Journalism in Jhelum

Journalism in Jhelum

• First Newspaper from Jhelum was published in 1885 by scholer Molvi Faqir Mohammad from maidan-e-Pakistan under name of SIRAJ UL AKHBAR.He was Baba-e-Sahafat of Jhelum and this newspaper ceased publication in in 1920.He was author of many books. ^[24]
• Weekly NAI ZINDGI started its publication prior to independence under editor ship of maulana Ghulam Azam of Gharmala. Later Khadim Hussain Hyderi took editorship till his death in 1960. He was a spokesman of Muslim League.
• Weekly Khudi started publication in 1958 and after few years it disappeared.
• Mohammad Ehsan Butt who was neighbourer of Sraj ul Akhbar in Chappa khana Mohalla played a vital role in promotion of journalism in Jhelum.He was affiliated to Zamidar,Kohistan and Jang Rawalpindi. In 1951 he started fortnightly AMMAL which is being published till now by his sons Pervez Butt and javed Butt.
• In 1952 Ishaq Naqashbandi started weekly NASEEM. This first ABC weekly is being published till now under editorship of Mohammad Hanif Rai.
• Voice of Muslim a weekly started publication in 1970 under editorship of Mahmood Mirza Jhelumi and later became spokesman of Pakistan Peoples Party.
• In 1971 Abdul Rahman Muslim from Jamaat-e-Islami started publication of AWAZ till 1998.After 1998 Mr.A.R. Saleem started KHAIR UL AMUR which is being published till now.
• From 1989 to 1994 fortnightly SAFAT was issued and Mr.Ijaz Choudhary, Sajid Moodi and Pervez Asim were its editors.
• Riaz Nizami started GUREZ in 1990 and is being published till now.
• HARAMAIN a spokeman of Ahel-e-Hadith started publication since 1990 by maulana Madni & Hafiz Abdul hameed Ammer.
• A tri-monthly mag under the name USHA started in 1996 from Kala Gujran and was closed after a few issues.
• Since 1997 Jhelum POST is being published by Sajid Moodi^[25].
• Weekly ISLAMI NOOR was published in 1996 by Arshad Minhas.
• Since 1997 fortnightly PRESS GALARY is being published by Raja Nobahar.
• Leopards International a spokeman of Homeo physicians ceased publication in 1999 after 2 years of his life.
• In 1998 AKHBAR-e-Jhelum started and after departure of its editor Hawe Nizami to USA it ceased publication. Mr.Nizami also published monthly HAZOOR HAQ for sometimes.
• Weekly JIRGA started publication from Dina by Hakim akbar Ali Rana for sometimes and now in Jhelum it is being Published by Yunus Badnam.
• Business News a spokeman of Jhelum chamber of commerce and Industry^[26] is being published under editorship of Qazi Habib ur Rehman.
• Apnajhelum (Print Edition) is now published by Shahzad Khan, from Logic Computers Mohammadi Chowk Jhelum to increase number of Journalism professionals.

The Prominent Journalist worth mentioning from Jhelum are Khaliq Kamran, Jameel Hashmi, Hakim Mohammad Afghan, Riaz Mirza, Dr.Noor Mohammad Nafir, Hameed Jhelumi of daily Amroz, Saif ud Din Hussam of Ansari sara(Monthly GUBAR), Syed Hassan Jaffery, monthly Wasta by Gul Nawaz Ahmed, Crime and Law by Sheikh Khalid Pervez Akhbar Meherban by Haji Meher ban.

Three colleges are also issuing a yearly magazine while PTC has published a few books in name of SATHI which Fikar & fun is a magazine of National Hobby Friends Society.