List of Pakistani television stations
Encyclopedia
This is a list of television stations in Pakistan. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964
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Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included....
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Channels for overseas Pakistanis
- DAM TV
- Mashriq TVMashriq TVMashriq Television is a Urdu language premium television channel based in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Programs include current affairs, news and entertainment, and the channel broadcasts 24 hours a day. The UK channel was set up on August 14, 2005....
- Prime TV
- PTV GlobalPTV GlobalPTV Global is a TV channel broadcast by Pakistan Television Corporation andalso offered in Europe and United States. Its broadcasts select programming from PTV National, PTV News and other PTV-run networks...
- Venus TV
- Punjab TV Punjab TVPunjab TV is a Punjabi language television channel based in Pakistan. The channel caters predominately to the country's large Punjabi population, providing news and current affairs, infotainment, and general entertainment in the form of drama serials and talk shows....
Entertainment
- AKS TV
- A Plus
- ARY DigitalARY DigitalARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...
- ATVATV (Pakistan)ATV is the largest privately operated terrestrial television network in Pakistan having the 2nd largest national viewer ship base in the country. The channel was launched on May 01, 2005.-Channel Profile:...
- Dhoom TVDhoom TVDhoom TV is a Pakistan-based Entertainment Satellite TV channel which uses PakSat-1 for its transmission. This semi-news channel's owner, CEO and founder is Ilyas Shakir, who is also caretaker of Daily Qaumi Akhbar and Daily Riyasat Karachi. Weekly Qaumi Sports and Khawateen Digest are published...
- Geo TVGeo TVGeo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...
- Hum TVHum TVHum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...
- Indus VisionIndus Media GroupIndus Media Group is Pakistani company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite.IMG owns and operates the INDUS brand of television channels in various global markets.-Company:...
- PTV Home
- PTV NationalPTV NationalPTV National is a 24-hour channel that broadcasts regional languages programmes of Pakistan.PTV National is a channel formed with a vision to create a sense of integrity and harmony among the people of the four provinces of Pakistan. It has viewership not only across Pakistan but it is being seen...
- TVOne Global
Miscellaneous channels
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- Ameen TV
- Chalta TVChalta TVChalta TV is a Pakistani television channel. It is on air from Lahore on cable network in all over the Pakistan....
- Fun TV
- Good News TVGood News TVGood News TV started as a showcase produced by a small team in a studio in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to use modern media as a tool to connect people to their faith. It is supported by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. Good News TV offers...
- Health TVHealth tvHealth TV is Pakistan's first Health Channel owned by Ziauddin Enterprises.Ziauddin Enterprises owns Ziauddin Hospital and Ziauddin University. The Channel is based in Karachi. Its Head office is in Clifton near Bilawal Chowrangi.Website www.health-tv.tv...
- Info TV
- Kohenoor TV
- Mahboob Television Network (MTN)
- Music StationMusic Stationis a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
- Noor TVNoor TV-Entertainment:*Noor TV , a US based Afghan satellite television network*Noor TV Afghanistan, another Afghan television network, based in Afghanistan itself-Religious:*Noor TV , an Islam religious satellite television network based in the UK...
- R World
- Roshni TV
- Rung TV
- Sohni Dharti
- Sun Biz
- Today News
- Tv2day
- Value TV
- Zam TV Network
Music
- Aag TVAAG TVAAG TV is a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation . The Urdu word "aag" means "fire."...
- ARY Musik
- G Kaboom
- Kashish TV
- MTV PakistanMTV PakistanMusic Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom Inc. headquartered in New York. The Pakistan franchise has been set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group . Indus TV is Pakistan's...
- Indus Music
- OxygeneOxygeneOxygène is an album of instrumental electronic music composed, produced, and performed by the French composer Jean Michel Jarre. It was first released in France in December 1976, on Disques Dreyfus with license to Polydor. The album's international release was in summer 1977...
- Oye TV
- Play TVPlay TV (Pakistan)Play TV is a sister channel of AAJ TV. Play TV is a 24 hour music and lifestyle channel. It plays videos of Pakistani as well as International Artists.-External links:* *...
- 8XM
Movies
- FilmaxFilmaxFilmax is a 24-hour English language Hollywood movies channel based in Pakistan. It is beamed in South Asia through the Pakistani satellite network.It was launched in 2008. The station is available nationwide via cable and satellite...
