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list of television channels in Pakistan This is a list of television channels in Pakistan. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964. Current Channels General Entertainment Urdu Punjabi * Punjab TV Sindhi * Awaz TV * Dharti TV * Kashish * KTN * Sindh TV Pashto * AV ...

. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964.

Current Channels

General Entertainment

Urdu

Punjabi

Punjab TV Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

Sindhi

* Awaz TV *

Dharti TV ''Dharti TV'' ( sd, ڌرتي ٺي وي, ur, ) Television Network (Dharti TV) is the first private TV channel. This Channel is general entertainment Channel which covers Dramas, News, Music and Current Affairs. Fazul Samejo, is the chief repor ...

* Kashish * KTN *

Sindh TV Sindh TV (trademarked Sindh TV) or Sindh Television is a Sindhi-based satellite television channel. The channel promotes "culture, sufism and affection for the Sindhi language" airing a wide variety of programs, such as a morning show, infotainm ...

Pashto

AVT Khyber AVT Khyber or Khyber TV is a Pakistani-operated Pashto satellite television channel in Pakistan, which was launched in July 2004. It is Pakistan’s first Pashto language television channel. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, providing educat ...

Hum Pashto 1 Hum Pashto 1 is a Pakistani Pashto satellite television station in Pakistan. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, providing variety of shows, dubbed Urdu Hum TV dramas to Pashto language and entertainment programs to the Pashtun population of P ...

Balochi

PTV Bolan PTV Bolan ( bal, , brh, , ps, پي ټي وي بولان) is a television channel launched by PTV that broadcasts regional programmes in Brahui, Balochi and Pashto. PTV Bolan was launched in 2005 by then Prime Minister. It is primarily targ ...

Saraiki

* Waseb

Hindko/Panjistani (pahari-pothwari)

* Kay 2 TV

Kashmiri/Balti/Shina/Panjistani (pahari-pothwari)

AJK TV AJK TV is a television channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan's state-broadcaster. Subsequent to the resolution passed by the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly requesting for the establishment of new channel in Azad Jammu ...

Movies

Urdu

* Film World *

Filmazia LTN Family is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment channel owned by Leo Television Network, which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It broadcasts local and different multinational shows including Turkish and Korean content. The channel began its tra ...

* Filmazia Global

Punjabi

* Filmazia Punjabi

Pashto

* Filmazia Pashto

English

Filmax Filmax International is a Spanish production company, motion picture production company and film distributor based in Barcelona, and one of Spain's largest integrated film and television groups. It produced the Rec (film), ''REC'' horror series, ...

* Raavi TV

Religious

Madani Channel Dawat-e-Islami ( ur, دعوتِ اسلامی) is a Sunni Islamic organization based in Pakistan. It has several Islamic educational institutions around the world. In addition to local charity efforts, Dawat-e-Islami offers online courses in ...

ARY Qtv ARY QTV, formerly known as Quran Television (QTV), is a Pakistani television channel with a Sunni Islam belief, that produces programs mainly having focus on the Ahlesunnat wal Jamaat. QTV is part of the ARY Digital Network of Pakistan. The c ...

Haq TV Haq TV is a Pakistani television channel with a non-sectarian religious focus. Its mission is to keep viewers in touch with the modern dynamics of Islam, without bias or sectarianism. It sheds light on modern-day Islam to provide a fair assessment ...

Noor TV Noor TV or Nour TV is a name for several TV channels: Entertainment * Noor TV (US), a US based Afghan satellite television network Religious * Nour TV (UAE), an Iranian Sunni Islamic religious satellite television network based in the Unite ...

Labbaik TV Labbaik TV is a Pakistani channel, It is an Islamic channel, the first channel of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most popul ...

Paigham TV Paigham TV is an Islamic educational media group. It launched its Urdu language TV channel in 2011 and Pashto Channel in 2014. Paigham TV was inaugurated by Imam al-Kabah Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais in Harmain Al Sharifain Auditorium. The productio ...

