Who Owns Our Pakistani Television Channels?

Is our media really unbiased?

Are the news reporters and journalists who we look towards to find out what is happening in our beloved homeland really presenting a factual and objective picture? Or are there hidden puppet masters in the background with their own personal agendas who control what we watch in order to manipulate our emotions in order to reach their own secret goals?

Knowing who owns the media outlets can help us form an opinion. Here we present a list of Pakistani Television channels along with their owners…

S. No. Channel Name Genre Language Owned By 1 8XM Music Urdu APNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd 2 A TV Entertainment Urdu Sports Star International (Pvt.) Ltd 3 A Plus Entertainment Urdu Sports Star International (Pvt.) Ltd 4 Aag TV Youth Urdu Independent Media Corporation (Jang Group) 5 Aaj News News Urdu Business Recorder Media Group 6 AbbTak Entertainment Urdu APNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd 7 AJK TV Entertainment Kashmiri/Pothohari Pakistan Television Corporation 8 AKS TV Entertainment Urdu 9 ALite Miscellaneous Urdu Fun Infotainment Network (Pvt.) Ltd 10 Aman TV Miscellaneous Urdu SunBiz (Pvt.) Ltd 11 APNA News News Urdu Apna Network 12 ARY Digital Entertainment Urdu ARY Communications 13 ARY Musik Music Urdu ARY Communications 14 ARY News News Urdu ARY Communications 15 ARY Qtv Religious Urdu ARY Communications 16 ARY Zauq Food Urdu ARY Communications 17 ATV Entertainment Urdu Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Co. and SSI Communications 18 AVT Khyber Entertainment Pashto Kamran Raja 19 Awaz TV Entertainment Sindhi Sikandar Jatoi 20 AXN Pakistan Entertainment English Sony Pictures Entertainment 21 Azan TV Religious Urdu 22 BBC World News South Asia News English BBC Worldwide 23 Business Plus Business Urdu Times Media Group 24 Capital TV Miscellaneous Urdu HB Media (Pvt.) Ltd 25 Cartoon Network Pakistan Children English Turner International Pakistan 26 Channel 5 News Urdu Interact (Pvt.) Ltd 27 City 42 Metropolitan Urdu City News Network (Pvt.) Ltd 28 CNBC News News Urdu Vision Networks TV Limited 29 CNBC Pakistan News English Vision Networks TV Limited 30 CNN International South Asia News English Turner International Pakistan and Turner International India 31 Dawn News News Urdu Aurora Broadcasting Services 32 Dharti TV Entertainment Sindhi Mehran TV (Pvt.) Ltd 33 Dhoom TV Entertainment Urdu Dhoom Television Network (Pvt.) Ltd. 34 Din News News Urdu Fortune Marketing (Pvt.) Ltd 35 Dunya TV News News Urdu National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt) 36 Dunya TV Entertainment Entertainment Urdu National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt) 37 ESPN Pakistan Sports English Star TV & FOX 38 Express 24/7 News English Lakson Group 39 Express News News Urdu Lakson Group 40 Express Entertainment Entertainment Urdu Lakson Group 41 Film World Movies Urdu Leo Communications 42 Filmax Movies English Leo Communications 43 Filmazia Movies Urdu Leo Communications 44 Geo News News Urdu Independent Media Corporation (Jang Group) 45 Geo Super Sports Urdu Independent Media Corporation (Jang Group) 46 Geo TV Entertainment Urdu Independent Media Corporation (Jang Group) 47 HBO Pakistan Entertainment English ARY Digital Network and Turner International Pakistan 48 Health TV Miscellaneous Urdu