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The Star was an English-language evening newspaper in Pakistan.

Early history

The paper was founded in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 17 August 1932, as The Star of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it moved to Karachi and began publishing there—as the Dawn's evening edition—in August 1949. The paper ceased publishing in 2005.

As of the mid-1940s, Pothan Joseph was involved in editorial decisions at the paper. Following the Lahore Resolution, he reoriented the The Star's editorial stance to favour a separate Muslim nation. Allama (or Allamah) Raghib Assan, an advocate for a Muslim nation and an associate of Muhammad Iqbal, frequently published in The Star, when it was still called The Star of India.

In 1954, Julian Huxley debated the Soviet biologist Nuzdin, a supporter of the views of Trofim Lysenko, in Karachi. Star staff assisted Huxley in his preparations for the debate.

Modern era

The Star was part of the Dawn Media Group, published by Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Limited (PHPL). Although no longer in print, the paper focused on controversial, current issues and gained a reputation for being outspoken and hard-hitting. The last editor of the paper was Kamal Majidulla. The newspaper was usually printed by 1:30pm, and available by about 2:30pm.

The newspaper published a supplement on weekends, called Star Weekend, which provided details on festivals, exhibitions and the cultural and entertainment scene in Pakistan. It also contained focus reports that targeted affluent Pakistani consumers. The editor of this supplement was Asif Noorani. Imran Aslam, now President of Geo TV, served as an editor for The Star in the 1980s.

The Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) in addition to The Star, also publishes Dawn (the first newspaper to be published in Pakistan), Herald (a monthly current affairs magazine), Spider (a monthly Internet magazine) and Aurora (a marketing and advertising based bi-monthly magazine).

Notes

1. ^ Profile of newspaper 'The Star' on mondotimes.com website Retrieved 29 March 2020
2. DiCostanzo 2012, p. 231–232.
3. Acharya, Keya; Noronha, Frederick (20 January 2010). The Green Pen: Environmental Journalism in India and South Asia. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India. 106, note 11. ISBN 978-81-321-0496-4.
4. DiCostanzo 2012, p. 232.
5. Naqvi, S Ali Raza (1986). "Review pf Iqbāl Janah-I-Dīgar: A Collection of Iqbal's Letters to Allama Raghib Ahsan". Islamic Studies. 25 (1): 102–106 at 102. ISSN 0578-8072. Besides his larger works: Jihad for Millathood, Kitab-i Mubeen and Light from the East, he also contributed more than two hundred articles on the political and religious problems of the Muslims of the sub-continent, most of which were published in the Star of India, Calcutta …
6. Dronamraju, Krishna R.; Needham, Joseph (1 June 1993). If I Am To Be Remembered: Correspondence of Julian Huxley. Singapore: World Scientific. p. 109. ISBN 978-981-4505-19-2.
7. The Europa World Year Book. Vol. 2. London: Taylor & Francis. 29 July 2004. p. 3285. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
8. ^ Profile of journalist Imran Aslam (former editor of The Star newspaper) Retrieved 29 March 2020

Sources

• DiCostanzo, Thierry (9 February 2012). "Use and Re-Use of 'Pakistan' in the Indian Muslim Press (1932–47)". In Hegewald, Julia A. B.; Mitra, Subrata K. (eds.). Re-Use: The Art and Politics of Integration and Anxiety. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0981-5.

External links

• https://www.dawn.com Dawn newspaper, Official website

• 1949 establishments in Pakistan
• English-language newspapers published in Pakistan
• Daily newspapers published in Pakistan
• Dawn Media Group
• Defunct newspapers published in Pakistan
• Mass media in Karachi
• Publications established in 1949