Month: July 2019

Media History In 1947, when British agreed for partition, dividing British India into two self-governing countries of India and Pakistan, only four major Muslim owned newspapers exist in the area, now called Pakistan namely "Pakistan Times", "Zamindar", "Nawa-i-waqt" and "Civil and Military gazette", all located in Lahore. However, a number of Muslim papers moved to … Continue reading History of Pakistan Journalism →

Media History Pakistan newspapers of West Bengal were the fore-runners of Urdu Press. The newspapers mentioned below are the urdu newspapers before 1947. ● Jam-i-Jahan Numa:-  1822First Editor : Suraj BahanEditor : Harihur DuttaPlace : CalcuttaPublished till 1888Mission:      This newspaper supported the cause of social reforms, acted as medium of conversation of common people, worked … Continue reading List of urdu newspapers before 1947 →