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
edit| Channels | Language(s) | Launched | Headquarters | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 News | Urdu | 2016 | Lahore | [1] | |
| Suno News HD | 10 October 2022 | [2] | |||
| 24 Digital | 2015 | ||||
| 92 News | 6 February 2015 | [3] | |||
| Aaj News | 23 March 2005 | Karachi | [4] | ||
| Abb Takk News | 19 April 2013 | [5] | |||
| Apna News | 14 October 2004 | [6] | |||
| ARY News | 26 September 2004 | [7] | |||
| BOL News | 25 December 2016 | [8] | |||
| Capital TV | 10 April 2013 | Islamabad | [9] | ||
| Channel ۵ (5) | 2008 | Lahore | [10] | ||
| City 41 | 6 June 2016 | Faisalabad | [11] | ||
| City 42 | 2008 | Lahore | [12] | ||
| Dawn News | 25 May 2007 | Karachi | [13] | ||
| Dunya News | 1 December 2008 | Lahore | [14] | ||
| Express News | 1 January 2008 | Karachi | [15] | ||
| Geo News | May 2002 | [16] | |||
| GNN | 14 August 2018 | [17] | |||
| GTV Network | 30 August 2018 | [18] | |||
| Hum News | 11 May 2018 | Islamabad | [19] | ||
| Indus News | English | November 2018 | Lahore | [20] | |
| KTN News | Sindhi, Urdu | October 2007 | Karachi | ||
| Khyber News | Pashto, Urdu | August 2007 | Islamabad | [21] | |
| Lahore News | Urdu | 1 February 2017 | Lahore | [22] | |
| News One | 27 November 2007 | Karachi | [23] | ||
| PTV News | Urdu | 14 August 2007 | Islamabad | [24] | |
| PTV World | English | 29 January 2013 | [25] | ||
| Public News | Urdu | 24 June 2018 | Lahore | [26] | |
| Rohi | Urdu | May 27, 2017 | Multan | ||
| Samaa TV | Urdu | 8 December 2007 | Karachi | [27] | |
| Sindh TV | Sindhi, Urdu | October 2004 | Karachi | [28] | |
| SUCH TV | 23 March 2010 | Islamabad | [29] | ||
| VSH News | Balochi, Urdu | 2004 | Karachi | [30] |
Defunct channels
edit| Channels | Language(s) | Launched | Closed | Headquarters | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Plus | Urdu & English | July 2004 | April 2018 | Karachi | [31][32] |
| Express 24/7 | English | 5 February 2009 | 2019 | [33] | |
| Waqt News | Urdu | 2007 | 29 October 2018 | Lahore | [34] |
| Punjab TV | Punjabi | 2007 | 2019 | ||
| Aap News | Urdu | 2018 | 2020 | Islamabad | [35] |
| Indus News | English | 2018 | 2021 | Lahore |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "7 News".
- ^ Suno News HD, SUNO (10 October 2022). "Suno News - About Us". Suno News HD. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "About Us | 92 News HD". 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Aaj.TV " Television " News and Media " Dmoz Pakistan::Pakistan Web Directory". dmoz.pk. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Abb Takk News". pakistan.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Apna TV Network". 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "ARY News".
- ^ "BOL Network boss promises biggest ever corporate launch – Journalism Pakistan". www.journalismpakistan.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Rahman, Anjum N; Khan, Gulraiz (5 May 2013). "Blurred vision: Where is Pakistani television headed?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Cabinet expertise comptable Antibes". channel-5.tv (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "City 41".
- ^ "City42 | Lahore's First & Only City Specific News Channel". City 42 (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Dawn News Live Stream | Tv.com.pk". dawnnews.tv.com.pk. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Ali, Umer (29 March 2018). "Faking news: The dark side of news media". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Dawn.com (2 July 2012). "Express Media Group". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Dawn.com (20 June 2014). "Pemra suspends Geo Entertainment, ARY News licenses". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Bukhari, Muhammad Faran (7 May 2018). "Food 'giant' Gourmet set to launch TV channel". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ writer, Copy (31 August 2018). "GTV News Channel Launched". Pakistan Media Updates. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Tirmizi, Farooq (14 August 2019). "How Hum Networks rose to become one of the biggest names in Pakistani entertainment". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Aftab Iqbal to Open his Own News Channel". Research Snipers. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Home". Khyber News -Official Website. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Lahore News" (in Urdu).
- ^ "iPage". www.newsonetv.tv. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "PTV News".
- ^ Naz, Ali. "PTV World English News Channel by Pakistan Television Corporation". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Mediabites (23 May 2018). "Yousaf Baig Mirza Set To Launch New Broadcast News Channel for the Public". MediaBites. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Dawn.com (26 June 2012). "Samaa TV". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Daily Times". Daily Times. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Sachal TV logo replaced with SUCH TV". www.suchtv.pk. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "VSH News". VSH News (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Business Plus TV - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Media Times, the Taseer-owned media conglomerate, consider selling off their TV channels". Profit by Pakistan Today. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Mediabites (7 January 2019). "Express Group's English News Channel, Tribune 24/7 Shuts Down". MediaBites. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Ashar, Najia (18 February 2020). "Journalism today". Dawn. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Malik Riaz shuts down Aap News channel over 'legal, technical reasons'". Dawn. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.