User:Saqib/WikiProject Pakistan/Pakistani sources
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This is a list of references that distinguishes between reliable and unreliable sources. It was adopted [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pakistan/Pakistani_sources&oldid=1140936495 in February 2023] by WP:PAK as its official helpful guide on Pakistani sources.
Objectives
- To curate reliable sources for Pakistan-related topics.
- To help WP:PAKISTAN contributors, AfD participants, and AfC / NPP reviewers.
Generally reliable sources
=Newspapers, websites, TV channels=
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! scope="col" |Publication ! scope="col" |Focus ! scope="col" |Format ! scope="col" |Language ! scope="col" |Website/Archives ! scope="col" |Discussions/Limitations |
| Aaj News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel | Urdu |[https://www.aaj.tv/ Website] |A major TV channel in Pakistan, part of Business Recorder Group |
| ARY News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel | Urdu |[https://arynews.tv/ Website] |A major TV channel in Pakistan |
| Daily Asas
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | Urdu |[https://www.dailyasas.com.pk/ Website] |Newspaper published nationwide with an online component |
| Associated Press of Pakistan
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://www.app.com.pk/ Website] |Pakistan's premier news agency since 1949 |
| Daily Ausaf
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | Urdu |[https://dailyausaf.com/ Website] |Newspaper published nationwide with an online component |
| BOL News
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, TV channel |Urdu / English |[https://www.bolnews.com/ Website] | |
| Business Recorder
|Business |Website, print |English |[https://www.brecorder.com/ Website] |Pakistan's major business and financial newspaper since 1965, part of Business Recorder Group |
| Daily Dunya
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | Urdu |[https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/ Website] |National print newspaper with online component, part of Dunya Group |
| Dawn
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://www.dawn.com/ Website] | National print daily newspaper with online component since 1941.([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_57#Pakistani_and_Iranian_media,_and_Cageprisoners], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_236#Are_Indian_news_outlets_%22always%22_RS_about_Pakistani_weapons]). It is a newspaper of record. Images is the magazine by the same Dawn Media Group. |
| Daily Express
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |Urdu |[https://www.express.com.pk/ Website] |National daily print newspaper with online component, part of Express Media Group |
| Daily Times
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://dailytimes.com.pk/ Website] |National daily print newspaper with online component, founded in 2002 |
| Express News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel | Urdu |[https://www.express.pk/ Website] |A major TV channel in Pakistan, Express Media Group |
| The Express Tribune
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://tribune.com.pk/ Website] |National daily print newspaper with online component since 2010 |
| The Friday Times
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://thefridaytimes.com/ Website] |Weekly magazine with online component founded in 1987 |
| The Frontier Post
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://thefrontierpost.com/ Website] |National print newspaper with online component |
| Geo News
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, TV channel |Urdu / English |[https://www.geo.tv/ Website] |A major TV channel in Pakistan, part of Jang Media Group |
| Hum News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel | Urdu |[https://www.humnews.pk/ Website] |A major TV channel in Pakistan, part of Hum Network |
| Daily Jang
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |Urdu |[https://jang.com.pk/jang/ Website] |Newspaper published daily nationwide with an online component, founded in 1939, part of Jang Media Group |
| Daily Mashriq
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | Urdu |[https://www.mashriq.com.pk/ Website] |National newspaper with an online component, founded in 1963 |
| Dunya News
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |Urdu |[https://dunyanews.tv Website] |A major TV channel in Pakistan since 2008, part of Dunya Media Group |
| Khabrain
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |Urdu |[https://dailykhabrain.com.pk/ Website] |National print newspaper with online component |
| The Nation
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://www.nation.com.pk/ Website] |National daily print newspaper with online component, part of Nawa-i-Waqt Group |
| The News International
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://www.thenews.com.pk/ Website] |National daily print newspaper with online component, part of Jang Media Group |
