Pakistan, June 30 -- As technology reshapes the media landscape in Pakistan, the rise of digital journalism has brought round-the-clock news to smartphones, shrinking the space once dominated by print newspapers. While the transformation has modernized news consumption, it has also dealt a severe blow to thousands of newspaper hawkers across the country.

Once a vital part of the morning routine, these vendors now face dwindling sales, unstable incomes and uncertain futures. With print circulation declining steadily, especially in major cities like Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, the traditional hawker is becoming an endangered figure in Pakistan's rapidly digitizing media ecosystem.

According to the March 2025 report of the Pakistan Tel...