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GeoTv ( Geo Tv ) Channel Information:
Geo TV or GEO Television is an Urdu Pakistani television network that was established in May 2002 and officially began transmission in October 2002. Mir Khalil ur Rehman was the founder of the Jang Group of newspapers and his younger son Mir Shakil ur Rehman is the present owner. Imran Aslam who was the head of GEO is rumoured to have moved out to another upcoming channel.

Its programming includes interactive infotainment programs, children’s programs, top-of-the-hour news broadcasts daily, and current event programs. At present GEO TV has been rated as the third most watched channel in Pakistan by Gallup.

Technical
Its broadcast facilities are based at Dubai Media City in the United Arab Emirates and its uplink teleport station is Samacom, the monopoly uplink provider in the UAE.

Origin of the GEO name
GEO’s name may come from the fact that it utilizes a geosynchronous orbit satellite for its transmissions. However, in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, the word “Geo” also means “Live On”.

Popular programmes
The comedy of Geo TV is well known. One of the most popular program is the comedy show “Hum sub Umeed say hain”.

GEO News shows include Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath hosted by Kamran Khan, Capital Talk which is anchored by Hamid Mir, Jawab Deh hosted by Iftikhar Ahmed, Meray Mutabiq by leading intellectual Dr. Shahid Masood, and Safeer-e-Pakistan hosted by Waqar Ali Khan.

Many entertainment programs are also shown on Geo. Most prominent amongst these are half-hour soap opera shows which are called dramas in Pakistan. Geo has also shown independtly based programs suchas “George Ka Pakistan”

Geo took advantage of the large pool of journalists working in the print media field in Pakistan at the time of its formation. When branching out from mainstream print media to electronic media, Geo was able to select from an experienced group of correspondents all over the country.

Criticism
Critics of Geo believe that many of their correspondents seem to lack media ethics. Examples of this criticism came largely after the December 2005 earthquakes in Pakistan when the GEO news showed overly-dramatic footage of damage caused by the earthquake. Family members of the earthquake victims believed that such footage showed a lack of respect for those people who perished in the disaster. Again During the disaster of 12th of May 2007 in Karachi when more than 40 people died of firing by MQM gunmen during unrest, Geo showed footage of people bleeding to death on the streets. While these images later prooved a big political setback to the MQM government in Sindh.

Attack on Geo News Office
On Friday, March 16th 2007, armed policemen illegally entered into Geo TV Office in Islamabad, and assaulted Geo TV’s bureau chief Hamid Mir. Police demanded that the transmission of demonstrators in the capital of Islamabad be halted. The demonstrations were regarding the second hearing on the case of the chief justice of Pakistan, justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Geo Super
In late September 2006, after the success of Geo TV, Geo launched the first ever 24 hour sports channel of Pakistan: Geo Super. It is not yet available overseas but has received high ratings from viewers in Pakistan. Geo Super shows a wide variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket, with a secondary focus on boxing, football and field hockey. Geo Super is also licensed to broadcast Twenty20 cricket matches.

Awards
A documentary by GEO covering water scarcity in the Indus river delta won “The Special Prize of H.S.H. Prince Rainier III” at the Monte Carlo TV Festival.
GEO was awarded a special award in 2005 at the Nouticaslo TV festival.
On April 20, 2004 at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Mir Ibrahim Rahman, chief executive of Geo TV, received an International Broadcast Excellence Award for the impact the channel has had on Pakistan.

Corporate logos and slogans
The following is the mission statement by GEO TV:
“GEO will be the voice of freedom from the Asian subcontinent. It will highlight the issues of concern and the cultural richness of its people through information, discussion and entertainment. GEO will propagate transparency of responsibility that will ensure its position as the most credible and meaningful source of information, through quality programming based on issues.”

Geo TV Network
Geo is growing in popularity very rapidly among news viewers in Pakistan and abroad. As a result from 2003 its number of channels has increased from one to four. They are as follows:
Geo TV
Geo News
Geo Super
AAG TV

GEO TV Governmental Ban
On June 3, 2007, the Pakistani government halted the transmission of GEO News. Following the controversial suspension of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by General Pervez Musharraf, GEO News began drawing international attention to the fervent demonstrations against Musharraf. It is believed the reason behind the halt on GEO News transmission was a result of the discomfort felt by the government in regard to this news coverage. The suspension of GEO News broadcasts was followed by a new ordinance by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) that increased government control over private media.

