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Much like in India (see Wikipedia:NEWSORGINDIA), paid news is a highly pervasive and deeply integrated practice within Pakistani news media. Coverage related to the above-mentioned entities requires extra vigilance given the diverse systemic approaches to paid news and the lack of clear disclosure practices in Pakistani media.

Sources
Source URL Use Assessment Reason Discussion Comments
FHM Pakistan https://fhmpakistan.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL WP:FAKEREF Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Pakistani Sources Not affiliated with FMH
We News https://wenews.pk/ 1 Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Pakistani Sources https://wenews.pk/write-for-us/
People Magazine https://peoplemagazine.com.pk 1 WP:GUNREL WP:FAKEREF Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Pakistani Sources Not affiliated with People (magazine)
PAK Magazine https://pakmag.net 1 WP:GUNREL WP:SELFPUB Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Pakistani Sources PAK Magazine is an individual effort to compile and preserve the Pakistan history online.

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Galaxy Lollywood https://galaxylollywood.com 1 WP:GUNREL WP:SPAM/WP:BLOG Described as an "entertainment portal" and a blog which is mostly copied from the speaker profile.
advertorial and Guest contributions
ProPakistani https://propakistani.pk/ 1 WP:GUNREL RSN
In this interview a PR agency owner is suggesting that ProPakistani, do accept press releases as part of their content strategy
Fake news portal

A credible fact-checking portal has refuted several news stories published by ProPakistani

Dawn call it a local blog or a telecom blog
Express Tribune also called it telecom and IT blog and a technology blog
BBC also called it a Technology blog
Startup Pakistan https://startuppakistan.com.pk/ 1 WP:GUNREL In this interview a PR agency owner is suggesting that Startup Pakistan, do accept press releases as part of their content strategy
Fake news portal

A credible fact-checking portal has refuted several news stories published by Startup Pakistan

Internet Business
Daily Pakistan https://dailypakistan.com.pk 1 WP:GUNREL In this interview a PR agency owner is suggesting that Daily Pakistan, do accept press releases as part of their content strategy
Fake news portal

A credible fact-checking portal has refuted several news stories published by Daily Pakistan which is now known for spreading misinformation and fake news.

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  • [35] Pakistan Today, ARY News Express News, Dunya News Siasat.pk, Technologistan, Asian Thinktank, and The Times of Sindh also published the same fake news
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Accept submissions and even articles
BBC calls it online news portal
UrduPoint https://urdupoint.com 1 WP:GUNREL In this interview a PR agency owner is suggesting that Urdu Point, do accept press releases as part of their content strategy
Internet Business
MangoBaaz https://mangobaaz.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL Dawn calls it an infotainment website and says this website follow a content model similar to BuzzFeed and is heavy on humour. Also says the primary revenue earner for Mangobaaz is native advertising in the form of stories
Also called an online news aggregator service
TechJuice https://techjuice.pk/ 1 WP:GUNREL Internet Business
The Brown Identity https://thebrownidentity.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL WP:UGC The Brown Identity is a space for everyone to talk about what they like, don’t like, what they wish they could talk about without worrying about fitting into pigeonholes.
Fuchsia https://fuchsiamagazine.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL Content Farm RSN Their about us page states FUCHSIA was started by a bunch of Pakistani girls which suggests it is a WP:SELFPUB
Describes themselves as a "digital content producing company"
FUCHSIA is Owned & managed by an event management company called Sublime Events.

Listed at WP:NPPSG

AwamiWeb https://awamiweb.com/ 1 Content Farm
Brandsynario https://www.brandsynario.com/ 1 Content Farm Guest contributor allowed
Dawn calls it an online social updates platform featuring brand stories and marketing opinion
Cutacut https://cutacut.com/ 1 Content Farm
Dispatch News Desk https://dnd.com.pk 1 Content Farm RSN Listed at Wikipedia:NPPSG
Diva Magazine https://divaonline.com.pk/ 1 Content Farm
EBuzz https://ebuzztoday.com/ 1 Content Farm
Fashion Central https://fashioncentral.pk/ 1 Content Farm E commerce ?
Something Haute https://somethinghaute.com/ 1 Content Farm A wordpress blog and a YouTube channel
Social Diary https://socialdiary.pk 1 Content Farm
Reviewit https://reviewit.pk/ 1 Content Farm Guest contributor allowed]
Parhlo https://parhlo.com 1 Content Farm Guest contributor allowed
Dawn says this website follow a content model similar to BuzzFeed and is heavy on humour This same story also says this website relies on “an army of freelancers” to produce content.
OyeYeah https://oyeyeah.com/ 1 Content Farm IBA called it a blog
MM News https://mmnews.tv/ 1 Content Farm The group simply wanted to try their hand at news, but the website seems to function more like a content farm
Minute Mirror https://minutemirror.com.pk 1 Content Farm Guest contributor allowed
Hamari Web https://hamariweb.com 1 Content Farm Pakistani content farms which are blatantly infringing on the copyrights
HIP https://hipinpakistan.com 1 Content Farm Guest contributor allowed
Propergaanda https://propergaanda.com 1 Content Farm Startup
Trending in Social https://trendinginsocial.com 1 Content Farm Share your stories, product launches, or industry insights with our readers through article publishing on our website.

Passionate writers/bloggers required, to apply email us your resume and portfolio’s "Blog posts"

Islamabad Scene https://islamabadscene.com/ 1 Content Farm Guest contributor allowed
Bol News https://www.bolnews.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL User_talk:Saqib/Sources#BOL_Network
Bol Entertainment https://www.bolentertainment.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL User_talk:Saqib/Sources#BOL_Network
Dawn Images https://images.dawn.com/ 1 WP:MREL Guest contributor allowed
Global Village Space https://globalvillagespace.com 1 WP:GUNREL Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_435#Global_Village_Space
Youlin Magazine https://youlinmagazine.com 1 WP:GUNREL Guest contributor allowed
A cultural website
Pakistani online magazine
Calling it a reliable source seems generous, given its meager history of just 06 editorials in 12 years
The Lahore Times https://lahoretimes.com.pk/ 1 WP:GUNREL
The Azb https://theazb.com/ 1 WP:GUNREL
https://newsupdatetimes.com 1 WP:GUNREL
https://okpakistan.com 1 WP:GUNREL WP:FAKEREF No affiliate with OK!
https://hmagpak.com 1
https://grazia.pk 1