Peace TV Urdu Peace TV is a non-profit Emirati satellite television network that broadcasts free-to-air programming. It is one of the world's largest religious satellite television networks. On 21 January 2006, Zakir Naik created the network, which is based i ...

News

Urdu news

7 News ''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are p ...

24 News HD 24 News HD, or 24 Digital ( ur, ٢۴ ڈیجیٹل) is an Urdu language current affairs television channel based in Lahore, Pakistan and launched in 2015.92 News 92 News (also known as 92 News HD Plus (Channel 92) is a conservative Urdu language TV channel based in Lahore, Pakistan. Mian Muhammad Hanif is the chairman of the channel. This TV channel is a subsidiary of Madinah Group. History The channe ...

Aaj News ''Aaj News'' () is a 24-hour Pakistani news television channel. It is a privately owned Urdu language TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel (news, current affairs and entertainment), ...

Abb Takk News Abb Takk is an Urdu private Pakistani news channel based in Karachi, owned and operated by Apna TV Group, launched on 19 April 2013 by Syed Fahad Hussain Shah. Current programmes * Rupiya Paisa with Ali Nasir * Tonight with Fareeha * Benaqaab ...

ARY News ARY may stand for: * Abdul Razzak Yaqoob, a Pakistani expatriate businessman * Andre Romelle Young, real name of Dr. Dre * Ary and the Secret of Seasons, an action adventure video game * ARY Digital, a Pakistani television network * ARY Digital Ne ...

BOL News BOL Network ( ur, ) is a media conglomerate based in Karachi owned by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh who also served as the CEO and chairman of the media network. According to Declan Walsh Bol Network was under the auspices of the fake diploma mill Axa ...

Capital TV Capital TV was a British rolling-music television channel owned by Global as a visual brand extension of radio's Capital FM. The channel played current chart hits. It reached 820,000 viewers on average every month on Sky alone. Capital TV wa ...

* Channel 5 *

City 21 A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

City 41 City 41 is a Faisalabad-based news channel which broadcasts news and information about latest happenings and events in the city of Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan. The channel is owned by Mohsin Naqvi who is the founder of City News Group. Naqvi i ...

City 42 City 42 is a Lahore-based news channel which broadcasts news and information about latest happenings and events in the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The channel was founded in 2009 and is owned by Mohsin Naqvi who is the founder of City News ...

power News HD Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may ...

Dawn News Dawn News is one of Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL), Pakistan's largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occu ...

Din News Din News HD is a Pakistani 24-hour news channel. Din News Broadcasts news and infotaiment programs in the Urdu language. Din News is privately owned and its headqaurters is located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Din News started broadcasting on 1st ...

Dunya News Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded an ...

* Express News *

Geo News Geo News is a Rank Number 1 Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. History The Geo Television Network started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo TV in October 2002 but has since launched several other channels whic ...

Geo Tez Geo Tez ( ur, ) is a Pakistani pay television news channel that was launched in 2013 by GEO network. It broadcasts in Urdu, and its programming consists of headlines aired every fifteen minutes with a mix of entertainment programs acting as fil ...

* GNN * GTV News *

Hum News Hum News is one of Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Islamabad, the channel is a business unit of Hum Television Network (HNL), her Other sister channels belonging to Network are Hum TV, Hum Masala and Hum Sitaray. The transmi ...

* Koh-e-Noor * Lahore News * Lahore Rang Tv * Metro1 News *

Neo TV Neo or NEO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Neo (''The Matrix''), the alias of Thomas Anderson, a hacker and the protagonist of the Matrix film series * Neo (''Marvel Comics'' species), a fictional race of superhumans * ...

News One (Pakistani TV channel) ''News One'' is a Pakistani Urdu-language TV channel, based in Karachi. It launched on 27 November 2007 and is owned by Air Waves Media (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Interflow Group which also owns TV One, Waseb TV, Sonic TV and FM91. The c ...

PTV News PTV News HD is a 24-hour Urdu News channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as Terrestrial television. PTV News is a cable and satellite news channel launched in the face of tough international competition. Its o ...

