environment | March 06, 2026

How many magazines are in Pakistan?

How many magazines are in Pakistan?

The industry as a whole is in dire straits. The total number of magazines has fallen from 1,383 magazines published in 2007 down to just 232 by 2015, the latest year for which complete figures are available from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Which English combo magazine is the most popular with largest publication in Pakistan?

English weekly MAG is the country’s most widely read English magazine.

Which Urdu magazine is being published since the last 100 years?

Magazine Ma’arif
Urdu Magazine Ma’arif completes 100 years of publishing.

Who owns the media in Pakistan?

Majority of media in Pakistan is privately owned. Pakistan has around 300 privately owned daily newspapers. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (formerly the Federal Bureau of Statistics), they had a combined daily sale of 6.1 million copies in 2009.

What is Aurora magazine?

Founded in 1998, Aurora is Pakistan’s leading advertising, marketing and media magazine. Published by The Dawn Media Group, Aurora is widely recognised as the voice of the advertising industry.

Who is the founder of Nawa e Waqt?

Hameed Nizami was the founder of this newspaper. His younger brother Majid Nizami (3 April 1928 – 26 July 2014) was the chief editor and publisher of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications until he died in 2014 and then this group became the property of Majid Nizami Trust created by Majid Nizami himself in his lifetime.

Who founded Pakistan Times?

leftist Progressive Papers Limited
Pakistan Times (1947–1996) was a Pakistani newspaper, originally established by the leftist Progressive Papers Limited based in Lahore, Pakistan….Pakistan Times.

Page from edition published on 31 January 1948
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Progressive Papers Limited
Founder(s)Mian Iftikharuddin
FoundedFebruary 4, 1947

Is media free in Pakistan?

Freedom of the press in Pakistan is legally protected by the law of Pakistan as stated in its constitutional amendments, while the sovereignty, national integrity, and moral principles are generally protected by the specified media law, Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002 and Code of Conduct Rules 2010.