Pakistan Television Corporation

Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV HD)

Type	Broadcast Satellite television
Branding	PTV
Country	Pakistan
Availability	Nationwide and Worldwide
Headquarters	Islamabad
Broadcast area	Pakistan and World
Owner	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan
Key people	Sohail Ali Khan (Managing Director)
Launch date	26 November 1964; 59 years ago (1964-11-26)
Picture format	1080p HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Official website	www.ptv.com.pk
Language	Urdu, English

Pakistan Television Corporation (Urdu: پاکستان ٹیلی وژن نیٹ ورک; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was established on 26 November 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.^[1]