Public News Public News is a Pakistani news channel launched on 24 June 2018 by a Pakistani media mogul Yousaf Baig Mirza. The channel is owned and operated by Sports Star International Private Limited (Sports Star). It is an Urdu language Pakistani televi ...

* Rohi * Royal News * Roze News *

Samaa TV Samaa TV ( ur, سماء) is a Pakistani Urdu language news channel owned by Aleem Khan. It is the fourth-largest news channel in Pakistan with a market share of 7 percent. The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is broadcas ...

* Star Asia News * SUCH TV * Power Point News * PNN News

Punjabi news

Sindhi news

* Awami Awaz TV *

KTN News Kawish Television Network (KTN) is the first private Sindhi TV channel in Pakistan. It is the most-watched private Sindhi-language general entertainment television channel worldwide. The channel is part of the Kawish Group. History The channel ...

* Mehran TV * Sindh TV News * Time News

Pushto news

Khyber News Khyber News is a News and Current Affairs Pashto satellite television channel in Pakistan, which was launched in August 2007. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, providing news, current affairs programs and informative programs to the Pashtun p ...

* Mashriq TV

Balochi news

VSH News VSH News ( bal, ) was a Baloch cable and satellite news network based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. In 2020, its transmission was suspended. See also * List of news channels in Pakistan This is a list of news channels in Pakistan. Th ...

English news

* BBC South Asia *

CNN International South Asia CNN International South Asia is the South Asia subsidiary of the CNN International pay-TV cable network targeted toward India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives. Programmes * ''African Start Up'' * ''African Voices'' * ...

* PTV World

Sports

* A Sports HD *

Geo Super Geo Super is the first 24-hour Karachi-based Pakistani Television channel dedicated to the world of Sports. It is owned by the Jang Group of Newspapers. Geo Super was launched in September 2006. It has broadcasting rights for many sporting event ...

PTV Sports PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour sports channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan's state broadcaster. PTV Sports was launched on 14 January 2012, with its HD broadcasts beginning on 26 January 2022, the start date of the 2022 P ...

Ten Sports Pakistan Sony Sports Network, formerly Sony Pictures Sports Network, and also known as Sony TEN, is a group of Indian pay television sports channels owned by Culver Max Entertainment (formerly Sony Pictures Networks India). The original TEN Sports chan ...

* Fast Sports HD * B Sports HD (Upcoming) * Hum Sports (Upcoming) * Public Sports (Upcoming)

Children's

Baby TV BabyTV (stylised as Baby''tv'') is a multilingual international television channel for babies, toddlers and preschoolers aged 3 or lower, owned by Fox Networks Group, a subsidiary of the Disney International Content and Operations division of T ...

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...

* Kids Zone *

Minimax Pakistan Minimax (sometimes MinMax, MM or saddle point) is a decision rule used in artificial intelligence, decision theory, game theory, statistics, and philosophy for ''mini''mizing the possible loss for a worst case (''max''imum loss) scenario. When de ...

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

* Pop * Planet Fun

Music

8XM 8XM is a Pakistani music television channel, on air since July 2011. 8XM airs all types of music, old and new, Bollywood songs, Bollywood, Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood and Lollywood songs. It also entertains listeners with jokes relate ...

ARY Musik ARY Musik (, formerly The Musik) is a Pakistani pay television music channel, first launched in 2003 as "The Musik" in Dubai by Salman Iqbal. It is part of the ARY Digital Network. In 2009 its name was changed to "ARY Musik". It features musi ...

Jalwa TV Jalwa () is a Pakistani music television channel, on air since 2013. Jalwa airs all types of music, old and new, Bollywood songs, Bollywood and Lollywood songs. It launched after the 8XM Pakistani music channel. See also * List of music cha ...

* Filmazia Gaane * Kashish Tv

Food

Hum Masala Hum Masala ( ur, مصالحہ, formerly known as Masala TV) is a 24-hour Urdu language food television channel owned by Hum Network. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. History It was launched on 22 November 2006 in Pakistan. Programs * ''Food ...

