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CNBC Pakistan is Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

's 24-hour bilingual Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 language business and news channel which reports financial and business information, presenting in-depth and up-to-the-minute coverage of regional and international affairs from a Pakistani economic perspective. CNBC Pakistan was founded in 2004 by CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia is a business news television channel in Asia. A subsidiary of NBC Universal, it is the Asian service of the Consumer News and Business Channel . Its programmes originate from Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney and has bureaus in Tokyo and Seoul....

 to broaden their reach into Pakistan's expanding capital markets, and inaugurated by the Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...

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CNBC Pakistan's initial broadcast began on November 15, 2005 and is owned by Vision Network Television Limited. Approximately 250 employees work with CNBC Pakistan. Its headquarters are located at the Techno-city Corporate Tower in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

. Smaller bureaus are also found in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...

 and Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

. CNBC Pakistan uses a three band ticker with the upper and central band for stocks and the lower band for news.

Profile

Owned by Vision Network Television Limited, a Pakistani Company, CNBC Pakistan has access to the global CNBC network. While broadcasting with state-of-the-art studios and production facilities from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, CNBC Pakistan transmits live programming in both Urdu and English from a Pakistani perspective 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The channel is already poised as the most important media outlet in Pakistan for the economic sector, reflecting the sustained growth and opportunities in the nation’s financial markets.

CNBC Pakistan is a notable addition to the Pakistani media landscape, utilizing the global resources of the CNBC network, delivering continuous flow of relevant engaging news from all of the Pakistani markets and from business centers around the world. Broadcasting according to the highest international newsgathering and reporting standards, investing heavily in the Human Resource area to bring the best and the most talented Pakistanis to the channel.

Samaa News

Samaa News
SAMAA TV
SAMAA TV is a Pakistani news network.- Competitors :*Dunya News*Geo News*ARY News*Express News*Indus News*Waqt News- External links :*...

 is sister channel of CNBC Pakistan. It is housed in the same building as CNBC Pakistan and in fact shares the Master Control Room with CNBC Pakistan.

Programs

  • Sarak Kinarey
  • Pehla Sauda
  • Aap Ka Paisa
  • Aakhri Sauda
  • Asia Today
  • Awam Ki Awaz
  • Munafa Khor Hoshiyar
  • Bazaar
    Bazaar
    A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...

  • Ghar Ka Kharch
  • Chai Time
  • Business Arabia
  • News
    News
    News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...

  • Karobari Duniya
  • Filmi Samaa
  • Doosra Pehlu
  • Islamabad Say
  • Europe Squawk Box
  • Europe This Week
    Europe This Week
    Europe This Week is a business news show aired on CNBC Europe and on CNBC World in the US, co-presented by Guy Johnson and Louisa Bojesen, from 6pm to 6:30pm CET on Fridays....

  • Kamyaab
  • Managing Asia
  • Aakhri Sauda
  • Mang Raha Hai Pakistan
  • Ppakistan Aaj Raat
  • Tijarti Duniya
  • Pakistan This Week
  • Dilkash Pakistan
    Dilkash Pakistan
    Dilkash Pakistan is a travel guide television program on Pakistan. It is a very informative programme and shows the culture and traditions of different areas in Pakistan. The program is hosted by Khalid and telecasted on CNBC Pakistan....

  • Siyasat Mana Hai
  • News
    News
    News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...

  • Pakistan Showtime
  • Power Lunch
    Power Lunch
    Power Lunch is a television business news program on CNBC, airing between 1:00pm and 2:00pm Eastern Time. It is presented by Tyler Mathisen, Sue Herera, and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. Simon Hobbs will fill in on occasion. Bill Griffeth anchored the program alone from 1996 to 2002...

  • Uff Tv
  • Reporter's Diary
  • Wizard
    Wizard
    Wizard may refer to:- Fictional characters :* Wizard or magician, a person in fantasy or mythology who has studied and practices magic** Wizard , a character in L...

  • Worldwide Exchange
    Worldwide Exchange
    Worldwide Exchange is a television business news program on CNBC channels around the world. It is broadcast live from studios on three continents. The global program is anchored by Ross Westgate in London, Christine Tan in Singapore and various anchors in New York...


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