Before the media boom, Pakistan has seen the time when there were only two TV channels in the country: PTV and STN. The former was a national channel while the latter was a private TV channel. Later, PTV evolved into PTV Home besides launching various other channels. On the other hand, STN became ATV. However, as time went by, plenty of private TV channels surfaced onto the scene giving rise to a massive list of TV channels in Pakistan now.

Following is the list of TV channels which are currently operational in Pakistan:

Urdu Entertainment Channels

Aaj Entertainment

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: Recorder Television Network

A-Plus Entertainment

Year Founded: 2002
Owned By: Sports Star International

ARY Digital

Year Founded: 2000
Owned By: ARY Group

ARY Zindagi

Year Founded: 2014
Owned By: ARY Group

ATV

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By:  Shalimar Recording & Broadcasting Co. Ltd.

DM Digital

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: DM Broadcasting Network

Dunya Entertainment

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: Mian Amer Mehmood

Express Entertainment

Year Founded: 2012
Owned By: Lakson Group

Filmazia

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: LEO Communications (Pvt.) Ltd.

Geo Entertainment

Year Founded: 2002
Owned By: Geo Television Network

Geo Kahani

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: Geo Television Network

Hope TV

Year Founded: 2011
Owned By: N/A

Hum Sitaray

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: HUM Network Limited

Hum TV

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: HUM Network Limited

Indus Vision

Year Founded: 2000
Owned By: Indus Media Group

Play Entertainment

Year Founded: 2014
Owned By: Business Recorder Group

PTV Home

Year Founded: 1964
Owned By: Pakistan Television Corporation

See TV

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: Sahir Rasheed

TVOne Global

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: Air Waves Media (Private) Limited

Urdu 1

Year Founded: 2012
Owned By: Media Alliance FZ-LLC

Religious Channels

ARY Qtv

Year Founded: 2003
Owned By: ARY Group

HadiTV

Year Founded: 2007
Owned By: Hadi Foundation

Haq TV

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: N/A

Labbaik TV

Year Founded: N/A
Owned By: AKS Communication Private Limited

Madani Channel

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: Dawat-e-Islami

Mashriq TV

Year Founded: 2016
Owned By: N/A

Paigham TV

Year Founded: 2011
Owned By: Paigham Communications Limited

Takbeer TV

Year Founded: 2010
Owned By: Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust

News Channels

92 News HD Plus

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: M/s Galaxy Broadcast (Pvt.) Ltd

Aaj News

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: Business Recorder Group

Abb Takk News

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: Syed Fahad Ali Shah

ARY News

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: ARY Group

BOL News ULTRA HD

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh

Business Plus

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Salmaan Taseer

Capital TV

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: N/A

Channel 24 (Pakistan) HD

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: Mohsin Naqvi

Channel 5

Year Founded: 2012
Owned By: Khabrain Group

City 42

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: N/A

Dawn News

Year Founded: 2007
Owned By: Dawn Media Group

Din News HD

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: Din Media Group

Dunya News

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: Mian Amer Mehmood

Express News

Year Founded: 1998
Owned By: Lakson Group

Geo News

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Independent Media Corporation

Geo Tez

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: Geo Television Network

Jaag TV

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: Vision Network Television Ltd

KTN News

Year Founded: 2002
Owned By: Kawish News Group

Metro One

Year Founded: 2006
Owned By: Multi Plus Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd

Neo TV HD

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: Prof. Dr. Ch.AbdulRehman

News One

Year Founded: 2007
Owned By: Air Waves Media (Pvt.) Ltd.

PTV News

Year Founded: 2007
Owned By: Government of Pakistan

Royal News

Year Founded: N/A
Owned By: Leads Group of Colleges

Roze News

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: N/A

Samaa TV

Year Founded: 2009
Owned By:  Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt.) Limited

Sindh TV News

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Karim Rajpar, Dolphin Media House.

Such TV

Year Founded: 2011
Owned By: N/A

Waqt News

Year Founded: 2004

Owned By: Nawaiwaqt Newspapers Group

Khyber News

Year Founded: 2007
Owned By: Kamran Hamid Raja

VSH News

Year Founded: 2011
Owned By: Visionary Group Pakistan

PTV World

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: Pakistan Television Corporation

Regional Language Channels

Apna Channel

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: APNA TV Network

Punjab TV

Year Founded: N/A
Owned By: IRIS Communications (Pvt.) Ltd

Awaz Television Network

Year Founded: 2009
Owned By: Sikandar Jatoi

Dharti TV

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: Makhdoom Nadim Hashmi

KTN

Year Founded: 2002
Owned By: Kawish TV Network

Sindh TV

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Karim Rajpar

AVT Khyber

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Kamran Hamid Raja

Pashto 1

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: AVT Khyber

Sabaoon TV

Year Founded: 2015
Owned By: SIP Media

Kay 2 TV

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: AVT Channels Network

PTV Bolan

Year Founded: 2005
Owned By: Pakistan Television Corporation

AJK TV

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Pakistan Television Corporation

Sports Channels

Geo Super

Year Founded: 2006
Owned By:  Geo TV

PTV Sports

Year Founded: 2012
Owned By: Pakistan Television Network

Ten Sports Pakistan

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: Tower Sports Limited

Children’s Channels

Cartoon Network Pakistan

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: Turner International Pakistan

Nickelodeon Pakistan

Year Founded: 2006
Owned By: ARY Group

Movie Channels

Silver Screen

Year Founded: 2007
Owned By: N/A

AXN Pakistan

Year Founded: 1997
Owned By: Sony Pictures Entertainment

Filmax

Year Founded: 2008
Owned By: Leo Communications

HBO Pakistan

Year Founded: 2004
Owned By: ARY Digital Network and Turner International Pakistan

WB Channel Pakistan

Year Founded: 2012
Owned By: Turner International Pakistan (Time Warner)

Music Channels

ARY Musik

Year Founded: 2003
Owned By: ARY Communications

8XM

Year Founded: 2011
Owned By: APNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd

Jalwa

Year Founded: 2013
Owned By: APNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd

Oxygene

Year Founded: 2009
Owned By: Classic Entertainment (Pvt.) Ltd

Indus Music

Year Founded: 2001
Owned By: Indus TV Network

Health Channels

HTV

Year Founded: 2010
Owned By: Ziauddin Enterprises

Food Channels

Hum Masala

Year Founded: 2006
Owned By: Hum Network Limited

Education Channels

Raah TV

Year Founded: 2012
Owned By: Raah Television Network

Virtual University

Year Founded: 2002
Owned By: Government of Pakistan