Tourism

Discover Pakistan TV Discover Pakistan TV ( ur, ڈسکور پاکستان) is a Pakistani television channel based in Lahore, Pakistan. Discover Pakistan TV channel broadcasts documentaries, infotainment programs, coverage of tourism events, and development within Pa ...

*CPEC TV

Infotainment

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National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television television network, network and flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel owned by the National Geograp ...

Education

* PTV Teleschool *

Virtual University A virtual university (or online university) provides higher education programs through electronic media, typically the Internet. Some are bricks-and-mortar institutions that provide online learning as part of their extended university courses while ...

* Alief TV * Roze Excel TV (Upcoming)

Upcoming Channels

General Entertainment

* Mun TV * Green Entertainment * Colors TV Pakistan

News

* ABN News * Colors News Pakistan

Sports

* B Sports HD * Hum Sports * Public Sports

Education

* Roze Excel TV

Former Channels

Entertainment

Urdu

* Channel 3 (previously known as

Shalimar Television Network Shalimar Television Network (STN) was the first semi governmental television channel of Pakistan, the first to break up the monopoly of state-owned Pakistan Television (PTV). STN started its broadcast in 1990 with the name of People's Television Net ...

, replaced by ATV in 2005) * Filmazia Entertainment (name changed to

LTN Family LTN Family is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment channel owned by Leo Television Network, which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It broadcasts local and different multinational shows including Turkish and Korean content. The channel began its tra ...

) *

Hum 2 Hum Network Limited or Hum TV Network Limited ( ur, ہم نیٹ ورک) is a Pakistani media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in February 2004 by Sultana Siddiqui. It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Unio ...

(replaced by

Hum Sitaray ''Hum Sitaray'' is a Pakistani entertainment channel launched by Hum Network Limited on 14 December 2013. History The channel launched on December 14, 2013 with original programming - this had become a trend for Pakistani entertainment to hav ...

) * Indus Plus (replaced by

Indus News Indus News was an English language Pakistani international news channel launched in November 2018. It was part of Aap Media Network and was broadcast on Paksat. The channel was based in Islamabad. History The channel was owned by Pakistani bu ...

) *

Network Television Marketing Network Television Marketing or ''NTM'' was Pakistan's first private television slot. The company's productions first aired on Peoples TV Network (PTN, later renamed as STN) in 1990. In the 1990s, PTN entered into a three-year agreement with Inte ...

(Pakistan's first fully private television channel) (Shutdown in 1999) * PTV Prime (changed its name to Prime TV Asia) * PTV Two (name changed to PTV World in 1998) *

(previously known as PTN, than changed its name to Channel 3 in 2000, replaced by ATV in 2005) * The Pakistani Channel (changed its name to

ARY Digital ''ARY Digital'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani pay television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob ...

) *

TVOne Global TVOne Pakistan ( ur, ) is a general entertainment channel from Pakistan that airs dramas, soaps, sitcoms, and foreign (American, British) reality and lifestyle programs. Seema Tahir Khan is the CEO and creative head of the channel. History Star ...

(changed its name to

TV One (Pakistan) TVOne Pakistan ( ur, ) is a general entertainment channel from Pakistan that airs dramas, soaps, sitcoms, and foreign (American, British) reality and lifestyle programs. Seema Tahir Khan is the CEO and creative head of the channel. History Star ...

) * See TV (shut down in 2021)

English

* HBO Pakistan (closed in October 2020 & Replaced by

A Sports A Sports HD is a Pakistani sports channel. It was launched on 16 October 2021 and is a part of ARY Digital Network which earlier planned in 2016. On 9 October 2021, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Wahab Riaz, Misbah ul Haq announced to join as its cr ...

by ARY)

News

Urdu news

ARY One World ARY Digital Network ( ur, ) is a subsidiary of the ARY Group. The ARY group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). The network has a video on demand streaming service call ...

(changed its name to

) * Business Plus (shut down in 2018) *

CNBC Pakistan G News Network, commonly known as GNN, is a Pakistani 24-hour news and current affairs channel based in Lahore, Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Gourmet Foods. It was launched in 2005 as CNBC Pakistan under a license from CNBC Asia Pacific ...

