Dawn (newspaper)
Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and is widely considered the country's newspaper of record. Dawn is the flagship publication of the Dawn Media Group, which also owns local radio station CityFM89 as well as the marketing and media magazine Aurora.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Dawn Media Group |
| Founder(s) | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Editor | Muhammad Omair Mumraiz Khan Khalil |
| Founded | 26 October 1941 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| ISSN | 1563-9444 |
| Website | dawn.com |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, launched the newspaper in Delhi on 26 October 1941, with the goal of establishing it as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League. The first issue was printed at Latifi Press on 12 October 1942. Based in Karachi, it also maintains offices in Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and the capital city of Islamabad, in addition to having correspondents abroad. As of 2010, it has a weekday circulation of over 109,000. The newspaper's current chief editor is Zaffar Abbas.