The Nation (Pakistan)

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The Nation
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Daily Newspaper
TypeDaily Newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Founder(s) Majid Nizami
Publisher Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications by Majid Nizami Trust
EditorRameeza Nizami [1]
Founded1986
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Lahore, Pakistan
Website www.nation.com.pk

The Nation is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Majid Nizami Trust and based in Lahore, Pakistan. [2] [3] Rameeza Nizami is the Executive Editor of The Nation. She is the adopted daughter of the renowned Pakistani journalist, the late Majid Nizami (3 April 1928-26 July 2014). [4]

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It is published from Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and Karachi.

Nawa-i-Waqt Group

Nawa-i-Waqt Group, which was founded in 1940 by Hameed Nizami (3 Oct 1915–22 Feb 1962) and edited by him until his death in 1962. [5] Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper was later led by Chief Editor Majid Nizami and his nephew, Editor Arif Nizami. Nawa-i-Waqt Group also publishes the Nawa-i-Waqt , an Urdu-language daily newspaper, and prints 4 weekly English and Urdu magazines. Waqt News was another Lahore-based, Urdu-language television channel that was part of the Nawa-i-Waqt Group. [6]

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References

  1. "About Us". The Nation.
  2. Yusuf, Zohra (April 30, 2018). "The enduring credibility of print". Dawn.
  3. 'Pakistan paper sees sanctions as unjust', Comments made about a 1998 newspaper article from The Nation (Pakistan), on BBC News website Published 12 June 1998, Retrieved 22 November 2017
  4. Obituary and profile of Majid Nizami on Dawn (newspaper) Published 27 July 2014, Retrieved 22 November 2017
  5. Profile of Hameed Nizami on humsafar.info website Retrieved 16 Sep 2016
  6. http://waqtnews.tv Waqt News TV Website, Retrieved 22 November 2017