It is published from six cities – Islamabad,[1] Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad.

[4] The newspaper was first published as an eveninger on 1 November 1988 from Islamabad, making it the first English eveninger to be published from the capital city.

The newspaper is now led by Faisal Zahid Malik, who is also the editor-in-chief.

Pakistan Observer newspaper has a daily circulation of 150,000 as of 2021.

[5] Abdus Sattar, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, remained the lead current affairs analyst of the newspaper.