dawnnews was launched as pakistan's first english news and current affairs channel and vows to "provide its viewers with a medium that is responsible, credible and balanced." the channel has bureaux in karachi, lahore, islamabad, quetta and peshawar, with studio facilities in karachi, lahore and islamabad. equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including digital satellite news gathering (dsng) capability and broadband global area networks (bgans), the channel has the capacity to provide live transmission from remote areas via satellite, thus enabling comprehensive and prompt news coverage from across the country.