This study observed that terrorism has been one of the most destabilizing aspects of history in Pakistan. Although much has been studied about terrorism in the political and security aspects, relatively less has been put on the discursive construction of terrorism in the Pakistani print media. This research examines the coverage of leading English-language newspapers in Pakistan (Dawn and The News) from 2009-2018. Based on an analytical model, the paper qualitatively examines a purposive sample of 99 newspaper articles. The results indicate that in both newspapers reporting on terrorism is typified with intense negative assessment of militant agencies, persistent use of us versus them identity building, and discursive justification of state counter-terrorism action. Placing such patterns of discourse into the context of socio-political life in Pakistan, the study proves that media texts are involved in the construction of national discourse and the formation of the collective consciousness.