CNBC Pakistan is Pakistan's first 24-hour billingual Urdu and English language business and news channel to report financial and business information channel, presenting in-depth and up-to-the-minute coverage of regional and international affairs from a Pakistani economic perspective. CNBC Pakistan was founded in 2004 by CNBC Asia to broaden their reach into Pakistan's expanding capital markets, and inaugurated by the Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. CNBC Pakistan uses a three band ticker with the upper and central band for stocks and the lower band for news.
CNBC Pakistan's initial broadcast began on November 15, 2005 and is owned by Vision Network Television Limited. Approximately 250 employees work with CNBC Pakistan. It's headquarters are located at the TechnoCity Corporate Tower in Karachi. Smaller bureaus are also found in Islamabad and Lahore.
CNBC Pakistan is a notable addition to the Pakistani media landscape, utilizing the global resources of the CNBC network, delivering continuous flow of relevant engaging news from all of the Pakistani markets and from business centers around the world. Broadcasting according to the highest international newsgathering and reporting standards, investing heavily in the Human Resource area to bring the best and the most talented Pakistanis to the channel.