Pakistan Observer


The Pakistan Observer is one of the oldest and widely read English-language daily newspaper of Pakistan. Published in six cities, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Muzzafarabad. The newspaper was founded in 1988 by the veteran journalist late Zahid Malik.

Background and outlook

The newspaper was first published on 1 November 1988 in Islamabad, making it the first newspaper to be published in the capital city. 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 and it has 4 other offices in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Muzafarabad. Abdus Sattar former Foreign minister of pakistan is the lead current affairs analyst of this newspaper. He focuses on international security.
The daily Pakistan Observer is one of the largest circulated English newspapers of Pakistan, being published simultaneously from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta.
In 2016, its readership and Newspaper Web Ranking within Pakistan rated by the International Media & Newspapers website, was ranked in top 10.