Newspapers and periodicals by language and province

(Number)
Language
PAKISTAN

1999

2000

2001

Total

1571

815

763

Arabic
Brahvi
Balochi
Bi-Trillingual
English
Gujrati
Punjabi
Pushto
Saraiki
Sindhi
Urdu
Others
Punjab

2
..
3
1
215
8
5
24
1
63
1249
. ..

4
2
8
3
150
8
1
8
1
31
599
..

546
1
39
5
..
1
500
..

Total
Arabic
English
Punjabi
Pushto
Saraiki
Urdu
Others
Sindh
Total
Arabic
Balochi
Bi-Trillingual
English
Gujrati
Punjabi
Pushto
Saraiki
Sindhi
Urdu
Others
NWFP
Total
Bi-Trillingual
English
Pushto
Urdu
Others
Balochistan
Total
Brahvi
Balochi
Bi-Trillingual
English
Pushto
Urdu

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

945
4
4
11
14
204
13
1
9
4
53
628
..

1279

1997

1464

1820

1199

4
3
10
3
153
8
1
8
1
33
539
..

720
4
4
8
3
153
8
1
8
1
33
497
..

4
2
13
..
223
13
2
14
4
58
895
51

5
2
17
..
290
15
8
35
5
80
1533
7

3
3
8
1
133
3
5
34
1
35
1236
2

5
3
8
..
252
1
7
33
1
12
1490
8

..
3
8
..
100
..
6
14
1
22
1092
3

117
..
6
..
..
..
111
..

63
..
9
..
..
..
54
..

63
..
9
..
..
..
54
..

136
..
20
..
..
..
116
..

361
..
27
..
3
..
280
51

364
..
64
6
..
1
293
..

316
2
40
5
..
..
268
1

513
..
134
7
..
..
368
4

422
..
37
6
..
..
377
2

589
1
1
..

466
4
..
..

457
4
..
..

457
4
..
..

574
4
1
..

622
4
1
..

685
5
1
..

116
1
..
1

256
5
..
..

276
..
..
..

152
8
..
3
..
63
361
..

132
8
1
..
1
31
289
..

129
8
1
..
1
33
281
..

129
8
1
..
1
33
281
..

168
13
1
1
4
53
329
..

178
13
2
1
4
58
361
..

185
15
2
1
4
80
385
7

45
3
..
1
1
35
28
1

62
1
..
..
1
12
171
4

36
..
..
2
1
22
214
1

419
..
22
19
378
..

95
3
4
1
87
..

105
3
5
1
96
..

57
3
4
1
49
..

68
14
4
2
48
..

102
..
4
2
96
..

709
..
25
22
662
..

728
..
26
25
677
..

747
..
34
25
688
..

48
..
5
4
39
..

17
..
2
1
2
2
10

137
2
8
..
8
7
112

138
3
10
..
10
7
108

143
4
8
..
11
7

167
4
10
..
12
6

113

135

194
239
304
304
453
2
2
3
3
3
12
16
8
8
8
..
..
..
..
..
14
16
22
22
22
8
12
8
8
8
158
193
263
263
412
Source: Provincial Public Relation Departments