Sajjan Lahore was a Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 newspaper published from Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

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Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

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Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It was the first Punjabi daily newspaper to be published in Pakistan.

Its first issue appeared on 3rd February 1989. It continued till 30th September 1990. It was discontinued after that because of financial constraints caused by a lack of advertising revenue from the government and the private sector. It was a venture of Punjabi Promotion Trust. Mr. Hussain Naqi was its Managing Editor, Mr. Qaisar Nazir Khawar was its Deputy Managing Editor, whereas, Mr. Zafrayab Ahmed was its Editor. Mr. Zafaryab Ahmed died on 25th February 2006. (Visit www.sajjanlahore.org to know more about Zafrayab Ahmed and his complete works).
A number of Punjabi lovers worked in it voluntarily not only in editorial team but also in administrative setup.