List of news channels in Pakistan

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This is a list of news channels in Pakistan.[1] These are Pakistani general, business and defunct news channels with their headquarters, launched year, closed year and languages arranged alphabetically.

General news channels[]

Channels Language(s) Launched Headquarters Refs
7 News Urdu 2016 Lahore [2]
4 News HD 2018 [3]
92 News 6 February 2015 [4]
Aaj News 23 March 2005 Karachi [5]
Abb Takk News 19 April 2013 [6]
Apna News Punjabi, Urdu 14 October 2004 Lahore [7]
ARY News Urdu 26 September 2004 Karachi [8]
BOL News 25 December 2016 [9]
Capital TV 10 April 2013 Islamabad [10]
Channel ۵ (5) 2008 Lahore [11]
City 41 6 June 2016 Faisalabad [12]
City 42 2008 Lahore [13]
DAWN News 25 May 2007 Karachi [14]
Din News 2005 Lahore [15]
Dunya News 1 December 2008 [16]
Express News 1 January 2008 Karachi [17]
Geo News May 2002 [18]
GNN 14 August 2018 [19]
30 August 2018 Karachi [20]
Hum News 11 May 2018 Islamabad [21]
Indus News English November 2018 Lahore [22]
KTN News Sindhi October 2007 Karachi, Hyderabad
Khyber News Pashto August 2007 Islamabad [23]
Lahore News Urdu Lahore [24]
Metro1 News 2006 Karachi
Neo News 15 May 2015 Lahore [25]
News One 27 November 2007 Lahore [26]
PTV News Arabic, Urdu Islamabad [27]
PTV World English 29 January 2013 Islamabad [28]
Public News Urdu 24 June 2018 Lahore [29]
Samaa TV 8 December 2007 Karachi [30]
Sindh TV Sindhi October 2004 Karachi [31]
Time News June 2020 [32]
SUCH TV Urdu 23 March 2010 Islamabad [33]
VSH News Balochi 2004 Karachi [34]
Waqt News Urdu Lahore [35]

Defunct news channels[]

Channels Language(s) Launched Closed Headquarters Refs
Business Plus Urdu & English July 2004 2018 Karachi [citation needed]
Express 24/7 English 5 February 2009 2019 [36]

See also[]

  • List of television stations in Pakistan
  • List of Pakistani music channels

References[]

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  2. ^ "7 News".
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  4. ^ "About Us | 92 News HD". 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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  6. ^ "Abb Takk News". pakistan.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Apna TV Network". 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ^ "ARY News".
  9. ^ "BOL Network boss promises biggest ever corporate launch – Journalism Pakistan". www.journalismpakistan.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ^ Tribune.com.pk (5 May 2013). "Blurred vision: Where is Pakistani television headed?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Cabinet expertise comptable Antibes". channel-5.tv (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  12. ^ "City 41".
  13. ^ "City42 | Lahore's First & Only City Specific News Channel". City 42 (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Dawn News Live Stream | Tv.com.pk". dawnnews.tv.com.pk. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Welcome to Din News". Welcome to Din News (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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  24. ^ "Lahore News" (in Urdu).
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  27. ^ "PTV News".
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  30. ^ Dawn.com (26 June 2012). "Samaa TV". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  31. ^ "Daily Times". Daily Times. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  32. ^ "Time News | Lyngsat".
  33. ^ Desk, News. "Sachal TV logo replaced with Such TV". SUCH TV. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  34. ^ "VSH News". VSH News (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  35. ^ "Waqt News". Waqt News (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  36. ^ Mediabites (7 January 2019). "Express Group's English News Channel, Tribune 24/7 Shuts Down". MediaBites. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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