Dawn (newspaper)

For the Australian magazine, see Dawn (magazine).

Dawn
Front page, 1 January 2015
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Dawn Media Group
Founder(s)Muhammad Ali Jinnah[1]
EditorZaffar Abbas
Founded26 October 1941; 83 years ago (1941-10-26)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
ISSN1563-9444
Websitedawn.com

Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and is widely considered the country's newspaper of record.[2][3][4] Dawn is the flagship publication of the Dawn Media Group, which also owns local radio station CityFM89 as well as the marketing and media magazine Aurora.[5]

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, launched the newspaper in Delhi on 26 October 1941, with the goal of establishing it as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League. The first issue was printed at Latifi Press on 12 October 1942.[6] Based in Karachi, it also maintains offices in Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and the capital city of Islamabad, in addition to having correspondents abroad.[7] As of 2010, it has a weekday circulation of over 109,000.[8] The newspaper's current chief editor is Zaffar Abbas.

  1. ^ Long, Roger D. (27 August 2017). "Dawn Delhi I: Genesis of a Newspaper". Dawn. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ "The assault on Pakistan media ahead of vote". 4 July 2018 – via BBC News.
  3. ^ "Following attacks on offices, Dawn editor alleges 'orchestrated campaign' against newspaper". Arab News PK. 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Dawn joins Asia News Network". The Daily Star. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ "The Haroon-Saigol Family". Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ Jinnah, Mahomed Ali (1976). Plain Mr. Jinnah. Vol. 1. Royal Book Company (on GoogleBooks website). p. 236. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Our International Business Representatives". Dawn Media Group. Archived from the original on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The Inside Pages: An Analysis of the Pakistani Press" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.