- FilmaziaFilmaziaFilmazia is a Pakistani Channel and the first channel that broadcasts Pakistani Movies from the Pakistani Movie Industry known as Lollywood.Its sister channel Filmax broadcasts english movies while its other sister channel Film World airs Bollywood films....
- Film World
- Silver Screen
- StarliteStarliteStarlite is a material claimed to be able to withstand and insulate from extremes of heat.Starlite was invented by amateur chemist Maurice Ward during the 1970s and 1980s, and received a large amount of publicity in 1993 thanks to Tomorrow's World...
News
- Aaj NewsAAJ TVAAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
- ARY News
- Channel 5KhabrainKhabrain is an Urdu daily newspaper Pakistan. It was started on 26 September, 1992 from Lahore, Punjab by Zia Shahid.-External links:* *...
- Dawn NewsDawn NewsDawn News was Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited , Pakistan's largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occurred on May 25, 2007, and the channel went live on July 23, 2007...
- Din News
- Dunya NewsDunya NewsDunya News is an Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. Dunya in English means "World". Since its launch in 2008, the channel have been giving strong competition to the other news channels in the country. Dunya News is now available throughout Pakistan on local...
- E Pakistan News
- Express NewsExpress News (Pakistan)Express News is an Urdu language Pakistani television news channel launched on January 1, 2008. It is owned and run by the country's third largest Urdu daily, Daily Express...
- Express 24/7Express 24/7Express 24/7 was an English language television news channel based in Pakistan. Its headquarters were located in Lahore, Pakistan. The channel was owned by the Lakson Group which also owns its sister channel Express News and newspaper Daily Express and The Express Tribune...
- Geo NewsGEO NewsGeo News is a Karachi-based Pakistani news channel, fully owned and operated by Jang Group. The channel started its broadcasting in November 2005 and has millions of Urdu-language viewers around the world.- Popular Shows :...
- Indus News
- News OneNews OneLaunched on November 27, 2007, News ONE is Pakistan's premier news channel and is licensed by Air Waves Media Ltd. and comes under the umbrella of the largest advertising group in Pakistan, The Interflow Group of Companies....
- PTV NewsPTV NewsPTV News is a 24-hour state news channel in Pakistan. It provides news in English and Urdu to the Pakistani community worldwide...
- Royal NewsRoyal NewsRoyal News is a specialized 24/7 News Channel. Royal News is a Lahore-based Pakistani news channel, owned and controlled by Royal Group and Leads Group...
- SAMAA TVSAMAA TVSAMAA TV is a Pakistani news network.- Competitors :*Dunya News*Geo News*ARY News*Express News*Indus News*Waqt News- External links :*...
- Such TV
- Waqt News
- CNBC News
- APNA News
- AWAZ News
- Khyber NewsKhyber NewsKhyber News is a satellite television station in Pakistan, which was launched in August 2007. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, providing news, current affairs programs and informative programs to the Pashtun population of Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as those living in the Middle East,...
Religious
- Ahlebait TVAhlebait TVAhlebait TV was a Shia Muslim TV channel based in the United Kingdom.The mission statement on its website stipulated that the main objectives of the Ahlebait TV were to educate the humanity by airing various educational, welfare and religious programs....
- ARY QtvARY QtvARY Qtv is a Pakistani television channel with a Sunni religious focus, producing programs mainly focusing on the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at school of thought in Ummah. It is part of the ARY Digital Network. The channel has shows featuring well-known scholars such as Dr...
- Azan TV
- Hadi TV
- Haq TvHaq TVHaq TV is a Pakistani television channel with non-sectarian religious focus. Its motto is to keep viewers in touch with the modern dynamics of Islam, without bias or sectarianism. It sheds light on modern-day Islam to provide a fair assessment of the religion to many non Muslims too. It transmits...
- Isaac Tv
- Labbaik TVLabbaik TVLabbaik TV is a Pakistani channel, It is an Islamic channel, the first channel of Pakistan of its kind.Labbik TV is working under AKS Communication Private Limited...
