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Editorially, TFT holds the view that Pakistan was conceived by the Founding Fathers to be a liberal, modern Muslim state where free thought and free enterprise go hand in hand. TFT opposes obscurantism and dogmatic thinking and stands for the democratic rights of all citizens, regardless of creed or gender. |
Editorially, TFT holds the view that Pakistan was conceived by the Founding Fathers to be a liberal, modern Muslim state where free thought and free enterprise go hand in hand. TFT opposes obscurantism and dogmatic thinking and stands for the democratic rights of all citizens, regardless of creed or gender. |
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Stephen P. Cohen, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, wrote in his 2004 book, ''The Idea of Pakistan,'' that TFT provided "some of the most serious analytical reporting found in Pakistan, or all Asia for that matter."<ref>Cohen, Stephen Philip, ''The Idea of Pakistan''. (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2004), p. 95.</ref> |
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The Friday Times' Consulting Editor is [[Khaled Ahmed]], its News Editor [[Ejaz Haider]]. |
The Friday Times' Consulting Editor is [[Khaled Ahmed]], its News Editor [[Ejaz Haider]]. |
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The online paper is not free for those who can afford annual charge of 25 USD. For those who claim they cannot afford it, it proclaims to be free on its website but the wavier requests not answered at all. |
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TFT's in-house artist is Sabir Nazar. |
TFT's in-house artist is Sabir Nazar. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 04:23, 26 August 2009
The Friday Times is Pakistan's first English-language independent newsweekly, based in Lahore, Pakistan. It was first published on 25 May, 1989.
TFT’s editorial policy is independent as demonstrated by the national and international standing of the newspaper. TFT’s founder-editor, Najam Sethi, and publisher Jugnu Mohsin, are recipients of international awards conferred by Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists. TFT is the most highly quoted Pakistani paper in the international press. [citation needed]
Editorially, TFT holds the view that Pakistan was conceived by the Founding Fathers to be a liberal, modern Muslim state where free thought and free enterprise go hand in hand. TFT opposes obscurantism and dogmatic thinking and stands for the democratic rights of all citizens, regardless of creed or gender.
The Friday Times' Consulting Editor is Khaled Ahmed, its News Editor Ejaz Haider.
The online paper is not free for those who can afford annual charge of 25 USD. For those who claim they cannot afford it, it proclaims to be free on its website but the wavier requests not answered at all.
TFT's in-house artist is Sabir Nazar.
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