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Revision as of 12:28, 5 April 2010
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, Islamabad and Lahore | 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 | |
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 | |
Fiza News | Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar | www.FizaNews.com | ||
A Pakistan News | Lahore | www.apakistannews.com |
Urdu-language newspapers
Regional language newspapers
Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website | Notes |
Aaj (Urdu: آج) | Peshawar, Abbottabad and Islamabad | 1989 | www.dailyaaj.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 | |
AWAZ ONLINE | Islamabad | 2008 | www.awazonline.com. | Weekly NewsPaper |
Azkaar | Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Karachi | 2004 | www.dailyazkaar.com.pk | |
Barapind News (Urdu: بڑا پنڈ نیوز) | Lahore |
2009 | www.barapind.co.cc/ | |
Din | Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad | 1997 | www.dinnews.tv | |
Express (Urdu: ایکسپریس) | Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Rahim Yar 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, Sukkur and Muzaffarabad |
1992 | www.khabrain.com/ | |
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, 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, 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/ |
Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website | Notes | |
Millat (Gujarati: મલ્લત) | Karachi | 1946 | www.millatgujarati.com/ | ||
Vatan (Gujarati: વતન) | Karachi | 1997. | www.dailyvatan.com/ | This is not the original Vatan published in 1947. This paper was closed by Dawn Group in 1997. A new paper was published by the same name in 1997. | |
Zulfiqar Weekly (Gujarati: Zulfiqar Saptahik) | Karachi | 1960 |
Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
Wahdat (Pashto: وحدت) | Peshawar | 1983 | www.dailywahdat.com.pk/ |
'Bold text=== Punjabi ===
Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
Bhulekha (Punjabi: بھلےكھا) | Lahore | ||
Khabraan (Punjabi: خبراں) | Lahore | 2004 |
Italic text
Newspaper | City(ies) | Founded | Official Website |
Kook (Saraiki: 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/ |
See also
External links
- All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS)
- List of Pakistani newspapers at APNS
- List of current Pakistan Online Newspapers
- Newspapers links from Pakistan
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