Who Owns Our Pakistani Television Channels?
Is our media really unbiased?
Are the news reporters and journalists who we look towards to find out what is happening in our beloved homeland really presenting a factual and objective picture? Or are there hidden puppet masters in the background with their own personal agendas who control what we watch in order to manipulate our emotions in order to reach their own secret goals?
Knowing who owns the media outlets can help us form an opinion. Here we present a list of Pakistani Television channels along with their owners…
S. No.Channel Name Genre Language Owned By
18XMMusicUrduAPNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd
2A TVEntertainmentUrduSports Star International (Pvt.) Ltd
3A PlusEntertainmentUrduSports Star International (Pvt.) Ltd
4Aag TVYouthUrduIndependent Media Corporation (Jang Group)
5Aaj NewsNewsUrduBusiness Recorder Media Group
6AbbTakEntertainmentUrduAPNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd
7AJK TVEntertainmentKashmiri/PothohariPakistan Television Corporation
8AKS TVEntertainmentUrdu
9ALiteMiscellaneousUrduFun Infotainment Network (Pvt.) Ltd
10Aman TVMiscellaneousUrduSunBiz (Pvt.) Ltd
11APNA NewsNewsUrduApna Network
12ARY DigitalEntertainmentUrduARY Communications
13ARY MusikMusicUrduARY Communications
14ARY NewsNewsUrduARY Communications
15ARY QtvReligiousUrduARY Communications
16ARY ZauqFoodUrduARY Communications
17ATVEntertainmentUrduShalimar Recording and Broadcasting Co. and SSI Communications
18AVT KhyberEntertainmentPashtoKamran Raja
19Awaz TVEntertainmentSindhiSikandar Jatoi
20AXN PakistanEntertainmentEnglishSony Pictures Entertainment
21Azan TVReligiousUrdu
22BBC World News South AsiaNewsEnglishBBC Worldwide
23Business PlusBusinessUrduTimes Media Group
24Capital TVMiscellaneousUrduHB Media (Pvt.) Ltd
25Cartoon Network PakistanChildrenEnglishTurner International Pakistan
26Channel 5NewsUrduInteract (Pvt.) Ltd
27City 42MetropolitanUrduCity News Network (Pvt.) Ltd
28CNBC NewsNewsUrduVision Networks TV Limited
29CNBC PakistanNewsEnglishVision Networks TV Limited
30CNN International South AsiaNewsEnglishTurner International Pakistan and Turner International India
31Dawn NewsNewsUrduAurora Broadcasting Services
32Dharti TVEntertainmentSindhiMehran TV (Pvt.) Ltd
33Dhoom TVEntertainmentUrduDhoom Television Network (Pvt.) Ltd.
34Din NewsNewsUrduFortune Marketing (Pvt.) Ltd
35Dunya TV NewsNewsUrduNational Communications Services (SMC-Pvt)
36Dunya TV EntertainmentEntertainmentUrduNational Communications Services (SMC-Pvt)
37ESPN PakistanSportsEnglishStar TV & FOX
38Express 24/7NewsEnglishLakson Group
39Express NewsNewsUrduLakson Group
40Express EntertainmentEntertainmentUrduLakson Group
41Film WorldMoviesUrduLeo Communications
42FilmaxMoviesEnglishLeo Communications
43FilmaziaMoviesUrduLeo Communications
44Geo NewsNewsUrduIndependent Media Corporation (Jang Group)
45Geo SuperSportsUrduIndependent Media Corporation (Jang Group)
46Geo TVEntertainmentUrduIndependent Media Corporation (Jang Group)
47HBO PakistanEntertainmentEnglishARY Digital Network and Turner International Pakistan
48Health TVMiscellaneousUrduZiauddin Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd.
49Hum TVEntertainmentUrduEye TV Limited
50Indus MusicMusicUrduIndus TV Network
51Indus NewsNewsUrduIndus TV Network
52Indus VisionEntertainmentUrduIndus TV Network
53JalwaMiscellaneousUrduAPNA TV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd
54Kashish TVEntertainmentSindhiKawish TV Network
55Kashish TVMusicUrduKawish TV Network
56Kay2 TVYouthUrdu
57Khyber NewsNewsPashtoKamran Raja
58Kohenoor TVMiscellaneousUrduAriel Broadcasting Services (Pvt.) Ltd.
