in December 1997 by Akbar Ali Bhatti. This was the first newspaper of Pakistan which came in a coloured form. He suffered hardships and was put behind the bars due to some clashes with the government during the 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.[4]

Columnists
  • Naseem Shahid (An-Kahi)
  • Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami (Jalsa-e-Aam) (Chief editor of Daily Pakistan)[5][6][1]
  • Umair Ahmad, Editor of Daily Pakistan
  • Anique Butt (Sabaz Bagh)
  • Wusatullah Khan
  • Noman Nayyir Kulachvi (Sirat e Danish)
  • Ghulam Jelani Khan (Shamsheer o Sanaan Awwal)
  • Chaudhry Khadim Hussain (Ye Lahore Hai)
  • Amjad Hussain Amjad (Mutabqat)

See also

References
  1. Shami deplores NAB move to seek details about ads Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 July 2019, Retrieved 5 June 2020
  2. (Associated Press Of Pakistan - APP) Journalists visit Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) The Nation (Pakistan newspaper), Published 24 November 2017, Retrieved 5 June 2020
  3. Daily Pakistan (newspaper) on the List of National newspapers in Pakistan w3newspapers.com website, Retrieved 6 June 2020
  4. CPNE meets secretary information Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 July 2002, Retrieved 6 June 2020
  5. Tributes to Majid Nizami on 89th birthday The Nation (Pakistan newspaper), Published 4 April 2017, Retrieved 6 June 2020
  6. Profile of Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 6 June 2020
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