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Dawn News Television Channel in English language:

Dawn News is Pakistan’s first 24-hour English news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL), Pakistan’s largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occurred in May 25 2007, and the channel went live on July 23, 2007.

Dawn News TV is Pakistan’s first English news channel backed by Pakistan’s leading newspaper covering National and International news and broadcasting exact and accurate information about what’s happening around us.

Dawn News’ Test Transmission was launched by former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. The complete launch of the channel coincided with the result of the Supreme Court case which cleared the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who had been suspended by General Musharraf. The channel was initially housed in Haroon House, the head-office of PHPL, but later moved to its current premises in West Wharf, Karachi.

The channel has an online stream available on its web site for foreign viewing.

History

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The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah launched the Dawn newspaper in the 1940s, it is the oldest English language newspaper in Pakistan.

The Dawn Media Network launched DawnNews, Pakistan’s first English language news and current affairs television channel, according to DawnNews they vow to “provide its viewers with a medium that is responsible, credible and balanced”.

Dawn News states, “We report all sides of the story, letting the light through, every second, every minute, every hour, 24×7. We empower you to understand the difference. DawnNews is the shortest route to your success through our dynamic viewers. Because we speak their language, we know we must deliver exciting, diverse and intellectually stimulating content that will constantly question and reorganize existing boundaries.”

Programs on Dawn Tv

News at Dawn.
Headlines.
Breakfast at Dawn.
Take Stock.
The First Blast.
Big Digit.
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“Key to Akhirat (Hereafter)”

“Lailatul – Qadar”

“The Night of Power”

Surah Qadar

We revealed it (the Qur’an) on the Night of Power
Would that you knew what the Night of Power is like.
Better is the Night of Power than a thousand months.
On that night the angels and Spirit descend by their Lord’s permission, with all His decrees.
That night is peace, till the break of dawn. (97 Holy Quran)

In this significant night alone worshipping Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) is more than the worship of one thousand months. Whosoever missed the virtues of this night will be very unlucky but will not be deprived from the blessing of this Night.
This Night of Power falls in the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. Most scholars are agreed and say to seek it in odd nights of Ramadan such as 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29.

“He who spends the Night of Power in worship, with a pure motive of faith and devotion, will have all his past sins forgiven”

In this night, Arch Angle Jibril (Gabriel in Bible) with the permission of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) descend from heaven with many angels on earth with four flags one for each Holy Kaaba, Prophet’ Mosque (Masjid-e-Nabvi), Baitul Maqdas and Mount of Sinai. He would order all angels to spread out on earth to visit the homes of Muslims, land and sea and herald the worshippers of Allah. They make Dua to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) for the forgiveness of the Muslims until the dawn. They do not visit where there are pictures, swine, alcohol, dog and sex.

The Best way to Pray Nawafil in the Night of Qadr:

1. Two Rakah Nafil in each Rakah after Surah Fatiha, Surah Qadar once and Surah Ikhlas (3) three times. The person would get the reward of the Night of Power, which would be equal to the rewards of Hazrat Idris (A.S.), Hazrat Shuaib (A.S.), Hazrat Ayub (A.S.), Hazrat Dawood (A.S.) and Hazrat Nuh (A.S.). The person would get a palace in paradise, which stretches from east to west.

2. The Holy Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said, whosoever would pray two Rakah Nafil in the night of Qadr, in each Rakah after Surah Fatiha, read Surah Ikhlas (7) seven times and after finishing the prayer read (Astaghfirul lahil azimal lazi la ilaha illahoal hiul qaiumo wa atubo alaih) (70) seventy times.

Before the person would get up from his/her prayer mat Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will forgive all his/her sins and sins of their parents; and Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will order the angels to plant fruit trees and build palaces for him/her in the paradise. The person will not die until he/she would see it in their dream.

