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IPTV and TV guide times in Pakistan

Pin a Pakistani programme to its station, edition and Pakistan Standard Time before adjusting an imported EPG.

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Start with the programme grid you can check

ARY Digital publishes a weekly schedule. Pick the date and exact show title there, then match the specific ARY Digital feed in your guide. Use the broadcaster’s current week when reporting a changed slot. A repeat episode, an international feed and an upload of a clip can share a title while arriving at different times.

Treat PTV Home, PTV News, PTV World and PTV Sports as separate services when comparing a feed. The PTV network document linked below identifies service names. For tonight’s programme or an individual sports event, look for the current broadcaster or event listing and check whether that viewing route applies to you.

Translate the clock only once

Take a sample Pakistani guide slot at 20:00 on 15 January 2026. In Asia/Karachi that is 15 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTC. If the source shows 15:00 UTC and the TV shows 20:00 local, both clocks describe the same start. If you add another five hours after import, the guide will place the item after midnight.

Observed errorFirst useful check
Every station is exactly five hours awayWhether the source already supplied UTC or an explicit local offset
One ARY Digital item has a different dateEdition, original airing versus repeat, and overnight boundary
The programme opens on a different PTV serviceExact channel label and guide mapping
Live picture freezes while replay worksWhich viewing mode, screen and network reproduced it

Make a correction easy to reproduce

Use the original title as it appears in the broadcaster listing. Give the intended Pakistani channel, local date and receiver time. If both sources show a different title at the same instant, include the names of the adjacent two programmes. That helps establish whether one programme was moved or the feed is for a different region.

Pakistan · PK

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records ARY Digital as ARYDigital.pk in Pakistan.

Check the local source in Pakistan

A Pakistan Television procurement document names distinct services including PTV Home, PTV World, PTV Sports, PTV Bolan and PTV National. It is dated evidence for the named services.

Ask which PTV service is in the guide and match its programme against a current broadcaster listing. Keep the source clock and local Pakistan time visible when investigating a shifted slot.

Identify the exact station in the guide

Sample identities associated with this source country. Confirm the broadcaster's current local edition.
Station in sourceCatalogue identifierRecorded group or siteCategory
ARY DigitalARYDigital.pkARY Digital Networkgeneral
ARY MusikARYMusik.pkARY Digital Networkmusic
ARY NewsARYNews.pkARY Digital Networknews
Aan TVAanTV.pkSB Media (Pvt.) Ltd.entertainment
Discover PakistanDiscoverPakistan.pkKaiser Rafiqtravel
Madani Channel UrduMadaniChannelUrdu.pkDawat-e-Islamireligious

For ARY Digital, check local programme and feed edition. If your source uses a different identifier from ARYDigital.pk, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

20:00 in Asia/Karachi resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 15:00 UTC in the July example. An early listing at 01:00 local is 14 Jul 2025 · 20:00 UTC. Match the full date and time before looking for a programme by day of week.

Calculated historical examples. Use the actual date and IANA location for a real listing.
IANA location examples20:00 local on 15 January 202520:00 local on 15 July 2025
Asia/Karachi15 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 15:00 UTC

Audio and captions

Record the programme's original language and channel label. The procurement list does not establish a current package lineup or event rights.

Which device and account details should you check?

  1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for Pakistan when checking a current app, subscription or rights question.
  2. Look up the app publisher and exact TV or box model in the local device store. Check live versus replay features and separate app charges.
  3. For a schedule issue, save the exact channel ID, programme title, local date and time zone without sharing account or playlist details.

Browse channel references for Pakistan

Channel references to check

Find the exact local station

The channel finder contains 60 station records for Pakistan in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

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Sources and further reading