Phool (magazine)

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Phool
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Phool, February 2012
EditorShoaib Mirza
FrequencyMonthly
Format Digest
Founded1990
Company Nawa-i-Waqt Group
Country Pakistan
Based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Language Urdu
Website www.phool.com.pk

Phool (est. 1990) is a monthly magazine for children published by Nawa-i-Waqt group of publications owned by Majid Nizami Trust, [1] from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is edited by Phool Shoaib Mirza. [2]

In 2010, Pakistan Prime Minister [Yousuf Raza Gilani] congratulated Phool on the completion of 20 years of publication, saying "It is a matter of satisfaction that the magazine is playing an important role to impart educating to the young generation besides providing them entertaining." [3] In 2008, International Islamic University Islamabad awarded Phool the "Best Children's Magazine" in a competition published in 'Tameer-e-Pakistan Number' organized by Dawah Academy and Department of Children Literature. [4]

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