10 Best Talk Shows on Pakistani news channels

Many people in Pakistan do not watch like to watch complete news bulletins. According to them, news bulletins of different Pakistani news channels are nothing but a statement of muddled facts combined with a pinch of sensationalism. They prefer watching analysis of veteran journalists in Talk Shows over news bulletins. Every news channel telecasts several talk shows in which different analysts give their valuable opinion about the latest developments at the national and international level.

But, all these talk shows are not equally popular among the masses. Every anchor does not have the art of playing to the gallery. Some talk shows attract millions of viewers, others catch the attention of merely a few thousand people. In this article, we have discussed the 10 best talk shows on news channels in Pakistan. The ranking of these talk shows is based on their YouTube

Najam Sethi Show

Currently, Najam Sethi Show is the most-watched talk show in Pakistan. Najam Sethi Show is telecasted on 24 News HD. As the name suggests the show features famous journalist Najam Sethi. The show is hosted by Syeda Ayesha Naz. She asks the opinion of Najam Sethi on different developments. People like to get his opinion and that is why shows get more than fifty thousand views regularly on YouTube within a few hours.

Off the record with Kashif Abbasi

Next in line is off the record with Kashif Abbasi. The show is telecasted on ARY news. Kashif Abbasi hosts the show. He invites different politicians and analysts for a political debate on different issues. Off the record is the most watched talk show on ARY News.

Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath

Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath is broadcasted by Geo News. Initially, the show was named Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath. The show was renamed Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath when anchorperson Shahzaib Khanzada started hosting the show. Shahzaib Khanzada takes the opinion of different professionals and politicians on the latest news updates in the talk show.

Duniya Kamran Khan k sath

Duniya Kamran Khan k sath is ranked third in our list of the best talk shows on Pakistani news channels. The show is hosted by veteran journalist and anchor person Kamran Khan. The program was launched in 2015 when Kamran Khan joined Duniya News after resigning from Geo News. Kamran Khan discusses different issues and developments in the show and takes opinions from different professionals in his show. Duniya Kamran Khan k sath is famous mostly because of its unbiased agenda and impartial discussion over different issues.

Live with Nadeem Malik

Live with Nadeem Malik is telecasted on Samaa news. Senior journalist and anchorperson Nadem Malik hosts the show. During the last couple of years, Nadeem Malik has been very critical of government policies. The show is very popular among the aggrieved masses as most of the time social issues like poverty, inflation, and corruption are discussed in the talk show.

Muqabil with Haroon Ur Rasheed

Muqabil with Haroon Ur Rasheed is telecasted on 92 News HD. The show is hosted by Sarwat Valim. She takes the opinion of veteran journalist Haroon Ur Rasheed on different issues. The discussion in the show is usually in very simple and plain words which makes it easy for the audience to understand the complex developments.

Hard Talk with Dr Moeed Pirzada

Hard Talk is also telecasted on 92 News HD. The show is hosted by the senior journalist and former civil servant Dr. Moeed Pirzada. The show is famous for discussing international relations and foreign policy challenges for Pakistan. In addition to this, local political developments are also discussed in the show.

Nasim Zehra @8

Nasim Zehra @8 occupies the 7th position in our list of the best talk shows on Pakistani news channels. The show is telecasted on 24 News HD. Nasim Zehra @8 is hosted by famous journalist Nasim Zehra. Nasim Zehra is the most senior and popular female journalist in Pakistan. Her recent book “From Kargil to the Coup: Events that Shook Pakistan” became very popular among journalists and students of international relations. She usually conducts a one to one interviews of government officials, foreign ambassadors, and famous personalities.

The reporters

The reporters is telecasted on ARY news. The show is hosted by the senior journalists Sabir Shakir and Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain. They usually discuss the national political developments in an informal mutual conversation. Their comments are usually in very lucid and plain words so that even less educated individuals can understand them.

Harfe Raaz with Orya Maqbool Jan

Harfe Raaz with Orya Maqbool Jan is telecasted on Neo News. The show is hosted by anchorperson Muhammad Usman. Former bureaucrat and veteran Journalist Orya Maqbool is an encyclopedia of knowledge. People like to get his valuable opinion on different national and international issues.

There are dozens of talk shows telecasted by different Pakistani news channels. There can be no final list of best news shows. If one show is the best for your friend, maybe it is the worst for you. Similarly, the show you like most may be an ordinary one for other people. Actually, this is a very personal choice. After analyzing YouTube views of last one year of dozens of talk shows and considering the reputation of different journalists we found the above-mentioned shows to be the top 10 talk shows telecasted on different news channels in Pakistan.