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.gif) The front page of Nawa-i-waqt, May 22, 2010 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) |
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| Editor | Rameeza Majid Nizami |
| Deputy editor | Saeed Aasi |
| Founded | Founded in 1940 by Hameed Nizami |
| Political alignment | Center-right |
| Language | Urdu |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Website | http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk |
Nawaiwaqt (Urdu: نوائے وقت, lit. 'The Voice of Time') is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan which is currently owned by Majid Nizami Trust. It was launched on March 23, 1940, under the leadership of Hameed Nizami (3 Oct 1915-22 Feb 1962). Hameed Nizami was the founder of this newspaper.[1] His younger brother Majid Nizami (3 April 1928 – 26 July 2014) was the chief editor and publisher of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications until he died in 2014 and then this group became the property of Majid Nizami Trust created by Majid Nizami himself in his lifetime.[2] In 2016, Rameeza (adopted daughter of Majid Nizami) and the biological daughter of Mian Arif and Ghazala Arif were elected as the Managing Director of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications by the Trustees of Majid Nizami Trust and she was also elected as the Senior Vice President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS).[3]
- ^ Hameed Nizami, the founder of Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper on Dawn newspaper Published 27 July 2014, Retrieved 5 April 2018
- ^ Profile of Majid Nizami on journalismpakistan.com website Retrieved 5 April 2018
- ^ Rameeza elected as Senior Vice President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society Published 31 March 2016, Retrieved 5 April 2018