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 Zaheer-ul-Islam 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

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, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and MQM-L's alleged militant wing have infiltrated the Geo group that helped them in executing the murder of Wali Khan Babar and the PNS Mehran attack 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 * Shahzeb Khanzada *

* Saleem Safi * Mazhar Abbas

Former

* Ayesha Bakhsh * Najam Sethi * Sana Bucha *

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* Aamir Liaquat Hussain * Aftab Iqbal * Fiza Ali

Programming

Current programming

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

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Former programming

* '' Aapas ki Baat'' * '' 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