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.
No.NewspaperTypeLanguageLocationFoundedNotes
1Pakistan Times
DailyEnglish, UrduLahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Gujranwala4 February 1947Defunct
2Daily QudratDailyUrdu and EnglishQuetta, Karachi, Islamabad2004Founded by Naimat Ullah Achakzai.
Founded on 4 April 2004 From Quetta balochistan. Online publication started in 2011.
3The DayspringFortnightlyEnglishIslamabad2018Pakistan first youth centric news agency independent newspaper of Dayspring Media, launched on 1 November 2018.
4Pahanji Akhbar
DailySindhiKarachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Sukkur2018First completely digital Sindhi Newspaper.
5Daily JhokeDailySaraikiMultan, Khanpur, Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi1990
6Daily Ibrat
DailySindhiHyderabad, Karachi, Sukkur, Lahore, Islamabad.1958International and regional news
7Daily Jang
DailyUrduKarachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, London1946Second-oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
8Daily ''Nawa-i-WaqtDailyUrduLahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan1940Oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
9Daily The PatriotDailyEnglishIslamabad, Lahore
10Khabrain
DailyUrduIslamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Muzafarabad, Peshawer, Sukker1992
11Daily Express
DailyUrduIslamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan1998International and regional news
12Daily Global Current News
DailyUrdu / EnglishAll Pakistan1992International and regional news
13BOL News
DailyUrdu / EnglishAll Pakistan2013International and regional news
14Daily Nai BaatDailyUrduLahore, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta2011Current/political
15Daily Sarhad DailyUrduPeshawar1970
16Business RecorderDailyEnglishKarachi, Islamabad and Lahore1965Pakistan's first financial newspaper
17Daily TimesDailyEnglishLahore, Karachi, Islamabad2002
18DawnDailyEnglishKarachi, Islamabad and Lahore1947Founded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
19The Friday TimesWeeklyEnglishLahore1989Weekly newspaper
20BayanDailyUrduPeshawar2017
21The Frontier PostDailyEnglishPeshawar, Quetta and Lahore1985
22The NationDailyEnglishLahore, Karachi, and Islamabad1986
23The News InternationalDailyEnglishKarachi, Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi and London1991
24Pakistan ObserverDailyEnglishIslamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Quetta1988
25The PostDailyEnglishLahore, Islamabad and Karachi2005Defunct
26Khalsa Akhbar LahoreDailyPunjabiLahore1886Defunct
27The Regional Times of SindhDailyEnglishKarachi, Hyderabad
28The StarDailyEnglishKarachi1951Dawn Group's evening newspaper; now defunct
29The StatesmanDailyEnglishPeshawar2002
30Pakistan TodayDailyEnglishLahore, Karachi, Islamabad2010
31Daily PakistanDailyUrduLahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar1997
32The Express TribuneDailyEnglishKarachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar2010
33Daily DunyaDailyUrduLahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Islamabad2012
34Daily Nizam
DailyIslamabad2017Authentic continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
35Wahdat
DailyPashtoPeshawar1983
36Sajjan
DailyPunjabiLahore1989First Punjabi newspaper of Pakistan, started in 1989 by Hussain naqi and defunct in 1990. Started online website again in 2019.
37Daily Lokaai
DailyPunjabiLahore2006
38Bhulekha
DailyPunjabiLahore, Gujranwala1989
39Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan
DailySindhiKarachi1946
40Daily Kawish DailySindhiHyderabad1990
41Daily Koshish DailySindhiHyderabad1998
42Daily Mehran DailySindhiHyderabad1957
43Daily 92
DailyUrduIslamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan
44Daily Safeer DailySindhiHyderabad
45Daily Sindh
DailySindhiHyderabad1995
46Daily Sindhu
DailySindhiHyderabad1989
47Daily Basharat DailyUrduKarachi, Hyderabad, Gilgit1952
48Daily UmmatDailyUrduKarachi1996
49Manaqib DailyUrduIslamabad, Sargodha2016Pakistan and World News
50Qum NewsWeeklyUrduKarachi, Hyderabad, shikarpur and whole Pakistan2017Founded by Rasheed Azad
51Christian VoiceWeeklyEnglishKarachi1950Second oldest Catholic publication in Pakistan
52Indus NewsDailySindhiIslamabad2010Indusnews.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
53Weekly Parda Chaak
WeeklyUrduLahore, Pakistan1991Founded by Sheikh Waseem Ahmad Anwar.
Parda chaak is a weekly news publication being regularly published from Lahore Pakistan.
54Daily AusafDailyUrduLahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Europe, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan1997Its chief editor is Mehtab Khan. Daily Ausaf was inaugurated on 25 December 1997 from Islamabad
55Daily AajDailyUrduPeshawar, Abbottabad1989Editor-in-chief: A.W. Yousfi
56Daily MashriqDailyUrduPeshawar1963Founder is Inayat Ullah Khan
57Daily TalibDailyUrduQuetta2004Online publication started in 2021
58Al AkhbarDailyUrduIslamabad, Muzaffarabad
59AwamDailyUrdu, SindhiKarachi1994
60Civil and Military GazetteDailyUrduLahore, Karachi1872Defunct in 1963
62Daily AsasDailyUrduRawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Muzaffarabad1995
63Daily AwamDailyUrduIslamabad, Quetta, Hub.1989Defunct in 2018
64Daily Awami AwazDailySindhiKarachi
65Daily DinDailyUrduKarachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi
66Daily ImrozeDailyUrduLahore, Karachipre 1947
67Daily InqilabDailyUrduLahore1927Defunct in 1949
68Daily JasaratDailyUrduKarachi1970
69Daily Qaumi BandhanDailyBengaliKarachi1940sDefunct
70Khyber MailDailyUrduPeshawar1932Defunct in 1989
71Daily MaidanDailyUrduPeshawar
72MillatDailyGujrati, UrduKarachi1948
73TalárDailyBrahui
74AgahiWeeklyUrduKarachi2006
75ZamindarUrduLahore1873Defunct in 1956
76Nawai WatanBalochiQuetta
77SandeshUrdu, SindhiKotri
78Socialist WeeklyWeeklyUrduKarachi1947Defunct
79Daily SeharDailyUrduLahore2006
80 Daily Nai Roshni''DailyUrduMultan1985
81Maidan DailyDailyUrduPeshawar and Quetta
82Independent News PakistanEnglish, UrduIslamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar1996