| Nawaiwaqt
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |Urdu |[https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/E-Paper/lahore/2023-02-21/ Website] |Newspaper published nationwide with an online component, part of Nawa-i-Waqt Group founded in 1940 |
| News One
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel | English |[https://www.brecorder.com/ Website] |Mainstream TV channel since 2007 |
| 92 News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Newspaper, TV channel | English / Urdu |[https://92newshd.tv/ Website] |Mainstream TV channel and newspaper since 2015 |
| Pakistan Observer
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://pakobserver.net/ Website] |National print newspaper with online component since 1988 |
| Pakistan Today
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/ Website] |National daily print newspaper with online component |
| Daily Pakistan
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English / Urdu |[https://dailypakistan.com.pk/ Urdu Website] [https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/ English Website] | National daily print newspaper with online component.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_381#dailypakistan.com.pk_(Urdu-language_ref)] |
| Samaa TV
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel | English / Urdu |[https://www.samaa.tv/ Website] |Mainstream TV channel since 2007 |
=Specific sources=
==Government organisations==
- [https://www.ispr.gov.pk/ Inter-Services Public Relations]
- [https://www.hilal.gov.pk/ Hilal magazine]
- [https://www.sbp.org.pk/ State Bank of Pakistan]
- [https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/Pages/default.aspx Higher Education Commission]
==Judiciary==
- [https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/ Supreme Court]
- [https://www.federalshariatcourt.gov.pk/en/home/ Federal Shariat Court]
- [https://www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk/ Sindh High Court]
- [https://www.lhc.gov.pk/ Lahore High Court]
- [https://www.peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk/app/site/ Peshawar High Court]
- [https://bhc.gov.pk/ Balochistan High Court]
==History of Pakistan==
- [https://storyofpakistan.com/ Story of Pakistan] — English website that presents history and historical figures of Pakistan
- [https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/home/ Tareekh-e-Pakistan] — Urdu website that presents history and historical figures of Pakistan
== Sources for reviews (Films, Music, TV, Books) ==
- [https://bobbyspakoras.com/ Bobby's Pakoras & Reviews] — Film reviews
- [https://weeklynigar.com/zeba-attractive-heroine-2/ Nigar Magazine] — Weekly magazine about Pakistani films and showbiz
- [https://pakmag.net/film/ Pakistan Film Magazine] — Generally reliable; presents film data, selected reviews, and biographies in English and Urdu languages
== Sources for companies and business ==
- Business Recorder
- [https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/ Profit by Pakistan Today]
- [https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/business-finance Business & Finance by DAWN], published by Dawn every Monday
== Academic sources==
- [https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ajc Asian Journal of Management Cases] — An academic journal of Lahore University of Management Sciences that publishes business case studies. A reliable source per WP:CORPDEPTH standards.
- [https://www.iba-suk.edu.pk/CRC/CaseCollections Sukkur IBA Case Research Center] — Case studies by IBA Sukkur's business school
== Music Charts ==
{{Small|NB:Some reliable sources can publish unreliable pieces so each piece should be vetted on an individual basis.}}
Generally borderline sources
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! scope="col" |Publication ! scope="col" |Focus ! scope="col" |Format ! scope="col" |Language ! scope="col" |Website/Archives ! scope="col" |Discussions/Limitations |
| Awamiweb
| Politics, entertainment, real estate | Website | English |[https://awamiweb.com/ Website] |No "About Us" page |
| Brandsynario
| Tech, brands, marketing | Website | English |[https://www.brandsynario.com/about-us/ Website] |The "About Us" page says it is a PR platform and advertising database |
| The Brown Identity
| Entertainment, politics | Website | English |[https://thebrownidentity.com/ Website] |Lacks editorial oversight and fact-checking policy |
| Cutacut
| Entertainment and culture | Website | English |[https://cutacut.com/ Website] | |
| Dispatch News Desk
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://dnd.com.pk/about/ Website] | There are some issues with its editorial policy and some of its claims{{cite web |title=DND |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_306#DND |website=Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 306}} |
| Diva Magazine
| Entertainment, fashion | Website | English |[https://www.divaonline.com.pk/ Website] | |
| Ebuzztoday
