List of news channels in Pakistan explained

This is a list of news channels in Pakistan. These are Pakistani general, business and defunct news channels with their headquarters, launched year, closed year and languages arranged alphabetically.

Current channels

ChannelsLanguage(s)LaunchedHeadquartersRefs
7 News (Pakistan)7 NewsUrdu2016Lahore[1]
Suno News HD10 October 2022[2]
24 Digital2015
92 News6 February 2015[3]
Aaj News23 March 2005Karachi[4]
Abb Takk News19 April 2013[5]
Apna News14 October 2004[6]
ARY News26 September 2004[7]
BOL News25 December 2016[8]
Capital TV10 April 2013Lahore[9]
Channel ۵ (5)2008Lahore[10]
City 416 June 2016Faisalabad[11]
City 422008Lahore[12]
Dawn News25 May 2007Karachi[13]
Dunya News1 December 2008Lahore[14]
Express News1 January 2008Karachi[15]
Geo NewsMay 2002[16]
GNN14 August 2018[17]
GTV Network30 August 2018[18]
Hum News11 May 2018Islamabad[19]
Indus NewsEnglishNovember 2018Lahore[20]
KTN NewsSindhi, UrduOctober 2007Karachi
Khyber NewsPashto, UrduAugust 2007Islamabad[21]
Lahore NewsUrdu, Punjabi1 February 2017Lahore[22]
News One27 November 2007Karachi[23]
PTV NewsUrdu14 August 2007Islamabad[24]
PTV WorldEnglish29 January 2013[25]
Public NewsUrdu24 June 2018Lahore[26]
RohiUrdu, SaraikiMay 27, 2017Multan
Samaa TVUrdu8 December 2007Karachi[27]
Sindh TVSindhi, UrduOctober 2004Karachi[28]
SUCH TV23 March 2010Islamabad[29]
Suno PunjabPunjabi7 June 2024Lahore[30]
VSH NewsBalochi, Urdu2004Karachi[31]

Defunct channels

ChannelsLanguage(s)LaunchedClosedHeadquartersRefs
Business PlusUrdu & EnglishJuly 2004April 2018Karachi[32] [33]
Express 24/7English5 February 20092019[34]
Waqt NewsUrdu200729 October 2018Lahore[35]
Punjab TVPunjabi20072019
Aap NewsUrdu20182020Islamabad[36]
Indus NewsEnglish20182021Lahore

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 News.
  2. Web site: About Us . Suno News HD . 14 May 2024 . 10 October 2022 .
  3. Web site: 19 June 2015 . About Us . 92 News HD Plus . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619103742/http://92newshd.tv/about-us/ . 19 June 2015 . 10 May 2020 .
  4. Web site: Aaj.TV " Television " News and Media " Dmoz Pakistan::Pakistan Web Directory. dmoz.pk. 10 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Abb Takk News. pakistan.mom-rsf.org. en. 10 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Apna TV Network. 25 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725192529/http://www.apna.tv/news/text_pages.asp?item=apna. 10 May 2020. 25 July 2011.
  7. Web site: ARY News.
  8. Web site: BOL Network boss promises biggest ever corporate launch – Journalism Pakistan. www.journalismpakistan.com. en. 10 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Rahman . Anjum N . Khan . Gulraiz . 5 May 2013 . Blurred vision: Where is Pakistani television headed? . 10 May 2020 . . en.
  10. Web site: Cabinet expertise comptable Antibes. channel-5.tv. fr-FR. 10 May 2020.
  11. Web site: City 41.
  12. Web site: City42 Lahore's First & Only City Specific News Channel. City 42. ur. 10 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Dawn News Live Stream Tv.com.pk. dawnnews.tv.com.pk. 10 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Faking news: The dark side of news media. Ali. Umer. 29 March 2018. Herald Magazine. en. 10 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Express Media Group. Dawn.com. 2 July 2012. DAWN.COM. en. 10 May 2020.
  16. Web site: Pemra suspends Geo Entertainment, ARY News licenses. Dawn.com. 20 June 2014. DAWN.COM. en. 10 May 2020.
  17. Web site: Food 'giant' Gourmet set to launch TV channel. Bukhari. Muhammad Faran. 7 May 2018. Profit by Pakistan Today. en-US. 10 May 2020.
  18. Web site: GTV News Channel Launched. writer. Copy. 31 August 2018. Pakistan Media Updates. en-US. 10 June 2021.
  19. Web site: Tirmizi . Farooq . 14 August 2019 . How Hum Networks rose to become one of the biggest names in Pakistani entertainment . 10 May 2020 . Profit by Pakistan Today . en-US.
  20. Web site: Aftab Iqbal to Open his Own News Channel. 14 April 2018. Research Snipers. en-US. 10 May 2020.
  21. Web site: Home. 8 June 2016. Khyber News -Official Website. en-US. 10 May 2020.
  22. Web site: Lahore News. ur.
  23. Web site: iPage. www.newsonetv.tv. 10 May 2020.
  24. Web site: PTV News.
  25. Web site: PTV World English News Channel by Pakistan Television Corporation. Naz. Ali. en. 10 May 2020.
  26. Web site: Yousaf Baig Mirza Set To Launch New Broadcast News Channel for the Public. Mediabites. 23 May 2018. MediaBites. en-US. 10 May 2020.
  27. Web site: Samaa TV. Dawn.com. 26 June 2012. DAWN.COM. en. 10 May 2020.
  28. Web site: Daily Times. Daily Times. en-US. 10 May 2020.
  29. Web site: 30 October 2021 . Sachal TV logo replaced with SUCH TV . 2022-07-26 . www.suchtv.pk . en-gb.
  30. Web site: @SUNONewsHD . "Suno Punjab" is coming Suno News Presents unique digital channel.
  31. Web site: VSH News. VSH News. ur. 10 May 2020.
  32. Web site: Business Plus TV - YouTube . 2022-07-26 . www.youtube.com.
  33. Web site: 2020-10-17 . Media Times, the Taseer-owned media conglomerate, consider selling off their TV channels . 2022-07-26 . Profit by Pakistan Today . en-US.
  34. Web site: Express Group's English News Channel, Tribune 24/7 Shuts Down. Mediabites. 7 January 2019. MediaBites. en-US. 8 May 2020.
  35. Web site: Ashar . Najia . 2020-02-18 . Journalism today . 2022-07-26 . . en.
  36. Web site: 2020-04-11 . Malik Riaz shuts down Aap News channel over 'legal, technical reasons' . 2022-07-26 . . en.

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