List of news channels in Pakistan

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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.

Contents

Current channels

ChannelsLanguage(s)LaunchedHeadquartersRefs
7 News Urdu 2016 Lahore [1]
Suno News HD10 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 2018Lahore [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 2018Lahore [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

ChannelsLanguage(s)LaunchedClosedHeadquartersRefs
Business Plus Urdu & English July 2004April 2018 Karachi [31] [32]
Express 24/7 English5 February 20092019 [33]
Waqt News Urdu 200729 October 2018 Lahore [34]
Punjab TV Punjabi 20072019
Aap News Urdu 20182020 Islamabad [35]
Indus News English 20182021 Lahore

See also

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