Hosted by Hamid Mir,[1] Capital Talk looks at the challenges, issues and concerns facing Pakistan on a daily basis.

[3] The first guest at the show was Ameen Faheem with whom the first host Hamid Mir discussed the 2002 Pakistan general election.

[4] Special transmissions are also broadcast focusing on crises zones, more important ones of which took place during Long March of 2009.

In December 2007, the show was banned by Pervez Musharraf due to Mir's constant criticism of the Government.

On May 30, 2021, Mir was banned from Geo News and it was reported that he would no longer host the Capital Talk show.