| Entertainment, fashion | Website | English |[https://www.ebuzztoday.com/ Website] | |
| Fashion Central
| Fashion and entertainment | Website | English |[https://www.fashioncentral.pk/ Website] |No "About Us" page |
| Fashion Collection Magazine
| Entertainment, fashion | Website | English |[https://www.fashioncollectionpak.com/ Website] | |
| Galaxy Lollywood
| TV/film news and reviews | Website | English |[https://galaxylollywood.com/ Website] |No "About us" page |
| GTV News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | English / Urdu |[https://en.gtvnetwork.tv/ Website] | |
| Hamariweb
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | Urdu |[https://hamariweb.com/ Website] | |
| Hi! Pakistan Magazine
| Entertainment, fashion | Website | English |[https://www.hmagpak.com/ Website] | |
| HumSub
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | Urdu |[https://www.humsub.com.pk/ Website] |Has editorial oversight |
| INCPak
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business, tech | Website | English |[https://www.incpak.com/ Website] | |
| Javed Chaudhry
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | Urdu |[https://javedch.com/ Website] |Appears to have an editorial team |
| Mag - The Weekly
| Fashion and entertainment | Website, print | English |[https://magtheweekly.com/ Website] |Part of Jang Media Group |
| MangoBaaz
| Politics, entertainment, sports | Website | English |[https://www.mangobaaz.com/ Website] | |
| MM News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, digital | English / Urdu |[https://mmnews.tv/ Website] | |
| Minute Mirror
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | English |[https://minutemirror.com.pk/e-paper/ Website] | Appears to have editorial oversight |
| Neo News / Daily Nai Baat
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, TV channel, newspaper | English / Urdu |[https://en.neonetwork.pk/ Website] | |
| News Update Times
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | English |[https://newsupdatetimes.com/ Website] | |
| OxGadgets
| Entertainment and tech | Website | English |[https://www.oxgadgets.com/ Website] | A WordPress blog site |
| OyeYeah
| Entertainment and fashion | Website | English |[https://www.oyeyeah.com/ Website] | |
| Pakistan in Vogue - Magazine
| Entertainment and fashion | Website | English |[http://pakistaninvogue.com/ Website] | A WordPress blog site |
| Pakistan Ultimate Media
| Entertainment, fashion | Website | English |[http://pakium.pk/ Website] | |
| Parhlo
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | English / Urdu |[https://www.parhlo.com/ Website] | Appears to have an editorial team |
| ProPakistani
| tech, business, sports, real estate, entertainment | Website | English |[https://propakistani.pk/about/ Website] | Appears to have an editorial team |
| Qalam Kahani
| Entertainment, sports, politics | Website | Urdu |[https://qalamkahani.com/ Website] | |
| Reviewit.pk
| Showbiz and entertainment | Website | English |[https://reviewit.pk/ Website] | No "About Us" page |
| Social Diary
| Entertainment, culture, fashion | Website | English |[http://socialdiary.pk/ Website] | |
| Something Haute
| Entertainment and fashion | Website | English |[https://www.somethinghaute.com/ Website] | Has an editorial team |
| Startup Pakistan
| Startups, tech, business | Website | English |[https://startuppakistan.com.pk/ Website] | |
| Style Magazine
| Fashion and entertainment | Website | English |[https://style.pk/ Website] | |
| The Lahore Times
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | English |[https://lahoretimes.com.pk/ Website] | |
| UrduPoint
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | Urdu / English |[https://www.urdupoint.com/ Website] | |
| Women's Own Magazine
| Entertainment | Website | English |[https://womensownpk.com/ Website] | |
| Daily Ummat
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website, print | Urdu |[https://ummat.net/ Website] |A right-wing newspaper, not reliable in political matters. |
| YOULIN Magazine
| Cultural news | Website | English / Chinese |[https://www.urdupoint.com/ Website] |Appears to have editorial oversight |
Generally unreliable sources
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| Fuchsia Magazine
| Fashion, entertainment | Website | English |[https://www.fuchsiamagazine.com/ Website] |Content farm, lacks editorial oversight{{cite web |title=Fuchsia Magazine |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_398#Fuchsia_Magazine |website=Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 398 |access-date=7 March 2023}} |
| HIP in Pakistan
| TV, showbiz, entertainment | Website | English |[https://www.hipinpakistan.com/about/ Website] |Mostly celebrity gossips without any editorial check{{cite web |title=Hip in Pakistan |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_389#Hip_in_Pakistan |website=Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 389 |access-date=1 March 2023}} |
| Propergaanda
| Business, politics, lifestyle | Website | English |[https://propergaanda.com/ Website] | |