- Madani Channel
- Pegham Tvhttp://pegham.tv
- Hidayat TvHidayat tvHidayat TV is an Islamic satellite TV Channel based in the United Kingdom. It is notable for being the first Shia Muslim channel in the United Kingdom and Europe....
Punjabi/Saraiki
- Apna ChannelApna ChannelAPNA Channel is a Punjabi language satellite television channel broadcasting from Thailand. It was launched on 14th October, 2004 and broadcasts entertainment programs in Punjabi. It also broadcasts English language programs dubbed in Punjabi...
:-an infontainment channel. - Apna News
- Bali TVBali TVBali TV is a privately-owned Indonesian television station covering the island of Bali.The station became well known for regularly broadcasting in the Balinese language. Some examples include the broadcast of Balinese songs and ceremonies. News is also broadcast, in Indonesian....
- Kook TV
- Panjnad Television Network
- Punjab TVPunjab TVPunjab TV is a Punjabi language television channel based in Pakistan. The channel caters predominately to the country's large Punjabi population, providing news and current affairs, infotainment, and general entertainment in the form of drama serials and talk shows....
- Punjabi TV (UK & USA)
- Rohi TV
- Waseeb TV
Sindhi
- Awaz TVAwaz Television NetworkAwaz TV is a Sindhi Language Television channel with headquarters based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was launched in 2009 and broadcasts entertainment and infotainment programs in Sindhi....
- Awaz News TVAwaz Television NetworkAwaz TV is a Sindhi Language Television channel with headquarters based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was launched in 2009 and broadcasts entertainment and infotainment programs in Sindhi....
- Dharti TV Network
- Hakimjans Rahi News
- Kashish TVKashish Television NetworkKashish Television Network is the first private Sindhi Music TV channel. This is the second channel of Kawish group. The channel was founded by Ali Kazi who is the owner of the most popular Sindhi newspaper Daily Kawish. Kashish is very popular among Sindhis by means of Sindhi music....
- KTNKawish Television NetworkKawish Television Network is the first private Sindhi TV channel of Pakistan. It is the most watched private Sindhi language channel based general entertainment television channel worldwide. The channel is part of the Kawish Television Network's bouquet of channels.-Early days:KTN was established...
- KTN NewsKawish Television NetworkKawish Television Network is the first private Sindhi TV channel of Pakistan. It is the most watched private Sindhi language channel based general entertainment television channel worldwide. The channel is part of the Kawish Television Network's bouquet of channels.-Early days:KTN was established...
- Metro41 TV
- Mehran TVMehran TVMehran TV Network Sindhi: is the first Sindhi language TV channel which is broadcasting from Hyderabad. MTN broadcasts variety of entertainment programs, music, dramas, news, and movies in the Sindhi Language.-Technical:...
- Sindh TVSindh TVSindh Television is a leading private television channel in Sindhi language in Sindh. It was founded by Dr. Abdul Kareem Rajpar and mr Ajeet Kumar ahuja. It is the second private Sindhi TV channel....
- Sindh TV NewsSindh TVSindh Television is a leading private television channel in Sindhi language in Sindh. It was founded by Dr. Abdul Kareem Rajpar and mr Ajeet Kumar ahuja. It is the second private Sindhi TV channel....
- Sujawal TV
Kashmiri/Pothohari/Pahari/Hindko
- AJK TVAJK TVAJK TV is a Kashmiri language channel for the people of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. AJK is an abbreviation for Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It is part of the Pakistan Television Corporation....
- Hidayat TVHidayat tvHidayat TV is an Islamic satellite TV Channel based in the United Kingdom. It is notable for being the first Shia Muslim channel in the United Kingdom and Europe....
- Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Bradford, U.K - Pothwari TV - Islamabad, New Mirpur
- Hazara TV - Hindko Language channel from Abbottabad, Muzaffarabad
- Shamal TV - Hindko Language Channel from Abbottabad, Mansehra
Entertainment
- AXN PakistanAXN PakistanAXN Pakistan is an English General Entertainment channel based in Pakistan, owned by Sony. It is a timeshift version of AXN India .It is one of the most watched channels in Pakistan. Its sister channel is Animax Pakistan-References:*...
- Animax PakistanAnimax PakistanAnimax Pakistan is Japanese Anime TV Channel based in Pakistan, owned by Sony. It is the timeshift version of Animax India with local advertisements. It is available exclusively on PTCL Smart TV and soon be available on local cable operators....
