Roznama Dunya likely from September 3

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 27 August 2012

Roznama Dunya, an Urdu newspaper by Dunya Group, will launch on September 3 from Lahore. This follows earlier delays in its publication schedule.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Urdu newspaper Roznama Dunya is likely to roll off the press on September 3, initially from Lahore.

A baby of the Dunya Group that runs the popular Dunya TV, the paper was to come out earlier this year. However, the plan was put back.

Now, insiders tell JournalismPakistan.com the new date looks definite.

This month, the management hired senior columnist Nazir Naji as the Group Editor. But his appointment prompted Amir Mir to quit barely two months after joining as the project head.

Amir is a brother of prominent television anchor Hamid Mir and Imran Mir, also a television journalist. He arrived at Dunya from The News where he was a deputy editor.

KEY POINTS:

• Roznama Dunya to launch on September 3.
• Initially published from Lahore.
• Nazir Naji appointed Group Editor.
• Amir Mir resigned after a brief tenure.
• Dunya Group also owns Dunya TV.