Ziauddin Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd. 49 Hum TV Entertainment Urdu Eye TV Limited 50 Indus Music Music Urdu Indus TV Network 51 Indus News News Urdu Indus TV Network 52 Indus Vision Entertainment Urdu Indus TV Network 53 Jalwa Miscellaneous Urdu APNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd 54 Kashish TV Entertainment Sindhi Kawish TV Network 55 Kashish TV Music Urdu Kawish TV Network 56 Kay2 TV Youth Urdu 57 Khyber News News Pashto Kamran Raja 58 Kohenoor TV Miscellaneous Urdu Ariel Broadcasting Services (Pvt.) Ltd. 59 Kook TV Miscellaneous Saraiki 60 KTN Entertainment Sindhi Kawish TV Network 61 KTN News News Sindhi Kawish TV Network 62 Labbaik TV Religious Urdu AKS Communication Private Limited 63 Madani Channel Religious Urdu Dawat-e-Islami 64 Masala TV Food Urdu Eye TV Limited 65 Mashriq TV Entertainment Urdu Divine Intervention (Pvt.) Ldt 66 Mehran TV Entertainment Sindhi Indus Link Media Communications (Pvt) Ltd 67 Metro One Metropolitan Urdu Multi Plus Corporation (Pvt) Ltd 68 Musik Music Urdu ARY Communications 69 News One News Urdu Air Waves Media (Pvt.) Ltd 70 Nickelodeon Pakistan Children English ARY Digital Network and Viacom 71 Oxygene Music Urdu Classic Entertainment (Pvt.) Ltd 72 Oye TV Music Urdu Eye TV Limited 73 Oye TV Youth Urdu Eye TV Limited 74 Peace TV Religious Urdu Islamic Research Foundation 75 Play TV Music Urdu Seven Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd. 76 PTV Bolan Entertainment Balochi Pakistan Television Corporation 77 PTV Global Entertainment Urdu Pakistan Television Corporation 78 PTV Home Entertainment Urdu Pakistan Television Corporation 79 PTV National Entertainment Urdu Pakistan Television Corporation 80 PTV News News Urdu Pakistan Television Corporation 81 Punjab TV Entertainment Punjabi IRIS Communications (Pvt.) Ltd 82 Q TV Religious Urdu ARY Communications 83 Ravi TV Miscellaneous Seraiki Top End Network 84 Rohi TV Miscellaneous Saraiki Jahangir Khan Tareen 85 Royal News News Urdu Royal Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd 86 Rung TV Miscellaneous Urdu 87 SabzBaat TV Entertainment Balochi East Films (Pvt.) Ltd 88 SAMAA TV News Urdu Jaag Broadcasting Systems Pvt. Ltd 89 Shamal TV Entertainment Hindko 90 Silver Screen Movies Urdu 91 Sindh TV Entertainment Sindhi Dolphin Media (Pvt.) Ltd 92 Sindh TV News News Sindhi Dolphin Media (Pvt.) Ltd 93 Sohni Dharti Agriculture Urdu Tilton (Pvt.) Ltd 94 Starlite Movies Urdu 95 Sun Biz Miscellaneous Urdu 96 Ten Sports Sports English Taj TV 97 TV One Entertainment Urdu Air Waves Media (Pvt.) Ltd 98 TVOne Global Entertainment Urdu Interflow 99 Urdu 1 Entertainment Urdu Horizon Media 100 Value TV Miscellaneous Urdu Central Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd 101 Vibe TV Lifestyle and Fashion Urdu 102 VTV-1 Education Urdu Virtual University 103 VTV-2 Education Virtual University 104 VTV-3 Education Virtual University 105 VTV-4 Education Virtual University 106 VSH News News Balochi Visionary Group 107 Waqt TV Entertainment Urdu Nidai Millat (Pvt.) Ltd 108 Waqt News News Urdu Nawa-e-Waqt Group 109 Waseeb TV Entertainment Saraiki Airwaves Media Group 110 WB Channel Pakistan Entertainment English Turner International Pakistan 111 ZAM Television Network Entertainment Urdu Zam Television Network (Pvt.) Ltd 112 Zaiqa Food Urdu Total Media Limited

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