List of television channels in Pakistan
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This is a list of television channels in Pakistan. There are a variety of Pakistani television channels that offer viewers the chance to enjoy their favorite shows and stay up to date with current news and events. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964.
Current channels
[edit source]Entertainment
[edit source]Balochi
[edit source]Kashmiri/Gojri
[edit source]Pashto
[edit source]Sindhi
[edit source]Urdu
[edit source]Religious
[edit source]News
[edit source]Balochi news
[edit source]English news
[edit source]Pashto news
[edit source]Punjabi news
[edit source]Sindhi news
[edit source]Urdu news
[edit source]Sports
[edit source]Children's
[edit source]Music
[edit source]Food
[edit source]Tourism
[edit source]Infotainment
[edit source]Former channels
[edit source]Entertainment
[edit source]Urdu
[edit source]- ATV (previously known as Channel 3, shut down in 2026)
- Channel 3 (previously known as Shalimar Television Network, replaced by ATV in 2005)
- Hum 2 (replaced by Hum Sitaray)
- Network Television Marketing (Pakistan's first fully private television channel; shut down in 1999)
- PTV Prime (changed its name to Prime TV Asia)
- PTV Two (name changed to PTV World in 1998)
- Shalimar Television Network (previously known as PTN, than changed its name to Channel 3 in 2000, replaced by ATV in 2005)
- The Pakistani Channel (changed its name to ARY Digital)
English
[edit source]- HBO Pakistan (closed in October 2020[5] and replaced by A Sports by ARY)
- WB Channel Pakistan[6][5]
News
[edit source]Urdu news
[edit source]- ARY One World (changed its name to ARY News)
- Business Plus (shut down in 2018)
- CNBC Pakistan (replaced by Jaag TV and changed to GNN)
- Indus News (shut down in 2012, then shifted to English language news channel)
- PTV World (returned in 2012, now an English language news channel)
English news
[edit source]- Dawn News (shifted to Urdu Programming)
- Express 24/7 (changed its name to Tribune 24/7, replaced by Express Entertainment)
- Geo English (replaced by Geo Tez)
- Indus News (shut down on 14 September 2021)
- Tribune 24/7 (previously known as Express 24/7, replaced by Express Entertainment)
Children's
[edit source]Music
[edit source]- Aag TV (replaced by Geo Kahani)
- MTV Pakistan (replaced by Indus Music)
- The Musik (replaced by ARY Musik)
- Oxygene TV (shut down in July 2021)
- Play TV (Pakistan) (replaced by Play Max, now known as Play Entertainment)
- VH1 Pakistan (shut down in 2009)
Food
[edit source]- ARY Zauq (replaced by ARY Zindagi)
- Masala TV (changed its name to Hum Masala)
Fashion
[edit source]- Style 360 (replaced by Hum 2, now Hum Sitaray)
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ "Why are advertisers in Pakistan ignoring the 2023 Cricket World Cup?". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "PTV spoils cricket fans with yet another treat". Daily Times (newspaper). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "Foreign channels E1 and Minimax approved by PEMRA for airing". Daily Times (newspaper). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan's first tourism TV channel 'Discover Pakistan' launched". BOL News. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- 1 2 "WarnerMedia to discontinue HBO and WB TV channels in India, and select other South Asia markets". TechCrunch. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "WB channel now in Pakistan". The Nation. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
External links
[edit source]- "List of Satellite TV License issued by PEMRA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. (61 KB)
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