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| [[A Pakistan News]]|| Lahore<br>||2005||[http://www.apakistannews.com/ www.apakistannews.com] |
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| [[The Post (Pakistani newspaper)|The Post]]||Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi||2005||[http://www.post.com.pk/ www.post.com.pk] |
| [[The Post (Pakistani newspaper)|The Post]]||Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi||2005||[http://www.post.com.pk/ www.post.com.pk] |
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Revision as of 15:03, 18 May 2009
Following is the list of newspapers in Pakistan. With Urdu as the national language and English as the official one, majority of the newspapers cater to such demographics. However, regional language newspapers also maintain a sizable circulation, with Sindhi language newspapers leading the way.
Most of the news sources is owned by a few media conglomerates with Jang Group, Nawai Waqt Group and Dawn Group constituting majority of the dispatches. All of these groups existed before the independence of Pakistan and have now created niche in both print and broadcast media. Other smaller but significant media agencies include Khabrain Group, Express News Group, Business Recorder Group and Media Times Ltd (owner of Daily Times and Aaj Kal newspapers).
The following newspapers in bold are the ones with largest circulation.
English-language newspapers
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website | Notes |
| Business Recorder | Karachi | 1965 | www.brecorder.com | Pakistan's first financial daily |
| The Daily Mail | Islamabad | www.dailymailnews.com | ||
| Daily News | Karachi | 1962 | www.jang.com.pk | Jang Group's evening daily |
| Daily Times | Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad | 2002 | www.dailytimes.com.pk | |
| Dawn | Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore | 1947 | www.dawn.com | |
| The Financial Daily | Karachi | www.thefinancialdaily.com | ||
| The Friday Times | Lahore | 1989 | www.thefridaytimes.com | Weekly newspaper |
| The Frontier Post | Peshawar, Quetta and Lahore | 1985 | www.frontierpost.com.pk | |
| The Nation | Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad | 1986 | www.nation.com.pk | |
| National Herald Tribune | Rawalpindi and Lahore | 2005 | www.dailynht.com | |
| The News International | Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and London | 1991 | www.thenews.com.pk | |
| Pakistan Observer | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Quetta |
1988 | www.pakobserver.net | |
| A Pakistan News | Lahore |
2005 | www.apakistannews.com | |
| The Post | Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi | 2005 | www.post.com.pk | |
| The Regional Times of Sindh | Karachi, Hyderabad | www.regionaltimes.com | ||
| The Star | Karachi | 1951 | www.dawn.com | Dawn Group's evening newspaper |
| The Statesman | Peshawar | 2002 | www.statesman.com.pk |
Urdu-language newspapers
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website | Notes |
| Aaj (Urdu: آج) | Peshawar and Abbottabad | 1989 | www.daily-aaj.com/ | |
| Aaj Kal | Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad | 2008 | www.aajkal.com.pk | |
| Al Akhbar (Urdu: الاخبار) | Islamabad and Peshawar | www.alakhbar.com.pk/ | ||
| Asas (Urdu: اساس) | Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Muzaffarabad |
1995 | www.dailyasas.com.pk | |
| Ausaf (Urdu: اوصاف) | Islamabad, Multan, Lahore, Muzaffarabad, Frankfurt and London |
1997 | www.dailyausaf.com/ | |
| Awam (Urdu: عوام) | Karachi | www.jang.com.pk | Evening newspaper | |
