Pakistan Observer
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet(Print), Online |
Owner(s) | Faisal Zahid Malik |
Founder(s) | Zahid Malik |
Publisher | Zahid Malik (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) |
Editor-in-chief | Faisal Zahid Malik |
Managing editor | Gauhar Zahid Malik |
Founded | 1 November 1988 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Islamabad,Pakistan[1] |
Country | Pakistan |
Circulation | 1250[citation needed] |
Website | pakobserver |
Pakistan Observeris one of the oldest and widely read English-languagedaily newspapersof Pakistan.[peacock prose]
It is published from six cities –Islamabad,Karachi,Lahore,Peshawar,QuettaandMuzaffarabad.[2]The newspaper was founded in 1988 by the veteran journalist lateZahid Malik.[1]
Topics the newspaper covers includepolitics,international affairs,economics,investment,sportsandculture.[3]It runs a leading Sunday magazine calledSocialDiary,which includessocial commentary,interviews, fashion, recipes, reviews, travel advice, blogs and technology news.
Background and outlook[edit]
The newspaper was first published as an eveninger on 1 November 1988 fromIslamabad,making it the first English eveninger to be published from the capital city.[4]Later, it was made a morning newspaper. The newspaper is now led by Faisal Zahid Malik, who is also theeditor-in-chief.The head office is in the capital cityIslamabad,[5]and it has five other offices inKarachi,Lahore,Peshawar,QuettaandMuzaffarabad.Abdus Sattar,formerForeign Minister of Pakistan,remained the lead current affairs analyst of the newspaper. He focussed on international security.
Pakistan Observeris one of the largest circulated English newspapers ofPakistan.[peacock prose]
In 2019, its readership and Newspaper Web Ranking withinPakistan,rated by the International Media & Newspapers website, was ranked 10.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Pakistan Observer editor-in-chief Zahid Malik passes away".Dawn newspaper.1 September 2016.Retrieved14 January2024.
- ^"All Pakistan Newspapers Society website".All Pakistan Newspapers Society.Retrieved3 October2022.
- ^"Pakistan Observer".Library of Congress.Retrieved18 November2021.
- ^"Pakistan Observer, Web Directory of Pakistan".hamariweb.com.Retrieved14 January2024.
- ^"Pakistan profile - Media".BBC News.2 March 2017.Retrieved3 October2022.
- ^"Top Newspapers in Pakistan by web ranking | 4imn.com".www.4imn.com.Retrieved3 October2022.
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