- DM DigitalDM DigitalDM Digital is a British Pakistani television network that is available in United Kingdom, Europe, Pakistan and the Middle East. Most programmes cater to the needs of South Asians, especially the Pakistani Punjabi, but also Mirpuri and Kashmiri phone in programmes, Lollywood, bollywood movies and...
- HBO PakistanHBO PakistanHBO Pakistan is a franchise of HBO in Pakistan.It is also available in AfghanistanIn Pakistan, HBO is available as HBO Pakistan. It is a simulcast of HBO India with slight modifications and running in PST. Diwali ads and other adverts targeted towards India are filtered out in this beam and...
- WB Channel PakistanWB ChannelWB is a cable and satellite TV channel launched by Time Warner and Turner International India Pvt Ltd exclusively for India. The channel is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The channel features a mix of Hollywood movies and TV series from the WB Vault...
Kids
- Cartoon Network PakistanCartoon Network (Pakistan)Cartoon Network Pakistan is a cable and satellite television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner which primarily shows animated programming. The channel officially launched on April 2, 2004. Cartoon Network Pakistan follows Pakistan Standard Time for its programming...
- Nickelodeon Pakistan
News
- BBC World News South AsiaBBC South AsiaBBC World News is a British news channel which is available in UK. BBC South Asia is a South Asian based news channel aimed at viewers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. BBC South Asia is broadcasted in English showing news of South Asia...
- CNBC PakistanCNBC PakistanCNBC Pakistan is Pakistan's 24-hour bilingual Urdu and English 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...
- CNN International South AsiaCNN International South AsiaCNN International South Asia is the South Asian schedule of the CNN International pay-TV cable network targeted toward India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.-Programs:*Business International*i Report for CNN*Business Traveller...
- IRA News
- IRA Urdu
Sports
- Ten SportsTEN SportsTEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab...
- ESPN PakistanESPN PakistanESPN Pakistan is a Pakistani cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. Selected sports program shared the same program schedule via ESPN India but with local advertisements.-External Links:*...
- GEO SUPERGEO SuperGeo Super is the first 24-hour Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers.-Launch:...
Geo Super
Future channels
- Aaj Entertainment
- Aruj TV
- Al Jazeera UrduAl Jazeera UrduAl Jazeera Urdu is a forthcoming channel from Al Jazeera. It is an Urdu language version catering mainly to Pakistan and possibly Urdu-speaking areas in India. It is offered as part of the ARY Digital Network....
(ARY Digital Network) - BBC Urdu
- City 51
- DAM TV
- Dr. TV
- Dunya Entertainment
- Engr. TV
- Express Entertainment (Express Media Network)
- Express Music (Express Media Network)
- E Pakistan TV (E Pakistan News Group)
- Geo KidsGEO KidsGEO Kids is forthcoming kids television channel in Pakistan. It is the fifth channel launched by GEO TV after GEO, AAG, GEO News and GEO Super. After the launch of Geo TV, they declared that ten new channels will be launched. Hence it is the fifth channel of the ten ....
(Geo Television Network) - Geo EnglishGEO EnglishGEO English was a planned English language news television channel from the Geo TV network in Pakistan. Until the time of it being scrapped in late October 2008, it was running its test transmission internally in Karachi, having Owais Tohid as its Director News.The channel has now been scrapped,...
(Geo Television Network) - Health Channel
- Herald News (Dawn Media Group)
- Herald Entertainment (Dawn Media Group)
- Sahar TV (Dawn Media Group)
- Frontline TV (Dawn Media Group)
- Hope TV
- Jinnah TV
- Job.TV
- K TV
- Mashal TV
- Mirror TV
- Pakistan Children Television
- PTV English
- PTV SportsPTV SportsPTV Sports is to be a 24-hour Pakistani sports channel, following its scheduled launch in December 2011. It belongs to the Pakistan Television Corporation. An agreement signed between PTV and Zee TV was aimed at only promoting and broadcasting sports events on the state-run channel....
