Pakistan Observer

This article is about a Pakistani English daily published since 1988. For the newspaper formerly known as "The Pakistan Observer" before 1971, see The Bangladesh Observer.

Pakistan Observer

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet (Print), Online
Owner(s)	Faisal Zahid Malik
Founder(s)	Zahid Malik
Publisher	Zahid Malik
Editor-in-chief	Faisal Zahid Malik
Managing editor	Gauhar Zahid Malik
Founded	1 November 1988; 36 years ago (1988-11-01)
Language	English
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Circulation	150,000 in 2021
Website	pakobserver.net
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Pakistan Observer is an English-language daily newspaper of Pakistan.

It is published from six cities – Islamabad,^[1] Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad.^[2][3] The newspaper was founded in 1988 by Zahid Malik.^[4]

The newspaper was first published as an eveninger on 1 November 1988 from Islamabad, making it the first English eveninger to be published from the capital city. Later, it was made a morning newspaper. The newspaper is now led by Faisal Zahid Malik, who is also the editor-in-chief. The head office is in the capital city Islamabad,^[1] and it has five other offices in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad.

Daily circulation

Pakistan Observer newspaper has a daily circulation of 150,000 as of 2021.^[5]

Abdus Sattar, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, remained the lead current affairs analyst of the newspaper. He focused on international security.

See also

• List of newspapers in Pakistan

References

1. "Pakistan media guide (Pakistan Observer newspaper listed)". BBC News website. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
2. "List of Member Publications on All Pakistan Newspapers Society including Pakistan Observer newspaper". All Pakistan Newspapers Society website. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
3. "How Pakistani media reacted to Modi govt's decision to strip Kashmir of special status". India Today newspaper. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
4. "Pakistan Observer editor-in-chief Zahid Malik passes away". Dawn newspaper. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
5. Anisur Rahman and Niharika Tiwari. Development, Governance and Gender in South Asia:Perspectives, Issues and Challenges (for Pakistan Observer daily circulation) (page 187). Springer Nature, 2021 via Google Books website. ISBN 9789811651090.

External links

• Pakistan Observer official website