List of newspapers in Pakistan

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The total number of newspapers are 707 as 2019 according to Pakistan bureau of statistic. 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
3Daily 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.

5The Dayspring [4] FortnightlyEnglishIslamabad2018Pakistan first youth centric news agency independent newspaper of Dayspring Media, launched on 1 November 2018.
6Pahanji Akhbar [4]
(Sindhi:پيهنجي اخبار)
Daily Sindhi Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Sukkur2018First completely digital Sindhi Newspaper.
7Daily Jhoke [5] Saraiki Multan, Khanpur, Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi1990
9Daily Ibrat [4]

(Urdu:عبرت)

Sindhi Hyderabad, Karachi, Sukkur, Lahore, Islamabad.1958International and regional news
10 Daily Jang
(Urdu:روزنامہ جنگ)
Urdu Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, London1946Second-oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
11Daily Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan1940Oldest continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
12Daily The Patriot [4] EnglishIslamabad, Lahore 
14 Khabrain
(Urdu:خبریں)
UrduIslamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Muzafarabad, Peshawer, Sukker1992
15 Daily Express
(Urdu:ایکسپریس)
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan1998International and regional news
15Daily Global Current News [4]
(Urdu:گلوبل نیوز )
Urdu / EnglishAll Pakistan1992International and regional news
17 BOL News
(Urdu:بول نیوز)
Urdu / EnglishAll Pakistan2013International and regional news
18Daily Nai Baat [4] UrduLahore, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta2011Current/political
20 Daily Sarhad (Urdu:سرحد)Peshawar1970
21 Business Recorder EnglishKarachi, Islamabad and Lahore1965Pakistan's first financial newspaper
22 Daily Times Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad2002
24 Dawn [5] Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore1947Founded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
25 The Friday Times [5] WeeklyLahore1989Weekly newspaper
27Bayan [4] DailyUrduPeshawar2017
28 The Frontier Post EnglishPeshawar, Quetta and Lahore1985
29 The Nation [5] Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad1986
30 The News International Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi and London1991
31 Pakistan Observer Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad and Quetta1988
32 The Post Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi2005Defunct
33 Khalsa Akhbar Lahore PunjabiLahore1886Defunct
34The Regional Times of Sindh [4] EnglishKarachi, Hyderabad 
35 The Star Karachi1951Dawn Group's evening newspaper; now defunct
36 The Statesman Peshawar2002
37 Pakistan Today Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad2010
38 Daily Pakistan UrduLahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar1997
39 The Express Tribune EnglishKarachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar2010
40 Daily Dunya Urdu Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Islamabad2012
41Daily Nizam [4]
(Urdu:روزنامہ نظام)
Islamabad2017Authentic continuously published Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan
42Wahdat [4]
(Pashto : وحدت)
Pashto Peshawar1983
43 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.
45 Daily Lokaai
(Punjabi:لوکائی)
Lahore2006
47 Bhulekha
(Punjabi:بھلیکھا)
Lahore, Gujranwala1989
48 Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan
(Sindhi : هلال پاڪستان)
Sindhi Karachi1946
49 Daily Kawish (Sindhi : ڪاوش)Hyderabad1990
50 Daily Koshish (Sindhi : ڪوشش)Hyderabad1998
51 Daily Mehran (Sindhi : مهراڻ)Hyderabad1957
52 Daily 92
(Urdu : روزنامہ ٩٢)
Urdu Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan 
53Daily Safeer [4] (Sindhi : سفیر) Sindhi Hyderabad
54Daily Sindh [4]
(Sindhi : سنڌ)
Hyderabad1995
55Daily Sindhu [4]
(Sindhi : سنڌو)
Hyderabad1989
56 Daily Basharat (Urdu:روزنامہ بشارت) Urdu Karachi, Hyderabad, Gilgit 1952
57 Daily Ummat Karachi1996
58Manaqib [4] (Urdu:مناقب)Islamabad, Sargodha2016Pakistan and World News
59Qum News [4] WeeklyKarachi, Hyderabad, shikarpur and whole Pakistan2017Founded by Rasheed Azad
60 Christian Voice EnglishKarachi1950Second oldest Catholic publication in Pakistan
61 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
62Weekly 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.

63 Daily Ausaf DailyUrduLahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Europe, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan1997Its chief editor is Mehtab Khan. Daily Ausaf was inaugurated on 25 December 1997 from Islamabad
64 Daily Aaj Peshawar, Abbottabad1989Editor-in-chief: A.W. Yousfi
65 Daily Mashriq Peshawar1963Founder is Inayat Ullah Khan
66Daily Talib [4] Quetta2004Online (digital) publication started in 2021
67 Urdu Globally Online 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
68 Al Akhbar DailyIslamabad, Muzaffarabad  
69 Awam Urdu, SindhiKarachi1994
70 Civil and Military Gazette UrduLahore, Karachi1872Defunct in 1963
71 Daily Asas Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Muzaffarabad 1995
72 Daily Awam Islamabad, Quetta, Hub.1989Defunct in 2018
73 Daily Awami Awaz SindhiKarachi 
74Daily Din [4] Urdu Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi
75 Daily Imroze Lahore, Karachipre 1947
76 Daily Inqilab Lahore1927Defunct in 1949
77 Daily Jasarat Karachi1970
78 Daily Qaumi Bandhan Bengali1940sDefunct
79 Khyber Mail UrduPeshawar1932Defunct in 1989
80 Daily Maidan  
81 Millat Gujrati, UrduKarachi1948
82 Talár Brahui   
83 Agahi WeeklyUrduKarachi2006
84 Zamindar  Lahore1873Defunct in 1956
85 Nawai Watan Balochi Quetta 
86 Sandesh Urdu, Sindhi Kotri
87 Socialist Weekly WeeklyUrduKarachi1947Defunct
88Daily Sehar [5] DailyLahore2006
89 Daily Nai Roshni [4] Multan1985

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