List of newspapers in Pakistan

The total number of newspapers are 707 as of 2019 according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Following is a list of newspapers in Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]

No. Newspaper Type Language Location Founded Notes
1 Pakistan Times
(Urdu: پاکستان ٹائمز) 		Daily English, Urdu Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Gujranwala 4 February 1947 Defunct
2 Daily Qudrat[4] Urdu and English Quetta, Karachi, Islamabad 2004 Founded by Naimat Ullah Achakzai.

Founded on 4 April 2004 From Quetta balochistan. Online (digital) publication started in 2011.

3 The Dayspring[4] Fortnightly English Islamabad 2018 Pakistan first youth centric news agency independent newspaper of Dayspring Media, launched on 1 November 2018.
4 Pahanji Akhbar[4]
(Sindhi: پيهنجي اخبار) 		Daily Sindhi Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Sukkur 2018 First completely digital Sindhi Newspaper.
5 Daily Jhoke[5] Saraiki Multan, Khanpur, Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi 1990
6 Daily Ibrat[4]

(Urdu: عبرت)

Sindhi Hyderabad, Karachi, Sukkur, Lahore, Islamabad. 1958 International and regional news
7 Daily Jang
(Urdu: روزنامہ جنگ) 		Urdu Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, London 1946 Second-oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
8 Daily Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan 1940 Oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
9 Daily The Patriot[4] English Islamabad, Lahore  –
10 Khabrain
(Urdu: خبریں) 		Urdu Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Muzafarabad, Peshawer, Sukker 1992
11 Daily Express
(Urdu: ایکسپریس) 		Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan 1998 International and regional news
12 Daily Global Current News[4]
(Urdu: گلوبل نیوز ) 		Urdu / English All Pakistan 1992 International and regional news
13 BOL News
(Urdu: بول نیوز) 		Urdu / English All Pakistan 2013 International and regional news
14 Daily Nai Baat[4] Urdu Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta 2011 Current/political
15 Daily Sarhad (Urdu: سرحد) Peshawar 1970
16 Business Recorder English Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore 1965 Pakistan's first financial newspaper
17 Daily Times Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad 2002
18 Dawn[5] Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore 1947 Founded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
19 The Friday Times[5] Weekly Lahore 1989 Weekly newspaper
20 Bayan[4] Daily Urdu Peshawar 2017
21 The Frontier Post English Peshawar, Quetta and Lahore 1985
22 The Nation[5] Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad 1986
23 The News International Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi and London 1991
24 Pakistan Observer Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Quetta 1988
25 The Post Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi 2005 Defunct
26 Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Punjabi Lahore 1886 Defunct
27 The Regional Times of Sindh[4] English Karachi, Hyderabad  –
28 The Star Karachi 1951 Dawn Group's evening newspaper; now defunct
29 The Statesman Peshawar 2002
30 Pakistan Today Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad 2010
31 Daily Pakistan Urdu Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar 1997
32 The Express Tribune English Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar 2010
33 Daily Dunya Urdu Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Islamabad 2012
34 Daily Nizam[4]
(Urdu: روزنامہ نظام) 		Islamabad 2017 Authentic continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
35 Wahdat[4]
(Pashto: وحدت) 		Pashto Peshawar 1983
36 Sajjan
(Punjabi: سجن) 		Punjabi Lahore 1989 First Punjabi newspaper of Pakistan, started in 1989 by Hussain naqi and defunct in 1990. Started online website again in 2019.
37 Daily Lokaai
(Punjabi: لوکائی) 		Lahore 2006
38 Bhulekha
(Punjabi: بھلیکھا) 		Lahore, Gujranwala 1989
39 Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan
(Sindhi: هلال پاڪستان) 		Sindhi Karachi 1946
40 Daily Kawish (Sindhi: ڪاوش) Hyderabad 1990
41 Daily Koshish (Sindhi: ڪوشش) Hyderabad 1998
42 Daily Mehran (Sindhi: مهراڻ) Hyderabad 1957
43 Daily 92
(Urdu: روزنامہ ٩٢) 		Urdu Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan  –
44 Daily Safeer[4] (Sindhi: سفیر) Sindhi Hyderabad
45 Daily Sindh[4]
(Sindhi: سنڌ) 		Hyderabad 1995
46 Daily Sindhu[4]
(Sindhi: سنڌو) 		Hyderabad 1989
47 Daily Basharat (Urdu: روزنامہ بشارت) Urdu Karachi, Hyderabad, Gilgit 1952
48 Daily Ummat Karachi 1996
49 Manaqib[4] (Urdu: مناقب) Islamabad, Sargodha 2016 Pakistan and World News
50 Qum News[4] Weekly Karachi, Hyderabad, shikarpur and whole Pakistan 2017 Founded by Rasheed Azad
51 Christian Voice English Karachi 1950 Second oldest Catholic publication in Pakistan
52 Indus News Daily Sindhi Islamabad 2010 Indusnews.net was launched in the name dxingworld.info on 4 Dec 2010, later name was changed in July 2011 and in the same year Indus News won a regional news award in regional news blogs. Chief Editor: Zahoor Solangi
53 Weekly Parda Chaak[4]
(Urdu: ہفت روزہ پردہ چاک) 		Weekly Urdu Lahore, Pakistan 1991 Founded by Sheikh Waseem Ahmad Anwar.

Parda chaak is a weekly news publication being regularly published from Lahore Pakistan.

54 Daily Ausaf Daily Urdu Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Europe, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan 1997 Its chief editor is Mehtab Khan. Daily Ausaf was inaugurated on 25 December 1997 from Islamabad
55 Daily Aaj Peshawar, Abbottabad 1989 Editor-in-chief: A.W. Yousfi
56 Daily Mashriq Peshawar 1963 Founder is Inayat Ullah Khan
57 Daily Talib[4] Quetta 2004 Online (digital) publication started in 2021
58 Al Akhbar Daily Islamabad, Muzaffarabad  –
59 Awam Urdu, Sindhi Karachi 1994
60 Civil and Military Gazette Urdu Lahore, Karachi 1872 Defunct in 1963
62 Daily Asas Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Muzaffarabad 1995
63 Daily Awam Islamabad, Quetta, Hub. 1989 Defunct in 2018
64 Daily Awami Awaz Sindhi Karachi  –
65 Daily Din[4] Urdu Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi
66 Daily Imroze Lahore, Karachi pre 1947
67 Daily Inqilab Lahore 1927 Defunct in 1949
68 Daily Jasarat Karachi 1970
69 Daily Qaumi Bandhan Bengali 1940s Defunct
70 Khyber Mail Urdu Peshawar 1932 Defunct in 1989
71 Daily Maidan  –
72 Millat Gujrati, Urdu Karachi 1948
73 Talár Brahui  –  –
74 Agahi Weekly Urdu Karachi 2006
75 Zamindar  – Lahore 1873 Defunct in 1956
76 Nawai Watan Balochi Quetta  –
77 Sandesh Urdu, Sindhi Kotri
78 Socialist Weekly Weekly Urdu Karachi 1947 Defunct
79 Daily Sehar[5] Daily Lahore 2006
80 Daily Nai Roshni[4] Multan 1985
81 Maidan Daily Daily Urdu Peshawar and Quetta

References

  1. ^ "The patchy world of Urdu newspapers". Dawn newspaper. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The struggle of Sindhi newspapers". Dawn newspaper. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "13 Pakistani newspapers you've probably never heard of". The Express Tribune newspaper. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "LIST OF VALID ABC CERTIFIED NEWSPAPERS/PERIODICALS". Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Member Publications". All Pakistan Newspapers Society (apns.com.pk) website. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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