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| Owner | Dawn Group of Newspapers |
| Publisher | Herald Publications |
| Editor | Abbas Nasir |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | Haroon House,Dr. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more The Dawn Group of Newspapers is Pakistan 's second largest newspaper group Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Saddar, Karachi |
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Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely-read English-language newspaper. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States One of the country's two largest English-language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, published by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also owns the Herald, a magazine, and the evening paper The Star. The Dawn Group of Newspapers is Pakistan 's second largest newspaper group The Herald is a monthly magazine published in Pakistan. It is a political magazine owned by Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL which also publishes The Star is Pakistan 's most widely read evening Newspaper. It was founded in 1953 in Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan's newspaper of record, it is considered to be something of a national institution. A newspaper of record is a colloquialism that generally refers to a Newspaper that meets at least one of two criteria high standards of Journalism, the
It was founded in 1941 by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: (December 25 1876 – September 11 1948 was a Pakistani politician and leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan The paper was created to counter anti-Muslim "propaganda" being stated by the Hindu press. Islamophobia is a Neologism that refers to Prejudice or Discrimination against Islam or Muslims The term itself dates back to the A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical [1][2] The newspaper has offices in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, as well as representatives abroad. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type As of 2004, it has a weekday circulation of over 138,000. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The CEO of Dawn group is Hameed Haroon, and the current editor of Dawn is Abbas Nasir. Hameed Haroon was born in Karachi on October 27th 1952 He has a Master’s in Regional Studies (East Asia from Harvard University and a double Master’s in Political Economy and
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Early history
Founded by Mohammad Ali Jinnah on 26 October 1941 as a mouthpiece for the Muslim League, Dawn was originally a weekly publication, published in Delhi, then the capital of British India. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The All India Muslim League ( Urdu: آل انڈیا مسلم لیگ Bengali:?????? ??? founded at Dhaka in 1906 was a political party in British Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Jinnah summed up the paper's purpose when he stated:
"The Dawn will mirror faithfully the views of Muslim India and the All India Muslim League in all its activities: economic, educational and social and more particularly political, throughout the country fearlessly and independently and while its policy will be, no doubt, mainly to advocate and champion the cause of the Muslims and the policy and programme of the All India Muslim League, it will not neglect the cause and welfare of the peoples of this sub-continent generally". [3]
Dawn became a daily newspaper in October 1942 under the leadership of its first editor, Pothan Joseph. In 1944 Altaf Husain took over as the editor and brought nation wide fame to its daily circulation. Altaf Husain was an eminent Journalist from Pakistan. He was born on January 26 1900 in Sylhet After the creation of Pakistan, Altaf Husain moved the newspaper to Karachi, the capital of the newly formed nation state. Altaf Husain was an eminent Journalist from Pakistan. He was born on January 26 1900 in Sylhet
Freedom of expression
Recently Dawn has run into some problems with the government: see its webpage here. Dawn has seen a "two-thirds decline" in government spending on advertising, which it relies heavily on for funding. The publisher has accused the government of deliberate measures to put pressure on Dawn.
In addition, Dawn regularly carries syndicated articles from western newspapers like The Independent, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D
In Pakistan Dawn has in-paper magazines such as Sci-tech World, Young World, "Images", "Books & Authors" etc. Young World is a Newspaper for children It is an edition of the well-known Dawn.
On Sundays, the weekend advertiser carries three sections namely "Ad Buzz", "Career" & "Real Estate".
Controversy
In the wake of the Kargil War in 1999, the Dawn website was blocked from access within India by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, a government-owned telecommunications company which at the time had monopoly control of the international Internet gateways in India. The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Tata Communications, formerly known Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited or VSNL, is India 's largest Telecommunication company in international long Media site Rediff elicited that the ban was instigated by the Indian government, and then published detailed instructions as to how one could bypass the filter and view the site. Rediffcom India, is a news information entertainment and shopping portal
24-hours News Channel
On Friday, May 25, 2007, DAWN Group of Newspapers launched the test tranmission of Dawn News. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dawn News is Pakistan 's first 24-hour English news channel Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL Pakistan's It is the first 24-hour English news channel in Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The launching ceremony of the channel was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The channel started full transmission in late July.
See also
External links
- Official website
- BBC country profile: Pakistan
- Jobs Published in Dawn Newspaper
- Pakistan Multimedia links
Notes
- ^ Mohammed Ali Jinnah. English The News International Balochistan Post, Quetta Business Recorder Dawn News is Pakistan 's first 24-hour English news channel Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL Pakistan's The Herald is a monthly magazine published in Pakistan. It is a political magazine owned by Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL which also publishes Hameed Haroon was born in Karachi on October 27th 1952 He has a Master’s in Regional Studies (East Asia from Harvard University and a double Master’s in Political Economy and BANGLAPEDIA.
- ^ From Mutiny to Mountbatten. Columbia University Press.
- ^ Jinnah and the Muslim press. JANG Newspaper Group.
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