[1] Muhammad Iqbal Khawaja is the current chief editor of the newspaper.
[2] Daily Mashriq was founded in 1963 by Inayat Ullah Khan.
[1] NPT reissued the paper from Peshawar in 1967, with additional editions from Karachi the same year and Quetta in 1972.
[1] Daily Mashriq is influential among those shaping policies and making decisions.
[1] It generally aligns with state policies on foreign affairs, including those involving regional countries such as Afghanistan, India, and Iran.