About 24PakTimes

📖 1. Who We Are

24PakTimes is an independent digital news platform built for the modern Pakistani reader. We deliver fast, accurate, and unbiased reporting across every major news category — from politics in Islamabad to cricket in Lahore, from global financial markets to local community stories that matter.

Founded in 2025, 24PakTimes was built on a single, unwavering principle: Pakistani readers deserve journalism that respects their intelligence. We do not sensationalise. We carry no hidden agenda. We do not bow to political or commercial pressure. We report the facts — verified, fairly presented, and delivered at speed.

We are a digital-first newsroom — designed for mobile, optimised for speed, and built for the reader who needs accurate information right now, not tomorrow morning. Every member of our team is committed to upholding the trust our readers place in us with every single article we publish.

🎯 2. Our Mission & Values

Six core values define everything we do at 24PakTimes — from how we write a headline to how we handle a correction. These are not aspirations. They are standards we hold ourselves to every single day:

👥 3. Meet the Team

24PakTimes is led by a founder who built this platform from the ground up with a single goal: to give Pakistan the independent, credible, fast-moving digital newsroom it deserves.

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Roman Shakeel Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Roman Shakeel founded 24PakTimes with a vision to build a news platform that serves the Pakistani public — not the powerful. With experience in digital journalism, content strategy, and media operations, Roman personally leads editorial strategy, sets publication standards, and oversees every piece of content that carries the 24PakTimes name.

Under Roman’s leadership, 24PakTimes has been built with an uncompromising commitment to accuracy, transparency, and journalistic integrity — a platform where truth is the only agenda.

📡 4. What We Cover

24PakTimes covers the full spectrum of news that matters to Pakistani readers — at home and abroad. Our editorial team operates across 14+ dedicated news categories, delivering round-the-clock reporting:

📋 5. Our Editorial Standards

Every story published on 24PakTimes goes through a rigorous editorial process before it reaches our readers. Our editorial standards are built on internationally recognised principles of responsible journalism:

• Verification First: No story is published without at least one verified, credible source. Breaking news is clearly labelled and updated as facts develop.
• Balanced Reporting: We present all relevant sides of a story fairly, without favouring any political party, individual, or interest group.
• Clear Labelling: News reports, opinion columns, analysis pieces, and sponsored content are each distinctly labelled so readers always know what they are reading.
• Source Transparency: Where sources must remain anonymous, we explain why. We do not publish anonymous allegations without corroboration.
• No Sensationalism: We do not use misleading headlines, manipulated images, or exaggerated language designed to provoke emotional reactions rather than inform.
• Privacy Respect: We protect the privacy of private individuals and follow industry standards regarding the identification of minors, victims, and vulnerable persons.

🛡️ 6. Editorial Independence

24PakTimes operates with complete editorial independence. Our coverage decisions, story selection, editorial positions, and journalistic judgements are made exclusively by our editorial team — without interference from advertisers, business partners, government bodies, or any external party.

We display advertising through Google AdSense and may feature sponsored content. In all cases:

• Sponsored and promotional content is always clearly and prominently labelled as “Sponsored” — it is never disguised as organic editorial content.
• Advertisers have zero influence on our editorial decisions or story coverage — commercial relationships and journalism are kept strictly separate.
• We do not accept payment to publish, suppress, or modify news stories. Editorial coverage cannot be bought.
• For advertising and partnership enquiries, contact ads@24paktimes.online — entirely separate from our editorial team.

✏️ 7. Corrections Policy

We take accuracy seriously — and when we get something wrong, we fix it transparently and promptly. Our corrections policy is clear and publicly committed:

• Confirmed factual errors are corrected within 24 hours of being verified by our editorial team.
• A visible correction notice is added to the original article — we never quietly edit an error without disclosure.
• For significant corrections, a dedicated correction note is published at the top of the article explaining what was wrong and what the correct information is.
• Opinion and analysis pieces that require factual corrections are updated with an editor’s note clearly describing the change.
• We never delete a published article to hide an error — transparency is non-negotiable.

📧 8. Get in Touch

We are always open to hearing from our readers — whether it’s a news tip, a factual correction, a business enquiry, or just a message. Our team aims to respond to all emails within 2 business days.