''The Herald'' was a politics and current affairs monthly magazine published by the
Dawn Media Group in
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
, Pakistan, from 1970 to 2019.
''The Herald'' has been responsible for producing many large and breaking stories since it started.
It was renamed from ''The Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan'' in January 1970, which was published from 1948–1969.
It was Pakistan's most widely read monthly magazine, providing in-depth analyses, investigative reporting and extensive coverage of current affairs. The magazine enjoyed a wide circulation abroad, particularly among academics and Pakistani expatriate communities in the Middle East, United Kingdom and North America.
The "indomitable
Razia Bhatti" was the magazine's first editor.
During General Zia’s military dictatorship's tough press censorship, the magazine "maintained its independence with an unusual weapon — the blank space."
It stopped publication after its July 2019 issue, 20 issues short of 600, after nearly 50 years of publication.
See also
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List of magazines in Pakistan
References
External links
Official website
1970 establishments in Pakistan
2019 disestablishments in Pakistan
Dawn Media Group
Defunct magazines published in Pakistan
Defunct political magazines
English-language magazines published in Pakistan
Magazines established in 1970
Magazines disestablished in 2019
Mass media in Karachi
Monthly magazines published in Pakistan
Political magazines published in Pakistan
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