3. Whosoever would pray four Rakah Nafil in the night of Qadar (Shab-e-Qadar), in each Rakah after Surah Fatiha, Surah At-Takathur once and Surah Ikhlas (3) three times. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will ease the hardship of death on him/her and will remove the punishment of grave. The person will get four columns in the paradise and each will sustain thousand palaces in it.

4. Whosoever would pray four Rakah Nafil in night of Qadar, in each Rakah after Surah Fatiha, Surah Qadar (3) three times and Surah Ikhlas (50) fifty times. After finishing the prayer read (Subhanallahe walhamdo lillahe wa lailaha illallaho walahu akbar). Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will fulfill any just Dua (supplication) the person would ask.

5. Whosoever would pray four Rakah Nafil in the 27th of Ramadan night of Qadar, in each Rakah after Surah Fatiha, Surah Qadar once and Surah Ikhlas (27) twenty-seven times. The person will be forgiven all his/her sins; and will be pure and innocent like a newborn child; and will be rewarded with thousand palaces in the paradise.

6. Hazrat Ali (R.A.A) said:

“whosoever read Surah Qadr (7) seven time after the Isha prayer, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will remove all the calamities, hardship from him/her and one thousand angels would be making Dua for him/her for the Jannah (paradise).” (Ghanitul Talebin, Nazhatal Majalis, Fazeal-e-Shahud)

Dua Laylatul Qadar:

(Allahuma inaka afuwan karimun tohibol afuwa fafoanni yaghafooro yaghafooor)

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Blessings of Ramadan

Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said

“If one fasts the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith and in hope of attaining a reward from Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala), then all his previous sins will be forgiven.” (Sahih Bukhari)

The recompense and reward for fasting is unlimited. The following hadith illustrates this point.

The Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said:

“Every man’s good act is rewarded from ten to seven hundred times over.”

And Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) states in a hadith qudsi

“Fasting is (observed) for Me (alone); therefore, I myself will give its reward, the worshipper leaves his passions, his food and his drink (only) for Me.” (Sahih Bukhari)

ZAKAAH

1. Definition of Zakaah

Zakaah literally means to increase. Technically it means to purify one’s possession of wealth by distributing a prescribed amount, which has to be given to the poor as a fundamental Ibaadah (worship).

2. Virtues of Zakaah:

Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) says in the Qur’aan:

“The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) is that of a grain of corn. It grows seven ears and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) increases manifold to whom He pleases.” (Surah Baqarah 261)

3. Conditions of Zakaah to become Compulsory

1. To be a Muslim
2. Matured (not on minors nor on the guardians of such belongings of minors)
3. To be sane.
4. To be free (i.e. not a slave)
5. Wealth to be in one’s possession for one lunar year (i.e. at the beginning and end of the year to have Nisaab (explained in section “Nisaab” after the “How to Calculate Zakaah” section) although in the interim it may decrease).
6. Such wealth must be Zakaatable (i.e. gold, money etc.)

(a) Common Categories of Zakaatable Items

1. Gold and Silver
2. Merchandise (i.e. items for sale)
3. Debtors:

(b) What amount is Compulsory?

Two and a half percent is compulsory on:
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Cash

(c) Persons that Cannot be given Zakaah

1. Zakaah cannot be given to non-Muslims (Other charities can be given to them).
2. A wealthy person (i.e. one who possess wealth equal to the Nisaab).
3. A Haashmi (descendants of Abbas, Haashim i.e. sons of Abdul Muttalib being the uncle of Rasullullah salluallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam; Ali, Ja’far; Aqeel i.e. sons of Abu Talib).
4. One’s own parents and ascendants; children and descendants and one’s own spouse.
5. If one cannot determine whether the recipient is needy or not, then it is better to make certain before giving Zakaah to him. If Zakaah is given without inquiry and subsequently it is known that the recipient is wealthy then the Zakaah is not valid. It is to be given again.
6. Zakaah will not be fulfilled by purchasing books for an institution, or land purchased for public and made waqf (is an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, typically devoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes).

4. How to Calculate Zakaah

Zakaah is calculated on one’s net Zakaatable assets (if it equals the Nisaab of Zakaah) once every 12 lunar months. This can be done by a once off calculation at the end of year by totaling ones Zakaatable assets (such as cash, gold and silver jewelry, stock in trade), then deducting all liabilities. The result will be termed as the net Zakaatable assets. Therefore establish 2.5% of this figure. This will be the Zakaah due.