| Azkaar | Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Karachi | 2004 | www.dailyazkaar.com.pk | |
| Din | Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad | 1997 | www.dinnews.tv | |
| Express (Urdu: ایکسپریس) | Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Rahimyar Khan, Sukkur and Quetta |
1998 | www.express.com.pk | |
| Jang (Urdu: جنگ) | Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Quetta and London |
1937 | www.jang.com.pk | |
| Jasarat (Urdu: جسارت) | Karachi | 1970 | www.jasarat.com/ | |
| Jinnah (Urdu: جناح) | Islamabad/Rawalpindi and Lahore | 2002 | www.dailyjinnah.com/ | |
| Juraat (Urdu: جرات) | Karachi | 1995 | www.juraat.com/ | |
| Khabrain (Urdu: خبریں) | Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Karachi,Hyderabad, Peshawar, Sukkur and Muzaffarabad |
1992 | www.khabrain.com/ | |
| Maidan (Urdu: میدان) | Peshawar | |||
| Masafat (Urdu: مسافت) | Lahore and Islamabad | |||
| Mashriq (Urdu: روزنامہ مشرق) | Peshawar | 1995 | dailymashriq.com.pk/ | |
| Mashriq Evening Special (Urdu: مشرق ایوننگ اسپیشل) |
Karachi, Hyderabad and Quetta | 1983 | ||
| Musawat | Lahore | 1970 | ||
| Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان) | Lahore, Peshawar, Multan and Karachi | 1990 | www.dailypak.com/ | |
| Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu: نواے وقت) | Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad | 1940 | nawaiwaqt.com.pk/ | |
| Naya Akhbar | Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Multan, Sukkur and Hyderabad |
2000 | nayaakhbar.khabrain.com/ | Under Khabrain Group |
| Qaumi Akhbar | Karachi and Hyderabad | 1990 | ||
| Riasat (Urdu: ریاست) | Karachi | 1999 | ||
| Sada-e-Waqt (Urdu: صداۓ وقت) | Rawalpindi and Muzaffarabad | 2008 | www.sadaewaqt.com/ | Fortnightly newspaper |
| Sahafat (Urdu: صحافت) | Islamabad and Lahore | 1996 | ||
| Taqat (Urdu: طاقت) | Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Sialkot |
2006 | www.dailytaqat.com/ | |
| Ummat (Urdu: امت) | Karachi | 1996 | www.ummat.com.pk/ | |
| Waqt (Urdu: وقت) | Lahore | www.dailywaqt.com/ |
Regional language newspapers
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
| Millat (Gujarati: મલ્લત) | Karachi | 1946 | www.millatgujarati.com/ |
| Vatan (Gujarati: વતન) | Karachi | 1947 | www.dailyvatan.com/ |
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
| Wahdat (Pashto: وحدت) | Peshawar | 1983 | www.dailywahdat.com.pk/ |
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
| Bhulekha (Punjabi: بھلےكھا) | Lahore | ||
| Khabraan (Punjabi: خبراں) | Lahore | 2004 |
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
| Kook (Seraiki: كوک) | Karachi |
| Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
| Alakh (Sindhi: اَلَکُ) | Hyderabad | ||
| Awami Awaz (Sindhi: عوامي آواز) | Karachi | 1989 | www.awamiawaz.com/ |
| Hilal-e-Pakistan (Sindhi: هلال پاڪستان) | Karachi | 1946 | |
| Ibrat (Sindhi: عبرت) | Hyderabad | 1958 | www.dailyibrat.com/ |
| Kawish (Sindhi: ڪاوش) | Hyderabad | 1990 | www.dailykawish.com/ |
| Khabroon (Sindhi: خبرون) | Karachi, Sukkur | 2003 | |
| Koshish (Sindhi: ڪوشش) | Hyderabad | 1998 | |
| Mehran (Sindhi: مهراڻ) | Hyderabad | 1957 | |
| Sach (Sindhi: سچ) | Karachi | ||
| Safeer (Sindhi: سفیر) | Hyderabad | ||
| Shaam (Sindhi: شام) | Hyderabad | 1999 | |
| Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ) | Hyderabad | 1995 | www.sindhhyd.com/ |
| Sindhu (Sindhi: سنڌو) | Hyderabad | 1989 | |
| Sobh (Sindhi: سوڀ) | Karachi | www.dailysobh.com/ | |
| Tameer-e-Sindh (Sindhi: تعمیرِ سنڌ) | Karachi | www.dailytameer-e-sindh.com/ |