(replaced by

Jaag TV G News Network, commonly known as GNN, is a Pakistani 24-hour news and current affairs channel based in Lahore, Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Gourmet Foods. It was launched in 2005 as CNBC Pakistan under a license from CNBC Asia Pacific ...

and

changed to GNN) *

(shut down in 2012, than an English language news channel) * PTV World (returned in 2012, now an English language news channel) * Aap News (shut down in 2020).

English news

(shifted to Urdu Programming) *

Express 24/7 Express or EXPRESS may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * '' Express: Aisle to Glory'', a 1998 comedy short film featuring Kal Penn * '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story'', a 2008 film starring Dennis Quaid Music * ''Express'' ...

(changed its name to Tribune 24/7, replaced by

Express Entertainment Express Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment television channel that airs dramas, soaps and lifestyle programs. History Express Entertainment and sister station Express News are part of Express Media Group. Express Entertainment airs ...

) *

Geo English Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 ...

(replaced by

) *

(Shut down on 14 September 2021) * Tribune 24/7 (previously known as

, replaced by

)

Music

Aag TV AAG TV ( ) was a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation. Launched in 2006 by Geo Television Network, it was associated with Fire Records, a record label in Pakistan. Certain notable artists within the Pa ...

(replaced by

Geo Kahani Geo Kahani (Urdu: ) is an entertainment channel of Geo network, broadcasting in Urdu. Title song of channel is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Some of the most popular dramas are '' Naagin'', '' Champa Aur Chambeli'' and '' Kiran''. Geo Kahani b ...

) *

MTV Pakistan MTV Pakistan was the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom. The Pakistan franchise was set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group (Indus TV). ''Indu ...

(replaced by

Indus Music Indus Media Group (also abbreviated as, IMG) is a Pakistani company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite. IMG owns and operates the Indus brand of television channels in various global markets. It o ...

) *

Play TV (Pakistan) Play TV () is a former music entertainment channel of Pakistan owned by Business Recorder Group. Play TV was 24-hour music, entertainment and lifestyle channel. It played videos of Pakistani as well as Indian & International Artists. The cha ...

(replaced by Play Max, now known as

Play Entertainment Play Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment and lifestyle channel which is owned by Business Recorder Group. It is geared towards the youth of today and engages the audience, to be informative while challenging norms, sharing new perspectives ...

) *

VH1 Pakistan VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City and owned by Paramount Global. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communic ...

(shut down in 2009) *

Oxygene TV Oxygene was a Pakistani musical, lifestyle and entertainment tv channel owned by Classic Entertainment Ltd Its headquarter is in Karachi. It launched on 24 January 2009 as a premier music and lifestyle channel. The channel relaunched on March ...

(shut down in July 2021)

Food

ARY Zauq ARY may stand for: * Abdul Razzak Yaqoob, a Pakistani expatriate businessman * Andre Romelle Young, real name of Dr. Dre * Ary and the Secret of Seasons, an action adventure video game * ARY Digital, a Pakistani television network * ARY Digital N ...

(replaced by

ARY Zindagi ARY Zindagi is a Pakistani pay television entertainment channel and a part of ARY Digital Network. The channel airs a variety of Indian, Turkish and Pakistani programs. ARY Zindagi was first aired on 5 April 2014 as a test run available on As ...

) * Health TV (replaced by H Now Entertainment) *

Masala TV Hum Masala ( ur, مصالحہ, formerly known as Masala TV) is a 24-hour Urdu language food television channel owned by Hum Network. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. History It was launched on 22 November 2006 in Pakistan. Programs * ''Food ...

(changed its name to

)

Fashion

Style 360 Hum Network Limited or Hum TV Network Limited ( ur, ہم نیٹ ورک) is a Pakistani media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in February 2004 by Sultana Siddiqui. It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Unio ...

(replaced by

, now

)

References

External links

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List of TV channels in Pakistan

Media Monitoring & Research in Pakistan

Pakistan DTH channel list

Pakistani Television Channels List
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