5. Nisaab

Nisaab is the minimum amount of wealth owned by an individual for one year that obligates the individual to pay Zakaat.

6. To be Generous during Ramadan

Please be generous during the blessed month of Ramadan.

The Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) was a generous as the blowing wind during the month of Ramadan. (Sahih Bukhari)

6. Sadaqhtul Fitr ($5.00 per person)

This type of Zakaah is an obligation upon the head of every household and is due at the end of the month of Ramadan and before the Eid prayer. It is due from every family that has more than a day and night’s supply of food. For each person one supports and those living in one’s household (including servants and others), the head of the family must give the measurement of one sa’ (2.751kilograms and some say 3.8kilograms) of grain, wheat, rice, barley, dates, raisins, corn or whatever is considered basic staple food for the people of the religion or its equivalent in value. The recipients are the same as those for regular Zakaah i.e., poor and needy Muslims. (Sahih Bukhari)

7. Islamic Foundation of Toronto’s Ramadan Goal: $500,000

This year (2008) Islamic Foundation of Toronto’s (the source that provided this information to iMuslimz.com) Ramadan Goal is $500,000.

Hadith:

Ibn Abbas(R.A) reported that Allah’s Messenger Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) was the most generous of men and he was the most generous during Ramadan when Hazrat Jibrail (Alayhis Salam) visited him every night and recited the Qura’n to him. During this period the generosity of Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) was greater than the rainbearing wind which blows freely. (Sahih Bukhari & Shahih Muslim)

DONATION

Please join hands and donate generously to meet Islamic Foundation of Toronto’s goals during the blessed month of Ramadan.

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Islamic Foundation of Toronto – http://www.islamicfoundation.ca
Tel:416-321-0909 Fax:416-321-1995
441 Nugget Avenue
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
M1S 5E1
Contact: info[at]islamicfoundation.ca    (Note: replace [at] with @)

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The station launched an English-language edition of its online content in March 2003. This English language website was relaunched on 15 November 2006, along with the launch of Al Jazeera English.

In 2003, Al Jazeera hired its first English-language journalists, among whom Afshin Rattansi, from the BBC’s Today Programme (which had been at the heart of UK events when it came to Tony Blair’s decision to back the U.S. invasion of Iraq).

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With Al Jazeera’s growing global outreach and influence, some scholars including Adel Iskandar have described the station as a transformation of the very definition of “alternative media.”

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Many people see Al Jazeera as a more trustworthy source of information than government and foreign channels. Some scholars and commentators use the notion of contextual objectivity, which highlights the tension between objectivity and audience appeal, to describe the station’s controversial yet popular news approach. As a result, it is probably the most watched news channel in the Middle East. Increasingly, Al Jazeera’s exclusive interviews and other footage are being rebroadcast in American, British, and other western media outlets such as CNN and the BBC. In January 2003, the BBC announced that it had signed an agreement with Al Jazeera for sharing facilities and information, including news footage. Al Jazeera is now considered by some to be a fairly mainstream media network, though more controversial than most. In the United States as of 2006, video footage from the network carried by other stations was largely limited to video segments of hostages.

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Al Jazeera’s English division has also partnered with Livestation for Internet-based broadcasting. This enables viewers to watch Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera live worldwide.

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ARY Television Network, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America, Europe and Australia. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). The network caters to the needs of South Asians, particularly the Pakistani diaspora. The channel is considered a pioneer in Pakistani media and broadcasting and has an expanding network of channels, each with an independent focus.

History

ARY, formerly the Pakistani Channel was launched in the United Kingdom in December 2000 to cater to the growing demands of South Asian entertainment in the region. Within a short span of three years, the unique proposition and the content of the channel resulted in massive popularity and, in order to enable greater expansion and broadcast into other countries, the operations were moved to Dubai Media City. The uplink teleport station it uses is Samacom, a monopolising uplink provider based in the UAE.

This one-screen TV business grew into a network of channels beaming into over 130 countries. But not yet launched its transmissions in Australian continent. The network, at present, undoubtedly stands as one of the fastest growing Asian television networks in the world at the current moment.

