Publisher Jang Group Mir Javed ur Rahman passes away
Publisher Jang Group Mir Javed ur Rahman passes away KARACHI: Chairman and Printer Publisher Jang Group, Mir Javed ur Rahman, the eldest son of Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, and brother of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, passed away in Karachi on Tuesday. The Jang Group chairman was under treatment at a private hospital in Karachi and had been battling lung cancer. Mir Javed ur Rahman had inherited from his father, Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, the twin qualities of being a fearless journalist and someone who would relentlessly pursue the truth. Under his visionary leadership, the Jang Group became the leading media house in Pakistan, operating newspapers, magazines, and TV channels across the country. The Jang Group, under the guidance of Mir Javed ur Rahman, learned to stand up for the truth despite severe economic pressures exerted on it by several powerful individuals over the past few decades. Mir Javed ur Rahman instilled the culture of free expression at the Jang Group and imprinted seve...