[6] The production officially began in September 2013 when three prominent celebrities from the Pakistan entertainment industry were chosen to constitute the judging panel for the show.

The series aims to find new solo recording artists from across Pakistan and the winner would be decided by viewers' votes through the Internet, telephone and text messages.

[11] Fuller and Lythgoe used the Popstars formula of employing a panel of judges to audition and select singer while also adding other elements such telephone voting by the viewing public (an idea already used in singing competitions like the Eurovision Song Contest),[12] dramatic back-stories of contestants and real-life unfolding of soap opera in real time.

[6] Production finally began in 2013 when the core team including Noor ul Huda, Qudsia Karim Waqar Khan and the HOD Saad bin Mujeeb show's producers picked a group of celebrities from the Pakistan entertainment industry to constitute the panel of judges.

[14] The panel was confirmed in due course and included renowned singer Hadiqa Kiani, sufi rock band Junoon's lead vocalist Ali Azmat, and television presenter Bushra Ansari.

[5] Television actor Mohib Mirza was selected to host the show, while the official theme for Pakistan Idol was performed by Ali Zafar.

[15] The series was launched on 19 September 2013[16] after the management at Geo TV were confident about their "security measures" and "[ability] to take on this massive undertaking".

[7] Speaking at the launch ceremony, Imran Aslam said that Pakistan had "a history of producing talented musicians across genres" and this series would aim to revive this "cherished" cultural tradition.

The judges' panel for the first season was officially unveiled on a special transmission of the Geo TV morning show Poora Pakistan on 20 November 2013.

In 2001, he became the first person to perform at the United Nations General Assembly along with an Indian band choosing to sing his song "Dosti" (English: "Friendship"), an aptly chosen title to promote the UN's mission in bringing peace to the world.

[20] His harsh critique on Pakistan Idol has led many to compare him with Simon Cowell leading to an angry backlash from the show's viewers.

The men and women sang separately on consecutive nights, and the bottom two in each groups were eliminated each week until only six of each remained to form the top twelve.

The series is currently in its second phase of the selection process for the first season[25] and is already being hailed as a "watershed" moment in the history of music in Pakistan.

Initial auditions for the first season of Pakistan Idol started on 19 September 2013 and continued until 25 October 2013,[7] and were finally broadcast on Geo TV on 6 December 2013.

Auditions were organised in various cities throughout Pakistan including urban centres like Islamabad and Karachi, and areas as far flung as Hunza Valley,[28] Swat,[29] Nawabshah[30] and Naushahro Feroze.

The auditions featured in the episodes include The Centaurus Mall in Islamabad,[32] Faisalabad,[33] Lahore,[34] Multan,[35] Sukkur, Hyderabad and finally Karachi.

[3] The coronation song of Zamad will be announced soon, he has signed a contract with Geo Television as a winning prize but released date is not confirmed yet.

[21] The judges have also raised the ire of some with their recent rejection of a talented young girl from Punjab named Maria Meer,[41] who became a sort of social media celebrity after her appearance on the show.

Saray Gama, a production house based in the United Kingdom, accused Pakistan Idol of violating their copyrights when the series' sponsors used songs used in the show on their individual websites.

[46] After the selection of 24 semi-finalist race begins to reach at place of Top 13, and the fate of 24 contestants to winner was put on audience by public voting.

[42][47] Her rejection got too much attention that famous writer, broadcaster and journalist Raza Ali Abidi stated on his social networking site that: "A girl who is treated so badly in trials of show, i wish some channel with good producers must have done a great-show with her.

[48] After much controversial act, aspiring singer-songwriter and producer Amanat Ali approaches to Maria Meer family and decided to launch a music video with her.