''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language

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based in

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. It is the

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publication of the '' Daily Express'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the ''

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'', the global edition of ''

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''. Headquartered in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

, it also prints copy from offices in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

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, and

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

. It was launched on 12 April 1999, in

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format, with a

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distinctive from traditional Pakistani newspapers. Its editorial stance identifies with

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, and its readership is generally on the mainstream left of Pakistani political and social opinion. Topics the newspaper covers include

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, and

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. It runs a glossy called ''Express Tribune Magazine'' on Sunday, which includes

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, interviews, and a four-page supplement with recipes, reviews, travel advice, blogs, and technology news. As of 2012, it had the widest online readership in the country locally and internationally.

Part of Express media group

''The Express Tribune'' joins other brands of the Express media group including the

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''Daily Express'''' newspaper. It is accompanied by a twenty-four-hour Urdu

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, Express News, and an Urdu entertainment channel, Express Entertainment. It also contains a technology supplement called '@internet'. It used to run an English-language news channel called Express 24/7, now defunct. The paper's stated mission is "to defend the liberal values and

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traditions we believe in, and which deserve to be upheld in writing that is both informative and insightful".

Staff

The publisher of ''The Express Tribune'', Bilal Ali Lakhani, is the son of Sultan Ali Lakhani. Its first managing editor, Muhammad Ziauddin, was previously associated with ''

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''. Its first editor, Kamal Siddiqi, was previously associated with '' The News''. At present, the executive editor of ''The Express Tribune'' is Fahd Hussain while Naveed Hussain is its editor. The editorial consultant is Abul Hasanat, previously city editor of ''Dawn''. The op-ed editor is Omar R. Quraishi, who was also previously associated with ''Dawn''. The photographer Athar Khan was previously associated with ''The News Karachi''.

Columnists

Prominent

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for ''The Express Tribune'' include investigative reporter Naveed Ahmad, former caretaker finance minister

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, ''The'' ''Express Tribune'' Publisher M. Bilal Lakhani, retired ambassador and former Interior secretary

Rustam Shah Mohmand Rustam Shah Mohmand (born 15 August 1942 in Charsadda) is a senior Pakistani diplomat, political scientist and politician. Education Rustam Shah Mohmand studied civil engineering in Peshawar's College of Engineering and Technology (now Univer ...

, retired lieutenant general and former federal secretary

Talat Masood Lieutenant-General Talat Masood (Urdu: طلعت مسعُود) is a retired three-star rank army general, a political commentator, and a mechanical engineer. His career in the military spent in the Pakistan Army Corps of EME as an engineerin ...

, Former General Manager of

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Anwer Mooraj, Urdu scholar and University of Chicago Professor C. M. Naim, Amnesty International (India) Executive Director Aakar Patel, American journalist and academic

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, Retired Brigadier

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, former Executive Editor of ''The Express Tribune'' M. Ziauddin, and Foreign Editor Robin Fernandez.

Shahid Mahmood Shahid Mahmood (Urdu: شاہد محمود) (17 March 1939 – 13 December 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to ...

is one of the paper's political cartoonists. In addition to that, various independent journalists also contribute to ''The Express Tribune''. ''The Express Tribune'' also accepts blog posts from individuals.

Access

''The Express Tribune'' is available online via

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and through a live website that includes news and blogs. The print edition is available through

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, via subscription, or at newsstands. The print edition includes a six-day-a-week copy of the Asia edition of the ''

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''. ''The Express Tribune'' is a supporter of

The Citizens Foundation The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a non-profit organization, and one of the largest privately owned networks of low-cost formal schools in Pakistan. The foundation operates a network of 1,833 school units, educating 280,000 students through over 13, ...

(TCF), a local not-for-profit organisation providing education to children in need. Up to 30 percent of subscription profits are donated to the TCF.

Terrorist attack and self-censorship

On December 2, 2013, Express Media Group's offices were targeted in a terrorist attack in which 3 staff workers were killed. Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain condemned the attack and said that it is the obligation of the government to ensure the safety of the people. TTP later took responsibility for the attacks and declared the paper to be propagating against their militant group, citing it as their reason for the attack. In March 2014, a ''

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'' story about what Pakistan officials knew in regard to Osama bin Laden's presence in the country was censored from the front page of the ''

'' in Pakistan by the local distributor, ''The Express Tribune''. In 2016, a Chinese court accepted to hear a case regarding the issue of same-sex marriage. As such, the case got substantial coverage. However, in the Pakistani version (''The Express Tribune'') of the ''International New York Times'', the picture accompanying this news story was censored and a blank space was left on the front page of the newspaper. '' Daily Times'' columnist Farman Nawaz raised several questions about this type of journalism in Pakistan.

References

External links

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