The News

The News International is a leading Pakistani English-language daily newspaper and news website, part of one of the country's largest media groups, the Jang Group. It covers domestic politics, the economy, and international affairs for an English-reading national audience, and is among the most widely read English dailies in Pakistan.

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The News at a glance

Country: Pakistan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The News

Crosswire groups The News as Centrist for comparisons within Pakistan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Pakistan, ARY News is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open The News beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings. This profile does not include an individual assessment citation. Page updated 2026-09-28; this is a content-change date, not a fresh fact-check of the outlet. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.

Where The News sits in Pakistan's press

The News is one of 5 outlets tracked in Pakistan, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Dawn and The Express Tribune. By outlets tracked, Pakistan ranks 17th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The News outside Pakistan, starting with South Asia, are Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), The Kathmandu Post (Nepal), Kuensel (Bhutan) and Mihaaru (Maldives). Opening one of them beside The News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.