CNBC Pakistan is the first international business channel in the country to report the entire gamut of markets and financial activities at the international and national level on a minute-to-minute basis throughout the day to the discerning viewers of the country.
About the Channel
Owned by Vision Network Television Limited, CNBC Pakistan is the premier channel for reaching the country’s decision-makers. The channel is headquartered in Karachi and supported by full-fledged bureaux in Islamabad and Lahore. Karachi (ÙØ±Ø§ÚÙ) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... Islamabad (Ø§Ø³ÙØ§Ù آباد, abode of Islam), population 955,629, is the capital city of Pakistan, located in the Potwar Plateau, north-west of the country. ... South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate The Minar-e-Pakistan, south-side view Lahore (ÙØ§Ú¾Ùر) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...
CNBC Pakistan transmits live programming in Urdu and English from a Pakistani perspective 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in the South Asia during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
The highlighting feature of the channel are the major events which are covered live from the business centers of the country. CNBC Pakistan also features world and sports news bulletins, weekly wrap-ups, informative and attractively packaged magazine shows, riveting talk shows, and in-depth analyses of important issues.
CNBC (until 1991 the Consumer News and Business Channel) is a group of cable and satellite television news channels from the U.S., owned and operated by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric and Vivendi Universal.
CNBC in the U.S. The original CNBC channel was launched in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on April 17, 1989.
CNBC was characterized by relatively high television ratings until the dot-com bubble burst in 1999/2000.