Daily Times (Pakistan)

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Daily Times
Daily Times newspaper of Pakistan.jpg
Front Page for 1 January 2015
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Shehryar Taseer[ citation needed ]
Founder(s) Salman Taseer
PublisherMedia Times Limited [1] [2]
EditorAli Kazam Waheed [3]
Founded2002
Political alignment Liberal, secular
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersM.M. Alam Road, Gulberg, Lahore
City
CountryPakistan
Website dailytimes.com.pk
Free online archives dailytimes.com.pk/e-paper/

The Daily Times (DT) is an English-language newspaper that is simultaneously published from Lahore and Islamabad. [4]

Contents

The Daily Times is considered as a left leaning newspaper that promotes liberal and secular ideas. [5] It is a member of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society. [6]

History

Daily Times was launched on 9 April 2002 by Salman Taseer with Najam Sethi serving as its first editor-in-chief. [7] [8] It struggled to attract advertisers in its early years. Later, it launched its lifestyle supplement, Sunday Times, which was included with the newspaper's Sunday edition. [8] At a time when social media was not prevalent, Sunday Times offered insights into celebrity events and social gatherings, drawing substantial advertising revenue. [8] Over time, Sunday Times has become a major source of income for the newspaper. [8] [5]

Notable columnists

Notable contributors and columnists for the Daily Times include:

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References

  1. "Media Times Limited". pacepakistan.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. "All Pakistan Newspapers Society | Home". www.apns.com.pk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. "Contact". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. Guardian Staff (5 February 2002). "World news guide: Asia". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 Tirmizi, Agha Akbar, Muhammad Faran Bukhari, Farooq (13 August 2018). "The fate of the Taseers". Profit by Pakistan Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Daily Times (Pakistan) is listed as a member publication on All Pakistan Newspapers Society website Archived 13 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 October 2019
  7. "Pakistan profile - Media [Daily Times (Pakistan)". BBC News. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ali, Meiryum (2 May 2021). "Media Times, the Taseer-owned media conglomerate, is still struggling". Profit by Pakistan Today.
  9. Daily Times columnist Lal Khan's article on Dawn (newspaper) Archived 17 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine Published 18 August 2012, Retrieved 23 October 2019