Number of Pakistani newspaper titles dwindle, but readership up
By Leah McBride Mensching, Tuesday 4 March 2008 at 22:05 :: Circulaton & Distribution :: #1355 :: rss
Although the number of newspaper and other periodical titles in Pakistan has decreased rapidly from 1997 to 2006, readership has grown, a survey conducted by the Statistical Department of Pakistan has found.
The number of newspapers and periodicals in the country dropped from 4,455 in 1997, to 1,464 in 2006. Meanwhile, total circulation of newspapers and periodicals written in all languages spoken in Pakistan was at 3,912,301 in 1997, but rose to 8,208,874 by 2006, the Daily Times reported Tuesday.
The number of Urdu newspapers and periodicals dropped to 1,236 in 2006, from 4,000 in 1997. Meanwhile, 368 English-language newspapers and periodicals were in print in Pakistan in 1997, but by 2006, only 133 of them remained, according to the Daily Times.
The worst year for newspapers was 2002, when the number dropped to only 497 newspapers throughout Pakistan, the Daily Times reported.
The number of Sindhi newspapers have fluctuated from 44 in 1997, to 80 in 2005, and down to 35 in 2006. In 1997, 18 Punjabi newspapers appeared, but by 2006, only five remained.
Pushto newspapers increased from 20 in 1997 to 34 in 2006, while Balochi newspapers increased from two in 1997 to eight in 2006.
Between 1997 to 2005, five Seraiki newspapers were launched, and one remained in 2006. In 1997, three Gujrati newspapers existed, and increased to 15 in 2005, but dropped back down to three in 2006, according to the Daily Times.
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