''Business Recorder'' is an English-language financial

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, founded by Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi in 1965. The publication is owned by the Business Recorder Group. Muhammad's eldest son, Wamiq Zuberi, is the editor of the newspaper, and

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of the Business Recorder Group.

Historical background

''Business Recorder'' was launched on 27 April 1965 by veteran journalist M.A. Zuberi (1920 – 12 December 2010), the newspaper's founder. He was first appointed as an apprentice reporter by

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

in 1945 at ''Dawn'' in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. Before the creation of

in 1947, he had been promoted to the post of Senior Assistant Editor at ''Dawn''. He continued to work in that position even in Pakistan until 1964. Then he founded the ''Business Recorder'' in 1965 and thus became one of the pioneers of

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in Pakistan.

Business Recorder Group holdings

* ''Business Recorder'' (daily business newspaper) *

Aaj News ''Aaj News'' () is a 24-hour Pakistani news television channel. It is a privately owned Urdu language TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel (news, current affairs and entertainment), ...

Aaj Entertainment Aaj Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment channel operated by Recorder Television Network (RTN). This channel was launched on 1 December 2015, and is owned by Business Recorder Group. History Business Recorder Group launched Aaj Entertai ...

Play Entertainment Play Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment and lifestyle channel which is owned by Business Recorder Group. It is geared towards the youth of today and engages the audience, to be informative while challenging norms, sharing new perspectives ...

* A1 TV

Defunct channels

* Play TV * Play Max

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* Daily newspapers published in Pakistan 1965 establishments in Pakistan Newspapers established in 1965 English-language newspapers published in Pakistan Business newspapers Mass media in Karachi Business in Pakistan Newspaper companies of Pakistan {{Pakistan-newspaper-stub

Historical background

Business Recorder Group holdings

Defunct channels

See also

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