71 Issues of Akhbar-e-Jahan (Pre-1980, Karachi, Urdu)
Title: Akhbar-e-Jahan
Language: Urdu
Book type: Paperback
Editor: Nisar Ahmed Zubairi, Mehmood Shaam, Mir Khalil ur Rehman, Mir Habib ur Rehman
Publisher: Mir Khalil ur Rehman, Karachi
Condition: Fair
Akhbar-e-Jahan is a renowned Urdu weekly magazine published by the Jang Group in Karachi, covering politics, showbiz, lifestyle, literature, and more since the 1970s. This collection features 71 pre-1980 issues, offering a rare glimpse into Pakistan’s cultural and social landscape of the time.
Issues:
| Issue | No. | Vol. | Pages |
| 3rd May 1967 | 18 | 1 | 47 |
| 7th Jun 1967 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
| 14th Jun 1967 | 24 | 1 | 47 |
| 21st Jun 1967 | 25 | 1 | 48 |
| 5th Jul 1967 | 27 | 1 | 46 |
| 2nd Aug 1967 | 31 | 1 | 46 |
| 16th Aug 1967 | 33 | 1 | 48 |
| 27th Dec 1967 | 56 | 1 | 37 |
| 23rd Oct 1968 | 43 | 2 | 39 |
| 11th Jun 1969 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 23rd Dec 1970 | 50 | 4 | |
| 6th Jan 1971 | 52 | 4 | 29 |
| 10th Feb 1971 | 5 | 5 | 39 |
| 17th Feb 1971 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
| 10th Mar 1971 | 9 | 5 | 39 |
| 10th May 1972 | 18 | 6 | 31 |
| 10th Jan 1973 | 1 | 7 | 31 |
| 17th Jan 1973 | 2 | 7 | 31 |
| 7th Feb 1973 | 5 | 7 | 31 |
| 14th Feb 1973 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| 28th Feb 1973 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| 14th Mar 1973 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 21st Mar 1973 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 11th Jul 1973 | 27 | 7 | 39 |
| 15th Aug 1973 | 32 | 7 | 39 |
| 10th Oct 1973 | 40 | 7 | 31 |
| 10th Oct 1973 | 40 | 7 | |
| 17th Oct 1973 | 41 | 7 | 31 |
| 24th Oct 1973 | 42 | 7 | 31 |
| 14th Nov 1973 | 45 | 7 | 31 |
| 28th Nov 1973 | 47 | 7 | 31 |
| 5th Dec 1973 | 48 | 7 | 29 |
| 12th Dec 1973 | 49 | 7 | 30 |
| 19th Dec 1973 | 50 | 7 | 31 |
| 2nd Jan 1974 | 52 | 7 | 31 |
| 9th Jan 1974 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| 6th Feb 1974 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
| 20th Feb 1974 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 3rd Apr 1974 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 24th Apr 1974 | 16 | 8 | 31 |
| 8th May 1974 | 18 | 8 | 35 |
| 21st Aug 1974 | 33 | 8 | 35 |
| 9th Oct 1974 | 40 | 8 | 35 |
| 6th Nov 1974 | 44 | 8 | 35 |
| 20th Nov 1974 | 46 | 8 | 33 |
| 15th Jan 1975 | 2 | 9 | 35 |
| 25th Jun 1975 | 25 | 9 | 35 |
| 24th Sep 1975 | 38 | 9 | 35 |
| 15th Oct 1975 | 41 | 9 | 35 |
| 22nd Oct 1975 | 42 | 9 | 35 |
| 29th Oct 1975 | 43 | 9 | 35 |
| 5th Nov 1975 | 44 | 9 | 35 |
| 12th Nov 1975 | 45 | 9 | 35 |
| 31st Mar–7th Apr 1976 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| 28th Apr–5th May 1976 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 7th–14th Jul 1976 | 28 | 10 | 39 |
| 11th–18th Aug 1976 | 33 | 10 | 37 |
| 1st–7th Dec 1976 | 49 | 10 | 39 |
| 23rd–29th Mar 1977 | 13 | 11 | 39 |
| 1st–7th Jun 1977 | 23 | 11 | 39 |
| 12th–18th Jun 1977 | 38 | 11 | 39 |
| 26th Sep–2nd Oct 1977 | 40 | 11 | 39 |
| 3rd–9th Oct 1977 | 41 | 11 | 39 |
| 31st Oct–6th Nov 1977 | 45 | 11 | 39 |
| 7th–13th Nov 1977 | 46 | 11 | 39 |
| 12th–18th Dec 1977 | 51 | 11 | 39 |
| 16th–22nd Jan 1978 | 4 | 12 | 39 |
| 20th–26th Feb 1978 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 6th–12th Mar 1978 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| 15th–21st May 1978 | 21 | 12 | 39 |
| 23rd–29th Oct 1978 | 12 | 35 |
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