- Roze TV
- SAARC TV
- Sachal TV
- Sachal Music TV
- Sanjh TV
- Sohni Dharti
- TMN TVTMN TVTMN TV was a news and general entertainment satellite channel, that was supposed to be launched by Express Media Network part of the Lakson Group of Pakistan. The group was planning on broadcasting and up-linking from Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan as well as RAK Media City in Ras Al Khaimah,...
- View Line
- Waaj TV
- Pearl News (Hashwani Group of Companies)
Slogans
- 8XM - Pakistan 1st legal content channel - Bharam Say
- A Plus - Satellite Entertainment Television
- A Lite - I am every women
- Aag TV - "Naujawano Ka Channel" or "Aage Bharo"
- Aaj TV - "Pakistan Ki Awaz"
- Apna News - "Des Des Diyaan Khabraan"
- ARY News - "Her Lamha Bakhabar"
- ARY Digital - "Colors of Life"
- ARY Zouq - "Jo Dil Jeet Lay"
- Asset Plus - "For You-Through You"
- Atiyaf Media - "Wcn News channel"
- ATV - "Ek Duniya Naee"
- AVT Khayber - "Pride of the Proud"
- Awaz TV - "Rok Jee Rokee Sagheen"
- BIT Channel BIT CHANNEL "Every thing bit by bit"
- Business Plus - "Business & Current Affairs"
- CNBC Pakistan - "The World Leader in Busniess News"
- Channel 5 - "Hum Awam (We the people)"
- Dam TV - "The Sign of Life"
- Dawn News - "Understand the Difference"
- Dharti Tv Network - " Sindh ji Sohni Dharti "
- Dhoom Tv Network - " Sab Se Taiz "
- DM Digital - "Duriyan Mitai"
- Eman Production - "Power of Media"
- Express News - "Har Khabar Par Nazar"
- E Pakistan News - "Such Key Sath"
- Fashion TV Pakistan - "I See It First"
- Filmazia - "Watch It Now"
- Film World - "Mast Duniya"
- Fun TV - "Fun For Everyone"
- Geo - "Har Pal Geo"
- Geo News - "Geo Aur Jeenay Du"
- IRA News Channel - "You Have Right To Know"
- Geo Super - "Jeet Kay Geo"
- HBO - "Simply The Best"
- Hope TV - Bringing Hope to change lives
- Hum TV - "Hum sab ke liye"
- Indus Vision - "Your Drama Channel"
- Indus News - "Ju Sach Hay Wu Khabar Hay"
- K2 - "Truly Youthful"
- Khyber News - "Beyond All Frontiers"
- Labbaik TV - "Pal Pal Per Labbaik, Har Pal Per Labbaik"
- Madani Channel - "Mujhe Apni aur Sari Dunya ke Logo ki Islah ki Koshish Karni Hai (InShaAllah)"
- Masala TV - "Add Some Masala To Your Life"
- Metro One - "Har Pal Ki Khabar"
- Mehran TV - "Khabar ji Raftar saan Gad "
- News One - "Sach Ki Lagan"
- NVibe - "Thinking Person's Channel"
- Pothowari TV - "Pahari Pothowari One"
- PTV Home - "Humara Pakistan"
- PTV News - "Bakhabar Pakistan"
- PTV Global - "Duniya Pakistan"
- PTV National - "Aap Ka Apna Qaumi Channel"
- PTV Bolan - "The Right Choice"
- Punjab TV - "Har Welay Tuhaday Naal Naal"
- QTV - "Roshni Sab Ke Liye"
- Rohi TV - Saraiki Khity De Awaz
- Roshni TV - "Roshni Hai Zindagi"
- Royal News - "Har Khabar Sirf Royal Per"
- Rung TV - "Sarey Rung Humaray"
- Sach TV - "Sach aur sirf sach"
- Samaa TV - "Sansani nahe sirf khabar"
- Sindh Tv -"Sindh Ji Awaz"
- Sindh Tv News -"Har Khabar Har Waqt"
- Sohni Dharti Tv -"Aao Sunwarain Sohni Dharti"
- Starlite - "Light Up Your World"
- Sabzbaat Balochistan - ' ' " sabzbaat such baat" ' '
- Today News - "Ab Tak Sab Tak"
- VSH News - "Mae Wati Channel"
- Wikkid Plus - "Let the Fun Begin"
See also
- Television in Pakistan
- List of Pakistani radio channels
- List of Punjabi language television channels