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 founded by Hameed Nizami and launched under his leadership on March 23, 1940.[1] Hameed's younger brother Majid Nizami 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 was 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]
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.gif) The front page of Nawa-i-waqt, May 22, 2010 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) |
|
| 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 | www |
History
Nawa-i-Waqt by Majid Nizami Trust first came out on March 23, 1940, as a fortnightly periodical. It passionately supported the All India Muslim League. In those days, it had a pro-American and anti-communist stance. The editors were Afaq Hussain Johar, a student of Islamia College, and Shabbar Hasan, a student of King Edward Medical University. They were influenced by a nationalist periodical Aligarh Opinion, which was launched by Syed Sibte Hassan, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Dr. Ashraf who were close friends of Dr. Shabbar Hasan. On December 15, 1942 the fortnightly was turned into a weekly and finally into a daily on July 19, 1944.
The group which is owned by Majid Nizami Trust has several publications including the flagship Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper in Urdu and The Nation newspaper in English, Nida-i-Millat, a family magazine, and the monthly children's magazine, Phool.
This newspaper had supported the Pakistan Movement for the creation of Pakistan.[1][2]
Waqt News
Nawa-i-Waqt Group by Majid Nizmai Trust has also entered the electronic broadcast media with a 24-hour news and entertainment channel Waqt News in 2007.[4] This channel is completely closed down in 2018.[5]
Staff and columnists
Arif Nizami (son of the newspaper founder Hameed Nizami) was a long-time editor of the English-language daily newspaper The Nation but resigned due to differences with his uncle Majid Nizami before his uncle's death in 2014.[6]
Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications
Magazines and newspapers published by this company are:
- Phool - monthly magazine for children in Urdu language
- Family Magazine - Weekly for Women in Urdu language[7]
- Nida-i-Millat - a weekly magazine in Urdu language
- The Nation - A daily English newspaper from Lahore, Pakistan[8]
See also
- Waqt News TV Channel
- List of news channels in Pakistan
References
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