''Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan'' () is a Sindhi daily newspaper in

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. It was founded in

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History

''The Daily Hilal'' started publishing in 1946, making it the oldest running newspaper of Pakistan. It has been notable for its role in supporting the concept of Pakistan. It also distinguishes itself as one of the rare Sindhi newspapers with additional offices in

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and

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. The newspaper is one of 11 dailies published in the

Sindhi language Sindhi ( ; or , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by more than 30 million people in the Pakistani province of Sindh, where it has official status, as well as by 1.7 million people in India, where it is a Scheduled languages of India, schedu ...

in Karachi. It is a member of the APNS, the Associated Press News Service, which is a source of news, feature, interview and columnist material. Pakistan has a free press; however, there is significant pressure on reporters and editors from political and religious factions toward self-censorship.

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