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Dawn (newspaper)

Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely-read English-language newspaper. One of Pakistan's two largest English language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers , published by Pakistan Herald Publications , which also owns the Herald , a magazine, and the evening paper The Star.

It was founded in 1947 by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of Pakistan. The current editor of the newspaper is Tahir Mirza.

The newspaper has offices in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. As of 2004, it has a weekday circulation of over 138,000.

External link

  • Dawn official site
Last updated: 05-25-2005 11:01:56
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