Zafar Ali Khan
Zafar Ali Khan (1874– 27 November 1956) ( pnb, – ), also known as Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, was a Pakistani writer, poet, translator and a journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement against the British Raj. He is genera ...
(1873 – 27 November 1956), a poet, intellectual, writer, Muslim nationalist and a supporter of the
All India Muslim League
The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when a group of prominent Muslim politicians met the Viceroy of British India, Lord Minto, with the goal of securing Muslim interests on the Indian subcontin ...
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Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the pe ...
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Pakistan movement
''Zamindar'' was the mouthpiece of Indian Muslims, Muslim Nationalists and the
Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the pe ...
during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It was the most popular newspaper of Muslims of India and played a key role in crafting the journalistic traditions of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
and the Urdu language.Maulana Zafar Ali Khan paid glowing tribute The Nation (newspaper), Published 28 November 2018, Retrieved 23 October 2019 Zafar Ali Khan is named "Baba e Sahafet" ("Father of Journalism") in Pakistan. The newspaper was headquartered at
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. ...
and continued to publish from there after the
independence of Pakistan
The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the per ...
in 1947. It faced bans several times but it continued to print and gained much popularity among the people.
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Daily Inqilab (Lahore)
Daily Inqilab was pre-Partition Lahore based newspaper. The newspaper was founded by Maulana Ghulam Rasool Mehr and Abdul Majeed Salik. Daily Inqilab started in 4 April 1927, newspaper was actually published and distributed on 2 April 1927, howev ...