The network was successful in acquiring a license for DTH operations in Pakistan, considered a milestone for media in the ever-growing broadcast television market of Pakistan. Since then the network started to commit itself to the continuous development of Pakistan’s media market. The network now boasts a potential market size of more than 20 million households.

The ARY Group, owners of the network, announced the launch of the ARY Digital Tower, one of the tallest media buildings in the UAE. The project is to stand a mammoth 44- to 45-storey broadcasting tower that will house the studios and corporate-head office of all the network’s operations. Construction of the tower, overseen by esteemed Adnan Z. Saffarini of Dimensions Engineering Consultants, is expected to end by 2008.

ARY pioneered and set standards in television programming in Pakistan and all over the world. In 2002, The ARY Star Gold Quiz Show set new standards in the game-show broadcast history being the first live show ever offering a hefty prize of one kilogram of gold. For the period of its transmission, participants won over 260 kilograms of gold. Undoubtedly the highest stakes of any game-show in the history of South Asian Television. Partly due to the ban on Indian channels around the time, helped the channel grow popular by the day. The network in 2005 obtained the rights to show Live 8 on its sister music channel, The Musik. The channel also held rights to the Who Wants to be a Millionaire franchise for Pakistan.

On October 18, 2007 most of the ARY news team, covering former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s arrival from exile, were killed by one of two explosions. Pictures of the victims were shown live on the news hour and prayers were observed. Bhutto was later escorted safely to an official government house.

ARY Television Network

The channels owned or affiliated with ARY Television Network include:

ARY Digital – Infotainment and Sports
ARY One World – 24 hour independent news
The Musik – 24 hour music
Q tv – Quran TV, religious content
ARY Shopping channel – 24 hour shopping channel
ARY Zaoq – 24/7 cooking channel
Al Jazeera Urdu
The City Channel
Nickelodeon Pakistan
Fashion TV Pakistan
HBO Pakistan
Vh1 Pakistan

Programming
Good morning Pakistan
Dum hai
Kasia Yeh Jonoon
Fun of the week
Maala
Muqadas
Ye Vaada Rahha
Agar Tum Mil jao
Waqt
Aaghaz
Sarkar Sahab
Koi Tou Barish
Focus With Faiza
Love Tarrot
Chupa Rustam
Wedding Planner
Janam
Loose Talk
Jaal
Luvalicous
Insight With Javed Malik
Black and White
Iqra
Ultra Sound
Deen-o-Duniya
Marina’s Morning
Manzil
Professional Cooking Made Easy by Soya Supreme
Baat Niklay Gi To
Documentary
Mom Show LIVE
Khwaish
Yeh Waada Raha
Aik Jhalak
Main aur Tum
Lines of Style
Deen o Duniya Tiem 1745 Cats & Dogs
Global Guts
Chup Chuppa Kay
Yeh Waada Raha
Sound Check
Championz
News @ 11
Ariel Kamiyabi Ki Recipes
Chup Chuppa Kay

ARY Digital started off with a format more closely resembling that of PTV Prime and other Indian channels where it provided slots for soaps in general while presenting an hourly slot for news headlines. Although, flaming political talk shows and dramas were the main priority when it came to programming, the network soon was hailed for its news coverage.

Qatar-based Al Jazeera was enjoying its fifteen minutes of fame that rooted its name prominently in the events folding after the 9/11 attacks but when the war on terror came to neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan had no decent coverage and the likes of PTV hired people without prior knowledge of journalism to be investigative journalists. There was a limit as to how much PTV could show on their network. Soon enough, when ARY Digital started broadcasting news covering the Afghan war, ARY Digital was hailed for their efforts.

As most of the network’s programming is acquired through private production houses from within Pakistan and some based in UAE, where people aren’t that much in verse with the latest trends in distribution and quality, the network began to be criticised. This led the network to segment its programming into specialised channels whereby, for instance, having a dedicated channel for news coverage where they excelled leaving behind areas that needed dire attention on the flagship channel.

At the time of writing, the network has four different coverage areas around the world: ARY Digital Asia, ARY Digital Middle East, ARY Digital UK/Europe and ARY Digital USA beamed at from the UAE. It has acquired and set up 1,200 premium-rate lines for its call centres to facilitate users.

