Pakistan Times

Pakistan Times (1947–1996) was a Pakistani newspaper, originally established by the Leftist Progressive Papers Ltd based in Lahore. It was owned and operated by Mian Iftikharuddin, a Punjabi politician formerly of the Indian National Congress but of All-India Muslim League since 1946. The newspaper opened publication on 4 February 1947. Its editor-in-chief in the 1940s was the communist poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. After his arrest in 1951 in connection with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, Mazhar Ali Khan served as the editor-in-chief.[1][2] The Pakistan Times continued to be an influential newspaper in the 1950s, with its disparaging criticism of the government in participating in the US-sponsored military alliances.[3]

During the military regime of Ayub Khan, rigorous pre-censorship was imposed on the press including the Pakistan Times. In April 1959, the regime took over the Progressive Papers Ltd. under the Pakistan Security Act.[4]

In 1964, the National Press Trust was set up by the Government as a front organisation for managing the newspapers including the Pakistan Times.[5][6] In the 1980s, ten journalists and management staff of the Pakistan Times were dismissed by the Zia ul-Haq regime for their connections to the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy and for signing an appeal for "Peace in Sindh".[7]

The National Press Trust was privatised in 1996. The same year, the Pakistan Times was closed down.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Jaffrelot 2015, p. 413.
  2. ↑ All Handouts for Mass Communication - VU (Pakistan), retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Tikekar 2004, p. 283–284.
  4. ↑ Jaffrelot 2015, pp. 219, 309, 413.
  5. ↑ Tikekar 2004, p. 284.
  6. ↑ Pakistan, Press Reference, retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Jaffrelot 2015, p. 417.
  8. ↑ Kalia 2015, p. 56.

Bibliography

  • Jaffrelot, Christophe (2015), The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-023518-5
  • Kalia, Ravi (2015), Pakistan’s Political Labyrinths: Military, Society and Terror, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-317-40544-3
  • Tikekar, Maneesha (2004), Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan, Bibliophile South Asia, ISBN 978-81-85002-34-7
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