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.
Channels | Language(s) | Launched | Closed | Headquarters | Refs |
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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 |
Pakistan Television Corporation is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was established on 26 November 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
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.
ARY Digital Network 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 called ARY ZAP.
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.
Faysal Quraishi is a Pakistani actor, producer, and television host.
Samaa TV 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.
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).
Aijaz Aslam is a Pakistani television actor, model, producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur.
Nauman Ijaz is a Pakistani television and film actor, TV anchorperson, and TV show presenter. He is the recipient of several accolades, including 10 Lux Style Awards, 7 Hum Awards and a President's Pride of Performance, which was awarded to him in 2012.
PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour state-owned sports channel operated by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).
Nadia Afgan is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu films, television and films. She is known for her work in theatre and television. Her numerous works on television include a series of plays in both Urdu and Punjabi. She rose to prominence when she appeared in the hit TV serial Family Front in 1997. Further success came in 2000 with PTV Home's mostmemorable sitcom ,Shashlik,which was later re-aired on Geo TV in 2011. Afghan garnered wider appreciation for her comic role in Hum TV's blockbuster comedy drama Suno Chanda (2018), and for its sequel, Suno Chanda 2, as Shahana Batool the following year.
Arjumand Rahim is a Pakistani television actress, director and producer. She has been seen in different television serials on different channels. She is best known for her character "Pari" in Suno Chanda 2.
Aehsun Talish is a Pakistani television director, producer, and actor. He has worked in many successful television dramas. Ahson made himself as a well-known television director by directing a number of hit serials, such as Deewana (2016), Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017), Daldal (2017), Tabeer (2018), Suno Chanda (2018), Suno Chanda 2 (2019), and Yeh Dil Mera (2019). For directing the comedy series Suno Chanda, he received a nomination for the Lux Style Award for Best Director.
Pakistani dramas, or Pakistani serials, are televised serials produced in Pakistan. Although most of the serials are produced in Urdu, an increasing number of them are produced in other Pakistani languages such as Sindhi, Pashto, Punjabi and Balochi. One of Pakistan's oldest television dramas is the Urdu serial Khuda Ki Basti, which aired in 1969. Pakistani dramas, like serials elsewhere, reflect the country's culture. According to Farooq Sulehria 1970 & 1980 are considered to be golden old days of Pakistani serials.
24 Digital is an Urdu language current affairs news television channel based in Lahore, Pakistan, and launched in 2015. The channel is owned by Mohsin Naqvi who is the founder of City News Group.
Mariya Khan is a Pakistani actress, model, host and voice actress. She is known for her drama roles in Baba Jani, Hari Hari Churiyaan and Hiddat.
Sahira Kazmi is a retired Pakistani actress, producer and director. She is best known for her role in the country's first-ever colour series Parchaiyan (1976) and for producing the cult-classic blockbuster series Dhoop Kinare (1987) and the acclaimed drama Nijaat (1993). She along with Uzma Gillani, Roohi Bano, Tahira Naqvi and Khalida Riyasat dominated the television screens of Pakistan during 1970s and 1980s.
Saba Qamar is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television. Qamar started her career with PTV Home's classic television series Mein Aurat Hoon in 2004. She made her Lollywood debut with Sarmad Khoosat directorial film Manto in 2015 and Bollywood debut with Hindi Medium in 2017.