The ''Pakistan Observer'' is one of the oldest and widely read English-language

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of Pakistan. It is published in six cities –

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of th ...

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

, and Muzaffarabad. The newspaper was founded in 1988 by the veteran journalist late Zahid Malik. Topics the newspaper covers include

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, international affairs,

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and

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. It runs a leading Sunday magazine called
SocialDiary
', which includes social commentary, interviews, fashion, recipes, reviews, travel advice, blogs and technology news.

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

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. The head office is in the capital city Islamabad, and it has four other offices in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Muzaffarabad. Abdus Sattar, former

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, 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

. In 2019, its readership and Newspaper Web Ranking within Pakistan, rated by the International Media & Newspapers website, was ranked 10.

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External links

Pakistan Observer official website
1988 establishments in Pakistan English-language newspapers published in Pakistan Daily newspapers published in Pakistan Mass media in Islamabad Organisations based in Islamabad Publications established in 1988 {{Pakistan-newspaper-stub

Background and outlook

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