23 years of Pakistani entertainment.
Pakistan's longest-running entertainment publication. We premiered Atif Aslam's first single in 2004, and we've covered every chapter since — the pop and rock years, the birth of Coke Studio, the Bollywood crossover and the drama boom that now reaches the world.
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From the pop years to today
- The beginning2003
Pakmanzil is born
Founded as a home for Pakistan's music and entertainment scene, at a time when the industry had few places to be written about seriously.
- Breaking new talent2004
We launch Atif Aslam's first single
A young singer named Atif Aslam brought us Aadat, his first single, and asked us to help launch it. We premiered it on Pakmanzil — and it became a phenomenon. It was an early sign of our ear for what's next, and Pakmanzil has been the home of Atif's music ever since.
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- The pop & rock years2009
Coke Studio arrives
We covered the bands that defined a generation — Jal, Noori, Strings — and followed Coke Studio from its earliest seasons.
From the archive → - 2010
Inside the bands
Noori's video diaries — including Ali Hamza's wedding — gave readers a backstage pass to Pakistani rock.
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- Crossing the border2013
Bollywood comes calling
Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam and Fawad Khan became household names across the border — and Pakmanzil chronicled every step.
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- 2014
Atif on Indian prime time
Atif Aslam rocked Comedy Nights with Kapil, a sign of how far Pakistani music now travelled.
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- 2015
Stars as brands
Fawad Khan and Farhad Humayun fronted Samsung Pakistan — Pakistani celebrity had become big business.
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- The daily newsroom2022
Going daily
As Ali Zafar's Jhoom swept the world, Pakmanzil became a daily newsroom — from 17 stories in 2021 to 280 in 2022.
From the archive → - 2024
Our busiest year
More than 1,400 stories in a single year: dramas, films, music and the people behind them, every day.
- Today2026
A new Pakmanzil
A rebuilt platform, the annual Power List, Star Hub profiles for 140+ stars — and the same promise to cover Pakistani entertainment with care.
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Stories published, year by year
Our digital archive from 2008 onwards. Hover a bar for the count.
Measured where others are sensational
We write about Pakistani cinema, television, music and fashion — and the people who make them — for readers in Pakistan and across the diaspora.
The Power List
Our annual ranking of the industry's most influential people.
Explore →140+ starsStar Hub
Every story we've published on the people we cover, in one place.
Explore →Long-formThe Pakmanzil Interview
Extended conversations, recorded and edited with care.
Explore →For the industryPress Room
Publicists, labels and studios send news straight to our editors.
Explore →Our standards
We credit other outlets when they break news, correct our mistakes in public, and every story is approved by a human editor. Read our editorial standards in full.
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Story tips, corrections, partnerships: team@pakmanzil.com. Press releases go to the Press Room. Advertising: see our media kit.