Geo News () is a old technology foundation Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided to launch its own news channel Geo TV is the biggest news channel in Pakistan today.

History

Geo News was launched in October 2002 as Geo TV. In June 2014, Geo News was suspended for their accusation against the

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(ISI) agency and its then-chief

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for attacking its journalist

Hamid Mir Hamid Mir (born 23 July 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and writer. Mir initially worked as a journalist with Pakistani newspapers. He has hosted the political talk show '' Capital Talk'' on Geo News intermittently since 2002. He writ ...

. In 2018, the employees of Geo News were not paid for three months and the editor-in-chief was summoned to explain the situation. Imran Aslam, an executive of Geo Network said, "This is an attempt to financially cripple the organization into submission." The news channel owner has also been summoned by the court in the past on the issue of non-payment of employee salaries.

Controversies

According to Declan Walsh, some militant outfits including

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, and MQM-L's alleged militant wing have infiltrated the Geo group that helped them in executing the murder of

Wali Khan Babar Wali Khan Babar (Urdu, ; 5 April 1982 – 13 January 2011) was a Pakistani journalist working for GEO News who was killed by gunmen in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi. His murderers Saulat Mirza and Faisal Mota (who are target killers of MQM) ...

and the

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in 2011. According to Indian Media, Geo TV tried to spread old and fake information in 2025 India-Pak war due to which it was banned in India

Hosts and analyst

Current

Suhail Warraich Sohail Sarwar Warraich (; born 1961) is a Pakistani journalist and television host. Career Warraich is the host of the GEO TV Programmes Ek Din Geo k Sath, an interview-based TV program on lifestyles of celebrities. He also used to host ''Left ...

Shahzeb Khanzada Shahzeb Khanzada (; born 20 September 1986) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and news anchor, currently hosting a current affairs television program () on Geo News. Personal life Shahzeb was born on 20 September 1986, in Karachi ...

Saleem Safi Saleem Safi (; born 7 March 1968) is a Pakistani journalist and talk show host for the show ''Jirga''. He specializes in foreign policy, terrorism, Kashmir conflict, Afghan conflict and the politics of Pakistan. He is associated with Jang Med ...

Mazhar Abbas Mazhar Abbas (6 July 1958) is a Pakistani journalist currently working with Geo News as Senior Analyst and columnist for Daily Jang. Previously he was the deputy director of ARY News Television, the bilingual news channel in Pakistan, and the se ...

Former

Ayesha Bakhsh Ayesha Bakhsh (عائشہ بخش) (born 4 July 1981) is a Pakistani television news anchor and TV journalist. She is known for her work on Pakistan's major TV news channel Geo News, where as an anchorperson, she hosted the TV program 'Report ...

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Saba Qamar Saba Qamar Zaman (born 5 April 1984) is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television series. Qamar is one of Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses. She has been a recipient of several accolades througho ...

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* Aamir Liaquat Hussain *

Aftab Iqbal Aftab Iqbal (born 19 September 1958) is a Pakistani television host, journalist and businessman who founded an international Pakistani news channel, Aap Media Group. He is a former host of TV programs ''Hasb-e-Haal'' on Dunya News (2009–2010 ...

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Programming

Current programming

* Aik Din Geo Kay Sath with

* Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath * Capital TalkGeo News is an Urdu language channel
Sky Media website, Retrieved 21 November 2020 * Jirga with Saleem Safi *

SCORE SCORE may refer to: *SCORE (software), a music scorewriter program * SCORE (television), a weekend sports service of the defunct Financial News Network *SCORE! Educational Centers *SCORE International, an offroad racing organization *Sarawak Corrido ...

Former programming

* ''

Aapas ki Baat ''Aapas ki Baat Najam Sethi Kay Sath'' (in Urdu:اپس کی بات نجم سیٹھی کے ساتھ) is an airing show on Geo News which airs from Monday to Thursday at 11:00pm–12:00am. The show gives political analysis Political science ...

'' * '' BNN'' (2011–2015) * '' Burka Avenger'' * '' Team Muhafiz'' (2022) * ''

Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain ''Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain'' () was a political satire show, which featured funny segments on Pakistani political issues. Hosted by Saba Qamar, Fiza Ali and Mehwish Hayat, the show was divided into 3 versions. The first one was 'Midweek Version' ...

'' (2007 - 2015) * ''

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References

External links

*, Geo Television Network, Homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Geo News Mass media in Pakistan Urdu-language television channels in the United Kingdom Television stations in Pakistan Television stations in Karachi Television channels and stations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Pakistan Conservatism in Pakistan