List of newspapers in Pakistan

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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.NewspaperTypeLanguageLocationFoundedNotes
1 Pakistan Times
(Urdu: پاکستان ٹائمز)
DailyEnglish, UrduLahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Gujranwala4 February 1947Defunct
2Daily Qudrat [4] Urdu and EnglishQuetta, Karachi, Islamabad2004Founded by Naimat Ullah Achakzai.

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

3The Dayspring [4] FortnightlyEnglishIslamabad2018Pakistan first youth centric news agency independent newspaper of Dayspring Media, launched on 1 November 2018.
4Pahanji Akhbar [4]
(Sindhi: پيهنجي اخبار)
Daily Sindhi Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Sukkur2018First completely digital Sindhi Newspaper.
5Daily Jhoke [5] Saraiki Multan, Khanpur, Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi1990
6Daily Ibrat [4]

(Urdu: عبرت)

Sindhi Hyderabad, Karachi, Sukkur, Lahore, Islamabad.1958International and regional news
7 Daily Jang
(Urdu: روزنامہ جنگ)
Urdu Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, London1946Second-oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
8Daily Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan1940Oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
9Daily The Patriot [4] EnglishIslamabad, Lahore 
10 Khabrain
(Urdu: خبریں)
UrduIslamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Muzafarabad, Peshawer, Sukker1992
11 Daily Express
(Urdu: ایکسپریس)
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan1998International and regional news
12Daily Global Current News [4]
(Urdu: گلوبل نیوز )
Urdu / EnglishAll Pakistan1992International and regional news
13 BOL News
(Urdu: بول نیوز)
Urdu / EnglishAll Pakistan2013International and regional news
14Daily Nai Baat [4] UrduLahore, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta2011Current/political
15 Daily Sarhad (Urdu: سرحد)Peshawar1970
16 Business Recorder EnglishKarachi, Islamabad and Lahore1965Pakistan's first financial newspaper
17 Daily Times Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad2002
18 Dawn [5] Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore1947Founded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
19 The Friday Times [5] WeeklyLahore1989Weekly newspaper
20Bayan [4] DailyUrduPeshawar2017
21 The Frontier Post EnglishPeshawar, Quetta and Lahore1985
22 The Nation [5] Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad1986
23 The News International Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi and London1991
24 Pakistan Observer Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Quetta1988
25 The Post Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi2005Defunct
26 Khalsa Akhbar Lahore PunjabiLahore1886Defunct
27The Regional Times of Sindh [4] EnglishKarachi, Hyderabad 
28 The Star Karachi1951Dawn Group's evening newspaper; now defunct
29 The Statesman Peshawar2002
30 Pakistan Today Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad2010
31 Daily Pakistan UrduLahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar1997
32 The Express Tribune EnglishKarachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar2010
33 Daily Dunya Urdu Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Islamabad2012
34Daily Nizam [4]
(Urdu: روزنامہ نظام)
Islamabad2017Authentic continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
35Wahdat [4]
(Pashto : وحدت)
Pashto Peshawar1983
36 Sajjan
(Punjabi: سجن)
Punjabi Lahore1989First 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)
Lahore2006
38 Bhulekha
(Punjabi: بھلیکھا)
Lahore, Gujranwala1989
39 Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan
(Sindhi : هلال پاڪستان)
Sindhi Karachi1946
40 Daily Kawish (Sindhi : ڪاوش)Hyderabad1990
41 Daily Koshish (Sindhi : ڪوشش)Hyderabad1998
42 Daily Mehran (Sindhi : مهراڻ)Hyderabad1957
43 Daily 92
(Urdu : روزنامہ ٩٢)
Urdu Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan 
44Daily Safeer [4] (Sindhi : سفیر) Sindhi Hyderabad
45Daily Sindh [4]
(Sindhi : سنڌ)
Hyderabad1995
46Daily Sindhu [4]
(Sindhi : سنڌو)
Hyderabad1989
47 Daily Basharat (Urdu: روزنامہ بشارت) Urdu Karachi, Hyderabad, Gilgit 1952
48 Daily Ummat Karachi1996
49Manaqib [4] (Urdu: مناقب)Islamabad, Sargodha2016Pakistan and World News
50Qum News [4] WeeklyKarachi, Hyderabad, shikarpur and whole Pakistan2017Founded by Rasheed Azad
51 Christian Voice EnglishKarachi1950Second oldest Catholic publication in Pakistan
52 Indus News Daily Sindhi Islamabad 2010Indusnews.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 [4]
(Urdu: ہفت روزہ پردہ چاک)
Weekly Urdu Lahore, Pakistan 1991Founded by Sheikh Waseem Ahmad Anwar.

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

54 Daily Ausaf DailyUrduLahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Europe, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan1997Its chief editor is Mehtab Khan. Daily Ausaf was inaugurated on 25 December 1997 from Islamabad
55 Daily Aaj Peshawar, Abbottabad1989Editor-in-chief: A.W. Yousfi
56 Daily Mashriq Peshawar1963Founder is Inayat Ullah Khan
57Daily Talib [4] Quetta2004Online (digital) publication started in 2021
58Urdu GloballyOnline Islamabad 2017Urdu Globally is an online digital media publication website covering latest news, stories, headlines and updates round the clock founded in April, 2017 by Azmat Ullah Khan
59 Al Akhbar DailyIslamabad, Muzaffarabad  
60 Awam Urdu, SindhiKarachi1994
61 Civil and Military Gazette UrduLahore, Karachi1872Defunct in 1963
62 Daily Asas Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Muzaffarabad 1995
63 Daily Awam Islamabad, Quetta, Hub.1989Defunct in 2018
64 Daily Awami Awaz SindhiKarachi 
65Daily Din [4] Urdu Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi
66 Daily Imroze Lahore, Karachipre 1947
67 Daily Inqilab Lahore1927Defunct in 1949
68 Daily Jasarat Karachi1970
69 Daily Qaumi Bandhan Bengali1940sDefunct
70 Khyber Mail UrduPeshawar1932Defunct in 1989
71 Daily Maidan  
72 Millat Gujrati, UrduKarachi1948
73 Talár Brahui   
74 Agahi WeeklyUrduKarachi2006
75 Zamindar  Lahore1873Defunct in 1956
76 Nawai Watan Balochi Quetta 
77 Sandesh Urdu, Sindhi Kotri
78 Socialist Weekly WeeklyUrduKarachi1947Defunct
79Daily Sehar [5] DailyLahore2006
80 Daily Nai Roshni [4] Multan1985

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