Although, its operations involve the mission for the betterment of the image of Pakistanis both resident and living abroad, the network has tagged along regional events programming from neighbour India to boost its ratings. In January 2005, the annual Bollywood Music Awards held in Dubai were premiered on the networks flagship channel ARY Digital where celebrities from both the countries managed to gather under one roof. The awards sparked a new interest in the India-Pakistan affairs regarding media policies and ushered a new era of friendly cross-industry work.

To further hook users to the box, the network acquired exclusive rights to showcase all International Cricket Council cricket tournaments in the European markets. Another deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) led the network into rightful broadcast of all PCB matches from the year 2003 to 2008.

Specialised programming

By 2004, ARY Digital had started up three sister ventures apart from the flagship channel ARY Digital, channels targeting generalised programming. Of them, ARY One World for round-the-clock news coverage made it stand shoulder-to-shoulder with competition from, e.g., Geo TV. A channel aimed at the younger generation, The Musik vowed to bring the latest in the music industry to the masses in Pakistan and all over the world. Qtv targeted at religious programming. With these four channels under its belt, the network viewership grew by folds over the coming years and ARY Digital would often then call itself the premium entertainment provider in the region.

Recently, the network announced two more channels, namely the Shopping Channel, a 24 hour home shopping channel and The City Channel focusing on concerns of everyday life in the metropolitan districts that fall under its coverage area.

Programme

Affiliate programming

Recently ARY Digital has affiliated with several other television networks to promote their content in Pakistan. Amongst these are Fashion TV for which a regional channel FTV Pakistan has been airing since December 2005 on the ARY Digital network. Plans are under way for Al Jazeera Urdu in affiliation with Al Jazeera targeting 110 million Urdu-speaking households worldwide and HBO Pakistan in association with HBO’s south-Asian division. With the network’s help, Nickelodeon is also planning to kick-start its operations in Nick Pakistan where it would be beamed into 2.5 million households with kids.

With so much international diversity under the network’s belt, Salman Iqbal, the global CEO and president of ARY Digital network feels confident that the network is bringing international quality to Pakistan’s growing market.

Criticism

For a brief moment in 2003, ARY Digital received criticism upon its airing of a prisoners derogatory comments against the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-3) and a video showing balded young girls behind bars begging for mercy. The contempt of court proceedings against the officials of the network were withdrawn after the judge accepted the unconditional apologies of all the contemners.

ARY Media Advisory Board

At the turn of events leading to the emergency in December 2007, Salman Iqbal, CEO of the network announced along with the ARY Digital network committee the establishment of a media advisory board, the purpose of which would be to assess the media coverage (be it news or other programmes) on the network. Saying that ARY Digital has been reporting without bias for a while but the recent events ushering the emergency rule and temporary closure of one of the biggest news network Geo TV, ARY Digital required a better unbiased coverage. He concluded that an array of government leaders could weigh the coverage presented by the network on the basis of its rationality and coverage so that the media portrayed by the network was in verse with the way Pakistan is supposed to be imaged. The board would have seats for 20 members, each focusing on

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History

Unlike other state-run corporations, the television company was allowed by the Government of Pakistan to raise a sizeable amount of private capital to finance the stations. This includes a Rs25 pcm[1] TV fee charge to all the consumers of electricity.

In October 1963, the government signed an agreement with the Nippon Electronic Company (NEC) of Japan to have NEC operate affiliates for PTV. On 26 November 1964, the first television station commenced broadcasts in the cities of Lahore, and Dhaka (then the capital of East Pakistan). Centres were established in Karachi and Rawalpindi/Islamabad in 1967, and in Peshawar and Quetta in 1974.

Originally broadcast in black and white, PTV began colour transmission on February 18, 1979. [2] With this new upgrade in techniques and equipment, the Pakistan Television Academy was founded and opened in 1987 to teach students who wished to work in the medium. As with the other agreement, the government financed most of the funds while the private venture capitalists offered to fund the remainder.

