List of news channels in Pakistan

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.

Current channels

Channels	Language(s)	Launched	Headquarters	Refs
24 Digital	2015
Aik News	September 2024	[1]
92 News	6 February 2015		[2]
Aaj News	23 March 2005	Karachi	[3]
Abb Takk News	19 April 2013		[4]
ARY News	26 September 2004		[5]
BOL News	25 December 2016		[6]
Channel ۵ (5)	2008		Lahore	[7]
City 41	6 June 2016	Faisalabad	[8]
City 42	2008	Lahore	[9]
Dawn News	25 May 2007	Karachi	[10]
Dunya News	1 December 2008	Lahore	[11]
Express News	1 January 2008	Karachi	[12]
Geo News	May 2002		[13]
GNN	14 August 2018		[14]
Hum News	11 May 2018		Islamabad	[15]
Indus News	English	November 2018	Lahore	[16]
KTN News	Sindhi, Urdu	October 2007	Karachi
Khyber News	Pashto, Urdu	August 2007	Islamabad	[17]
Lahore News	Urdu, Punjabi	1 February 2017	Lahore	[18]
PTV News	Urdu	14 August 2007	Islamabad	[19]
PTV World	English	29 January 2013		[20]
Public News	Urdu	24 June 2018	Lahore	[21]
Rohi	Urdu, Saraiki	May 27, 2017	Multan
Samaa TV	Urdu	8 December 2007	Karachi	[22]
Sindh TV	Sindhi, Urdu	October 2004	Karachi	[23]
Such TV		23 March 2010	Islamabad	[24]
VSH News	Balochi, Urdu	2004	Karachi	[25]

Defunct channels

Channels	Language(s)	Launched	Closed	Headquarters	Refs
Business Plus	Urdu & English	July 2004	April 2018	Karachi	[26][27]
Express 24/7	English	5 February 2009	2019		[28]
Waqt News	Urdu	2007	29 October 2018	Lahore	[29]
Indus News	English	2018	2021	Lahore

See also

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

References

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25. "VSH News". VSH News (in Urdu). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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