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Daily Jang The ''Daily Jang'' () is an Urdu language newspaper headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan's newspaper of record and a leading newspaper of Pakistan. History It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous p ...

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'', ''Mag Weekly'', and operates

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Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman Mir Shakil ur Rahman (born 8 January 1957), also known as MSR, is a Pakistani media mogul and businessman. He is the founder of the 24-hour news cycle network, ''Geo TV''. In addition, he is also the owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers and t ...

is the current Editor-in-Chief.

History

Mir Khalil ur Rehman Mir Khalil ur Rahman (19 July 1921 – 25 January 1992) was a Pakistani newspaper editor and founder of the Jang Group of Newspapers, which currently publishes many Urdu and English newspapers in Pakistan. A self-made newspaper magnate, he rank ...

, a businessman of Kashmiri descent, founded the Jang Group at the end of World War II. As of 2011, his eldest son, Mir Javed ur Rehman, is the group chairman and the executive director. Javed's younger brother

is group chief executive and editor in chief. Independent Media Corporation is a multi-media corporation and owns the Jang Group of Newspapers and the Geo Television Network based in

, Pakistan. Mir Ibrahim Rahman is the chief executive of Geo Television Network and the President was Imran Aslam.

Publications

Current

* ''

'' - original flagship newspaper of the Group in the Urdu language. Group Editor:

Mehmood Sham Mahmood Shaam () born Tariq Mahmood () on 5 February 1940, is a Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet, writer and news analyst. After serving Pakistan's largest newspaper Jang Group for more than 16 years as Group Editor, he joined ARY Dig ...

in Karachi. Newspaper editions are issued in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan and London, with the largest daily circulation in Pakistan among Urdu newspapers * ''

'' - daily newspaper in English started in 1991 * ''

Akhbar-e-Jahan Jang Media Group (), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi. It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...

'' - a weekly magazine in Urdu started in 1967 * ''Inquilab'' * ''Waqt'' * ''Kaisa Hoga'', an annual publication in partnership with ''

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Daily Awam ''Daily Awam'' () was an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan. It was a morning daily published by Jang Group. The Daily Awam Quetta was the third largest circulating newspaper in the whole province of Balochistan, Pakistan which is the largest provin ...

TV channels

It also runs many TV channels as part of the

Geo Television Network Jang Media Group (), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi. It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...

starting with its flagship channel Geo TV in 2002.2008: US criticized major media group for irresponsible reporting
Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 June 2011, Retrieved 18 March 2019 It has since launched several other channels in which the news, music and sports sectors are targeted. Their broadcast channel services are provided to the viewers in the UK, the US, Canada, and the Middle East as well as in Pakistan.

Pakistan

– a Pakistan-based Urdu news channel * GEO Super – (sports channel), launched by Geo Network in September 2006. Programming content includes a variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket and field hockey with a secondary focus on boxing, football (soccer), and tennis. *

Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment'' or Har Pal Geo is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octob ...

– a Pakistan based entertainment channel showing drama serials, musical programs, feature movies, primarily in Urdu. *

Geo Kahani Geo Kahani (Urdu: ) is an entertainment channel of Geo network, broadcasting in Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''l ...

– a Pakistan-based channel devoted exclusively to drama serials *

Geo Tez Geo Tez () is a Pakistani pay television news channel that was launched in 2013 by GEO network. It broadcasts in Urdu, and its programming consists of headlines aired every fifteen minutes with a mix of entertainment programs acting as fillers. ...

- a channel airing headlines every 15 minutes

International

UK, ME. *

USA, Canada. *

UK *

USA *

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* Aag Tv Music - Pakistan * Aag Tv Music - Europe * Geo English - Pakistan * Geo English - Europe * Fire Records (Pakistan) a Pakistani Record Label.

List of companies

* Geo

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* United News Network * Independent Motion Pictures * Pakistan Ink and Packaging Industries * khudi ventures

Broadcasting

The following broadcasting companies are owned by the Jang Group. * Independent Media Corporation (Private) Limited * Clarity Communications (Private) Limited * Interlink Multimedia (Private) Limited * Independent Music Group (Private) Limited * Cross Currents (Private) Limited * Geo Entertainment Media Holding (Private) Limited * Geo Entertainment Television (Private) Limited

References

External links

Official website for Daily Jang
an

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

language daily newspaper, Weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan magazine in Urdu language, ''Mag - The Weekly'' in English language
Daily Jang English
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