The Friday Times
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| Editor | Najam Sethi (1989–2021) Raza Rumi (2021-present) |
|---|---|
| Format | Print as well as online |
| Founder | Jugnu Mohsin Najam Sethi |
| Founded | 1987 |
| First issue | May 1989 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Based in | Lahore |
| Language | English |
| Website | thefridaytimes |
The Friday Times (TFT) is a Pakistani
History and profile
The Friday Times was first published in May 1989.
According to Sethi, he first conceived of the idea for an independent Pakistani newspaper out of frustration: while briefly imprisoned in 1984 on trumped-up copyright charges, no newspapers had protested his arrest. The following year, he and Mohsin applied for a publishing license under Mohsin's name, since Sethi was "too notorious an offender" to be approved. Called into
During the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, Mohsin wrote a monthly humor column titled "Mush and Bush" featuring fictional conversations between the president and US President George W. Bush. She had previously targeted Prime Minister Sharif with a column for his "dim and authoritarian personality, his intolerance of dissent".[6] Her sister, Moni Mohsin, satirizes the country's social elites with another column for the paper, "Diary of a Social Butterfly".[6]
Mohsin advocates a
See also
References
- ^ The Friday Times (weekly newspaper) listed as Member Publication on All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) website Retrieved 28 September 2020
- ^ a b "1999 Awards – Announcement". The Committee to Protect Journalists. 1999. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b Najam Sethi. "The good ol' bad days". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "CPJ Disturbed by the Persecution of Najam Sethi in Pakistan". The Committee to Protect Journalists. 23 June 1999. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Pakistani Editor Awarded 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom". World Association of Newspapers website. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b Emily Wax (28 November 2007). "How Pakistan's Satirists Poke Fun, Politically". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Pak women run to shake off their country's Taliban past". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Mike Giglio (18 April 2012). "King Khan". Newsweek.[dead link]
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