Pakistan News API

Get the live top headlines from Pakistan with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Pakistan News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Pakistan.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=pk&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 389294,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "32b5222441bb3dca5cc1f724d7f073a5",
            "title": "Red Cross trio in DRC thought dead from Ebola caught in March",
            "description": "GENEVA: The Red Cross announced on Saturday that three volunteers had died in the Democratic Republic of Congo after apparently contracting Ebola while on duty there in March. The central African country has been gripped by an outbreak of the deadly viral disease which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international public health emergency. The International",
            "content": "GENEVA: The Red Cross announced on Saturday that three volunteers had died in the Democratic Republic of Congo after apparently contracting Ebola while on duty there in March.\nThe central African country has been gripped by an outbreak of the deadly ... [2246 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2644692/world",
            "image": "https://www.arabnews.pk/sites/default/files/styles/660x371_watermarkpakistan/public/main-image/2026/05/23/4715187-1008487691.jpg?itok=m3ca_TIK",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T14:51:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6aa9750dfe0dabd5f047338da68fcf6c",
                "name": "Arab News PK",
                "url": "https://www.arabnews.pk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "306636c2e143eb4e6751d2aea30d2d97",
            "title": "How AI is fast-tracking search for drugs to treat brain conditions",
            "description": "In the rapidly evolving age of artificial intelligence, scientists are using it to expedite drug development, uncovering treatments for neurological conditions that may be hiding in plain sight....",
            "content": "In the rapidly evolving age of artificial intelligence, scientists are using it to expedite drug development, uncovering treatments for neurological conditions that may be hiding in plain sight.\nHowever, researchers at the UK Dementia Research Instit... [1988 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1403572-how-ai-is-fast-tracking-search-for-drugs-to-treat-brain-conditions",
            "image": "https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/2026-05-23/1403572_072442_updates.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T14:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d6d8d1da5b3ea3eb10f02262522a0d6d",
                "name": "The News International",
                "url": "https://www.thenews.com.pk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3997c4b4593fca28be28901cdc06d4ef",
            "title": "Lens beat Nice to win French Cup for first time",
            "description": "They had never previously won the French Cup despite reaching the final three times",
            "content": "PARIS:\nLens won the French Cup for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over Nice in the final at the Stade de France on Friday.\nFlorian Thauvin, a member of the France squad that won the World Cup in 2018, scored one goal and set up an... [2447 chars]",
            "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2609692/lens-beat-nice-to-win-french-cup-for-first-time",
            "image": "https://i.tribune.com.pk/media/images/pg12-four-col1779541578-2/pg12-four-col1779541578-2-640x480.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T14:14:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dcb907b246e9416f896f3c66fedfc7cd",
                "name": "The Express Tribune",
                "url": "https://tribune.com.pk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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