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The Daily Millat
(Gujarati) needs no introduction, having by the grace of
Almighty Allah, entered its 59th years of publication in Pakistan. Inspired by
the partition struggle, the newspaper was first published in 1946 in
Bombay, to assist Quaid-e-Azam in his struggle to liberate the Muslims
from the yoke of Indian tyranny. at carried the Quaide’s Message to every
nook and corner of Indian Gujarat, devoting itself totally to the ideal pf
Pakistan.
The Daily Millat enjoyed them, as it
enjoys now, a very high reputation for its objectivity, evident in the
unbiased and unstinting pursuit of truth in its reports, analysis of
current events and hard hitting editorials.
As the market leader Gujarati news, the Daily
Millat enjoys an impressive commercial standing.
We are proud to serve the Gujaratis (Memon, Bohris,
Ismailies, Parsis and Hindu's) which as a community, account for one of
the largest contributions to the trade, commerce and socioeconomic sectors
of Pakistan, supporting their newspaper loyally and unstintingly through
the years, the Gujarati community can lay claim to, in brief:
a) Having laid the building blocks of Pakistan,
b) Having provided the guidelines and impetus for industrialization
and
international trade,
c) Making one of the highest contribution to business and commercial
enterprise in Pakistan and,
d) Being one of the highest per capita income groups in the country.
We are also pleased to inform you that We Have Inserted Urdu
pages to cater for the younger generation of the community. Millat is the
only bilingual paper, catering to both the old and the new generation. The
Gujarati Community has greatly appreciated our efforts in this regard and
with the feedback from our readers indicating that the Millat has filled
the gap of Urdu in Gujarati homes. Resulting in the cancellation of
subscription to an additional Urdu daily.
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Editor In Chef
Inquilab Matri |
Mr. Inquilab
Matri,
the son of vereran journalist, Fakhre Matri, Editor-Founder of Daily
Millat, The Leader and the Daily Hurriyet, took over as head of the
family newspapers business at father’s demise in 1966, whereupon he
was appointed Chief Editor of Daily Millat, The Leader and Daily
Hurriyet. Mr. Inquilab Matri had been associated with the publications
form an early age, and was appointed as the London Correspondent fro
the Daily Millat and Hurriyet in his early twenties. In London, he was
also an active member of the Commonwealth Press Institute and traveled
extensively throughout Europe to cover stories of Pakistani interest.
He also set up Urdu Morninger and Eveninger Daily Public in 1993.
Mr. Marti was elected the President of Council of Pakistan Newspapers
Editors on no less than four occasions, in 1982-83, 1983-84, 1986-87,
and 1988-89. He has also served on the CPNE Executive Committee for
the last 37 years. Mr. Matri is B.A. in Political Science and History
and a Barrister-at-Law from The Middle Temple, England. |
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