This is a list of Pakistani music channels. These are current and past music channels in Pakistan with their launching year, closing year, network, headquarter, languages, and slogans arranged alphabetically.
Channel | Launched | Network | Headquarter | Language(s) | Slogan | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARY Musik | 2003 | ARY Digital Network | Karachi | Urdu | You only live once! | Formerly was "The Musik", launched in Dubai by Salman Iqbal. [1] [2] [3] |
8XM | 2011 | Apna Channel | Lahore | Urdu, English | Bharam Se (With trust) | [3] [4] |
Jalwa TV | 2013 | Apna Channel | Lahore | Urdu, Punjabi | Isko Dekho (Watch it) | It is famous for Punjabi music. [3] |
Oxygene TV | 2009 | Classic Entertainment | Karachi | Urdu, English | Let's Breathe Young | Broadcasting in South Asia and Middle East. [3] [5] |
AAG TV | 2006 | Geo Television Network | Karachi | Urdu | Aagey Barho | It was converted into Geo Kahani. |
MTV Pakistan | 2006 | Viacom & Indus Media Group | Karachi | Urdu | Unknown | Transformed from "Indus Music" in 2006, which was formed in 2001. MTV Pakistan was shut down in 2011. |
Play TV | 2006 | Business Recorder Group | Karachi | Urdu | Live Life, Love Music! | It was converted into "Play Entertainment". |
VH1 Pakistan | 2008 | ARY Digital Network, Viacom & MTV Networks | Karachi | Urdu, English | Unknown | The channel was banned in 2009. |
Shahid Masood is a Pakistani columnist and political analyst who hosts the talk show Live with Dr. Shahid Masood on GNN. He is known for his series End of Time on ARY.
Humayun Saeed is a Pakistani actor and producer. Saeed has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and a limited number of films and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Film Awards. Primarily known as an actor, Saeed also runs the Six Sigma Plus media production house which produces television drama serials and commercial movies. Additionally, he has also worked in modeling and fashion designing.
Zeba Bakhtiar is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director. She is known for her TV drama Anarkali (1988), the Bollywood romantic drama Henna (1991), and the Lollywood movie, Sargam (1995). She produced and directed a movie Babu in 2001. Zeba won the best actress Nigar Award for the movie Sargam in 1995.
Faysal Quraishi is a Pakistani actor, producer, and television host. He appears in Pakistani television dramas, reality shows, and films and is one of Pakistan's highest-paid actors. He is the recipient of more than 20 nationally recognised awards. He first gained recognition for playing the leading role of Boota in the television series Boota from Toba Tek Singh (1999) and has now been a part of more than 200 projects.
ARY Digital HD is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pakistani entertainment dramas, talk shows, web series and culture.
Saba Qamar Zaman, known professionally as Saba Qamar, is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television. She has won several accolades including Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards. Qamar is one of Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses. Government of Pakistan honoured her with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2012 and Pride of Performance in 2016.
Sanam Baloch Hisbani or Jatoi credited as Sanam Baloch is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She has hosted various television shows such as; Sanam Small Room on KTN and the morning show on Samaa TV. As an actress, she has starred in critically acclaimed drama series, such as Dastaan (2010) and Durr-e-Shehwar (2012).
Azfar Rehman is a Pakistani model, TV host and actor.
Fahad Salahuddin commonly known in Pakistan as Fahad Mustafa, is a Pakistani film and television actor and producer who is best known for hosting Jeeto Pakistan, a game show that airs on ARY Digital.
Hamza Ali Abbasi is a Pakistani film and television actor and director.
ARY 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 music genres including pop, rock, rap, bhangra, classical, and folk. It also airs interactive shows, celebrity interviews, comic fillers, theme shows, animations and live concerts.
The ARY Film Awards, commonly known as The AFA's, is an annual Pakistani awards ceremony honoring the cinematic achievements of film industry. Winners are awarded the golden statue, officially the ARY Film Award of Merit, that is much often known as an AFA trophy. The awards, first presented in 2014 at Golf Club, Karachi, are overseen and organized by ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel. ARY Film Awards became an electoral race to the trophy to best film in any category, as per being the first awarding ceremony of reboot era of Pakistani Film Industry. ARY Film Awards are the first film awarding ceremony after the demolishing of Pakistani oldest awarding ceremony Nigar Awards.
Ayeza Khan is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television. Khan has established herself as one of the leading television actresses and is a recipient of several accolades including three Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards. Khan has been described among the nation's highest-paid actresses by the media.
Vasay Chaudhry is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, director, producer, host, and comedian. He is best known for writing sitcoms and comedy-dramas for Pakistani televisions. He is also known for writing films. He wrote Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. While Mai Hoon Shahid Afridi was an average success, Jawani phir Nahe ani went on to become the highest grossing film of Pakistan cinema and broke all the previous Box office records while earning more than 490 million at the box office. He also wrote Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, which was released on 2018 Eid al-Adha and broke the all time biggest box office grosses record.It also went on to become the First Pakistani film to make 700 Million rupees worldwide. Chaudhry is also known for hosting the comedy show, Mazaaq Raat, on Dunya News since 2015.
Babar Javed is a Pakistani television and film producer and director. He has produced and directed series such as Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Qaid-e-Tanhai, Mera Saaein, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, Aasmanon Pay Likha, Bashar Momin, Adhoora Bandhan, and Mor Mahal, all under his production company A&B Entertainment that he co-founded with actor turned filmmaker Asif Raza Mir. Javed has earned eight Lux Style Awards as a director and producer. In 2016, he received his first ARY Film Award nomination for producing 2015 biopic film Manto.
Log Kya Kahenge is a Pakistani television series premiered on 25 July 2020 on ARY Digital replacing Jhooti. It is produced by Abdullah Seja under their banner Idream Entertainment. It stars Faysal Qureshi and Saheefa Jabbar Khattak. The supporting cast include Aijaz Aslam, Sakina Samo and Kinza Razzak among others.
Nand is a Pakistani soap series aired on ARY Digital from 4 August 2020 to 13 April 2021. It is produced by Fahad Mustafa under Big Bang Entertainment. It stars Javeria Saud, Minal Khan, Aijaz Aslam and Shahroz Sabzwari and Faiza Hasan.
The following is a list of events affecting Pakistani television in 2022. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.