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Jugnu Mohsin

Pakistani publisher

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ6304918 ↗
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Syeda Maimanat Mohsin, commonly known as Jugnu Mohsin (Punjabi: جگنو محسن, pronounced [d͡ʒʊɡnuː moːɦsɪn(ə̆)]; born 1959), is a Pakistani politician and journalist. She was an independent member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab until 31 March 2022 and then joined Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on 1 April 2022. Her term ended on 14 January 2023.

Previously, she served as an editor of The Friday Times and Good Times. She previously hosted a weekly talk show, Jugnu.

Mohsin studied law at the University of Cambridge, where she met and, in 1983, married journalist Najam Sethi, a left-leaning activist and editor-in-chief of The Friday Times. She had to navigate family opposition in order to marry Sethi. However, she was able to convince her family to accept him. The couple has two children, Mira Sethi and Ali Sethi.

In 1999, Najam was arrested by the Nawaz Sharif government for his work as a journalist and held for a month without charge, causing Mohsin to launch an international campaign for his release.

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