GEO English was a planned English language news television channel

Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...

 from the Geo TV

Geo TV

Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

 network in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Until the time of it being scrapped in late October 2008, it was running its test transmission internally in Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, having Owais Tohid

Owais Tohid

Owais Tohid is a journalist from Pakistan. Born in Larkana, Sindh, he is the son of the famous teacher of the town, Tohid Ahmed Siddiqui . He is also the younger brother of the most famous Professor in the history of Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Dr...

 as its Director News.

The channel has now been scrapped, with its last bulletin running on the 23rd of October, 2008. Several employees have been laid off as a result.

The global financial crisis was cited as the reason for the shelving of the Geo English project.