During the decades of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, PTV dramas and teleplays were considered as the best in Indian Subcontinent, like Khuda ki Basti, Unkahi, Tanhaaiyan, Angan Tera, Fifty Fifty, Studio Dhai (2-1/2), Studio Ponay Teen (2-3/4), Andehra Ujala, Sauna Chandi, Uncle Urfi, Taleem-e-Nabaligan, Alif Noon, Waaris, Dhoop Kinare, Sunehray Din, Alpha Bravo Charlie, Ana, Akhri Chatan, Zair Zabar Pesh and many others.

Policy

The broader perspective to start electronic media in the country was to inform and educate the people through wholesome entertainment and to inculcate in them a greater awareness of their own history, heritage, current problems and development as well as knowledge of the world at large.

In fulfillment of its broad and main objectives, PTV’s telecast policy concerning various matters of national and international interests has always been motivated and guided by the cardinal principles of educating viewers about the values that are vitally important in building a united, integrated and disciplined society. These objectives have successfully been achieved through a variety of programs on religion, education, entertainment and culture.

The projection of new emerging social order is highlighted in PTV’s general programming focusing directly and indirectly on the themes like morality, civic or national responsibilities, drive against narcotics, environmental pollution, agricultural reforms in discussions, shows, and through anchorpersons in the transmission.

PTV channels are family oriented and the salient features of its policy are as follows:

PTV Corporation’s broadcasts are family oriented and they carters the need of local audience by showing eastern family programs.
It also acts on social development theory of media, that’s why it shows informative programs about health and social issues.
It also censors commercials and it holds a very high moral standard as compared to other channels.
It supports government policies on national and international matters.

Administrative Divisions of PTV

News Division

Pakistan Television News informs its viewers across the country on the latest newsworthy happenings on the national and international levels. During the past few years, there has been rapid expansion in the area and scope of news coverage.

• Following the Pakistani private news channels, PTV News gives on-camera reporting and special news reports.

• PTV news broadcasts stretch over from early morning till midnight. There are news bulletins in Urdu, English, Arabic and Kashmiri languages. All the news bulletins after 6.00 p.m. are being aired on the national network which are also beamed through satellite to more than 38 countries.

• Regional language bulletins include Punjabi from Lahore Centre, Sindhi from Karachi Centre, Pushto and Hindko from Peshawar, and Baluchi, Pushto and Bravi from Quetta Centre are telecasted.

• To bring home maximum coverage of international events, PTV news has made arrangements with Reuters TV, London, to satellite news items to PTV Islamabad round the clock. PTV news covers all visits abroad of VVIPs, international conferences and important other events through its own camera teams and makes possible to air them same night.

• PTV News has also been involved in projecting the right of self-determination of the people of occupied Kashmir and countering Indian propaganda war. PTV visualized several activities of Indian forces and Kashmiris in its weekly programmes, tele-films and news. PTV news has its permanent news bureau at Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, to cover various events including visiting foreign journalists and foreign delegations. Like international networks, PTV news also sent its camera team to Afghanistan to cover the fighting between different groups and plight of the common man there.

Current Affairs

Current Affairs programmes has been a regular features of PTV Transmission, ever-since its inception. A separate PTV Current Affairs Directorate was however, established in 1982.

Current Affairs programmes, including regional languages, produced by each of the TV Centre are accommodated in regular PTV transmission. The themes of Regional Language programmes mainly revolve around local and provincial matters of current affairs nature. Current Affairs Division also produces programmes on special occasions such as live telecast of Armed Forces Parade on Pakistan Day, Live telecast of Flag Hoisting ceremony on Independence Day, Head of State’s Address to the Nation, Documentaries on important national projects, live telecast of certain sessions of Senate and National Assembly. In the programme Open Forum, Federal Ministers/Minister of States are invited to answer the questions through e-mail, on Telephone and by Media/Experts sitting in the various studios of Ptv. This programme is live and is very popular amongst viewers.

Sports Division

PTV Sports Division was created in 1983 to provide healthy entertainment to our viewers. It has emerged as an extremely productive and earning division for the PTV.

• The chief objectives of this division are to arrange healthy sports entertainment through the coverage of exciting moments and happening in the field of sports and to keep the viewers abreast with the National and International sports event.

• Presently Sports Division is producing 200 minutes regular weekly transmission on PTV apart from occasional International / National sports coverage. PTV also televises live national and international sports around the world, keeping in view the interest of Pakistani viewers.

International Relations

I R Division of participates in the International Television Festivals/Competitions held in different countries by sending best PTV-Programmes. PTV has won distinguished prizes and commendations.

A large number of programmes have been sold for telecast in different counties which resulted strength of the financial condition of PTV. M/s Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company and M/s Sports Star International are the major distributor of PTV programmes.

A lot of PTV plays and documentaries have been provided to foreign countries through Ministries and our missions abroad on gratis basis for the projection of Pakistan and its people.

Dubbing and editing is carrying out by I.R.Division. Some selected programmes are sub-titled in English and Arabic Languages for overseas projection especially for Muslim countries. Documentaries of National Geographic are being televised with Urdu dubbing. A series of animated imported programme “Treasure Island “is being dubbed in Urdu language for telecast. PTV has recently provided the satellite facilities to foreign agencies with regard to nuclear tests and earned approx.US$:04/- LAC.

PTV has procured foreign canned programmes on hire/rental basis. PTV procures foreign programmes including feature films, cartoons, science fiction, comedy, adventure, classic drama serials/series and general programmes.

PTV Film Censor Board

PTV Censor Board was formed in 1968 headed by Director Programmes Administration. It was separately instituted within PTV on the approval of Secretary Ministry of I&MD in December 1980 to clear and certify bulk of imported and locally acquired programmes with speed and efficiency. Consultant News/Current Affairs/Presentation presently heads the Board.

Engineering

The Engineering Division takes care of the day to day operations and maintenance of PTV Centres and Rebroadcast Stations, new projects, Planning & Procurement, as well as research and Development activities.

PTV started its services on 26 November 1964 with two small stations at Lahore and Dhaka (Former East Pakistan). Over the years the system has grown into a Countrywide network offering two programmes channels.

• 1964 Television service in monochrome started. • 1967 Two production studios added at Rawalpindi & Karachi. • 1973 National Microwave Network commissioned linking TV centres.. • 1974 Quetta/Peshawar centres commissioned. • 1976 Colour transmission started. • 1987 Federal TV centre at Islamabad commissioned. • 1992 Second TV Channel (PTV 2) for education commissioned. (One TV station at Islamabad & 16 rebroadcast stations). • 1996 Local area transmission from four (4) stations started and extended to 3 more stations. • 1998 Transmission of PTV World programmes started. • 1998 Up to 6 production centres (Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Islamabad-I & Islamabad-II). 35 rebroadcast stations in operation for PTV-1. 16 rebroadcast stations in operation for PTV-2.

• PTV-1 – Area covered: 38%; Population covered: 86.48 % • PTV-2 – Area covered: 24.19%; Population covered: 55.83 %

Training Academy

Established in 1987 Pakistan Television Academy is an apex TV institution in Pakistan, which imparts professional training in various disciplines of television broadcast technology. Headed by a full time Director, and assisted by a team of television professionals who are members of the academic faculty.

Till June 1998, over 3100 persons have attended training programmes conducted by PTV Academy. These participants attended training courses in Engineering, Computer, Finance, Administration, News, Current Affairs and Programmes Production. They also include visiting participants from other countries including SAARC members.

PTV Today

Currently, PTV can be received via satellite in South Asia, East Asia and in the Middle East. Selected programming can be seen on Prime TV (with a partnership) in the United Kingdom and Europe

Today, PTV is split up into the original channel feed:
PTV Home – 24-hour entertainment channel, the transmission is broadcasted across the Pakistan on terrestrial network and world wide through satellite.
PTV News – 24-hour news channel which can be viewed in many parts of the globe.
PTV National – An emphasis on broadcasting programmes in different languages to represent the whole of Pakistan.
AJK TV – For Pakistani residents of Kashmir.
PTV Bolan – Baluchi language channel.
PTV Global – Offered exclusively for the United States on Dish Network, and recently launched in Europe.

The Early Team

Mr. Nisar Hussain
Mr. Aslam Azhar
Mr. Muslehuddin
Mr. Mumtaz Hamid Rao
Mr. Zafar Samdani

Managing Director

Dr Shahid Masood is the Managing Director Since June 2008.

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