59Kook TVMiscellaneousSaraiki
60KTNEntertainmentSindhiKawish TV Network
61KTN NewsNewsSindhiKawish TV Network
62Labbaik TVReligiousUrduAKS Communication Private Limited
63Madani ChannelReligiousUrduDawat-e-Islami
64Masala TVFoodUrduEye TV Limited
65Mashriq TVEntertainmentUrduDivine Intervention (Pvt.) Ldt
66Mehran TVEntertainmentSindhiIndus Link Media Communications (Pvt) Ltd
67Metro OneMetropolitanUrduMulti Plus Corporation (Pvt) Ltd
68MusikMusicUrduARY Communications
69News OneNewsUrduAir Waves Media (Pvt.) Ltd
70Nickelodeon PakistanChildrenEnglishARY Digital Network and Viacom
71OxygeneMusicUrduClassic Entertainment (Pvt.) Ltd
72Oye TVMusicUrduEye TV Limited
73Oye TVYouthUrduEye TV Limited
74Peace TVReligiousUrduIslamic Research Foundation
75Play TVMusicUrduSeven Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd.
76PTV BolanEntertainmentBalochiPakistan Television Corporation
77PTV GlobalEntertainmentUrduPakistan Television Corporation
78PTV HomeEntertainmentUrduPakistan Television Corporation
79PTV NationalEntertainmentUrduPakistan Television Corporation
80PTV NewsNewsUrduPakistan Television Corporation
81Punjab TVEntertainmentPunjabiIRIS Communications (Pvt.) Ltd
82Q TVReligiousUrduARY Communications
83Ravi TVMiscellaneousSeraikiTop End Network
84Rohi TVMiscellaneousSaraikiJahangir Khan Tareen
85Royal NewsNewsUrduRoyal Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd
86Rung TVMiscellaneousUrdu
87SabzBaat TVEntertainmentBalochiEast Films (Pvt.) Ltd
88SAMAA TVNewsUrduJaag Broadcasting Systems Pvt. Ltd
89Shamal TVEntertainmentHindko
90Silver ScreenMoviesUrdu
91Sindh TVEntertainmentSindhiDolphin Media (Pvt.) Ltd
92Sindh TV NewsNewsSindhiDolphin Media (Pvt.) Ltd
93Sohni DhartiAgricultureUrduTilton (Pvt.) Ltd
94StarliteMoviesUrdu
95Sun BizMiscellaneousUrdu
96Ten SportsSportsEnglishTaj TV
97TV OneEntertainmentUrduAir Waves Media (Pvt.) Ltd
98TVOne GlobalEntertainmentUrduInterflow
99Urdu 1EntertainmentUrduHorizon Media
100Value TVMiscellaneousUrduCentral Media Network (Pvt.) Ltd
101Vibe TVLifestyle and FashionUrdu
102VTV-1EducationUrduVirtual University
103VTV-2EducationVirtual University
104VTV-3EducationVirtual University
105VTV-4EducationVirtual University
106VSH NewsNewsBalochiVisionary Group
107Waqt TVEntertainmentUrduNidai Millat (Pvt.) Ltd
108Waqt NewsNewsUrduNawa-e-Waqt Group
109Waseeb TVEntertainmentSaraikiAirwaves Media Group
110WB Channel PakistanEntertainmentEnglishTurner International Pakistan
111ZAM Television NetworkEntertainmentUrduZam Television Network (Pvt.) Ltd
112ZaiqaFoodUrduTotal Media Limited
Who Owns Our Pakistani Television Channels? | Pakistan Insider
Branchless banking: Competition intensifies with new entrant
Money transaction via mobile is the emerging trend all telecom companies are focusing on. PHOTO: WARID
LAHORE:
An intense competition among telecom companies is forcing them to come up with innovative ideas to attract and keep subscribers hooked to their networks.
Their top-most priority is to provide quality coverage in distant areas. This goal has recently been achieved via strengthening of their network base with the third and fourth generation technology.
Money transaction via mobile is the emerging trend all telecom companies are focusing on. The latest entrant in this market is Warid Telecom, which gave second thoughts about quitting the market and decided to invest $400 million to strengthen and upgrade its network. For the company, Mobile Paisa is an important inclusion to the business plan.
“We always struggled to maintain a high level of customer expectation through our best services that are personalised around customer’s desires,” said Faisal Khan Sadozai, Director of Mobile Financial Services, Warid Telecom, in an interview with
The Express Tribune.
“Mobile Paisa is a convenient cash management service available on mobile phone. It is mainly about facilitating money transfer for both the unbanked and banked customers. The service can be used for reloading airtime units and for payment of utility bills, and in future, also for goods and services,” he said.
At present, Warid has some 10,000 agents in 500 towns delivering services that they are aiming to triple in a couple of months. The company has aggressive plans to cover areas, which are still unexplored by other operators and have potential markets.
The management claims that they have a strong edge on the technology front, human resource and most prominently have entered into a partnership with Bank Alfalah, its sister concern.
“This is a perfect combination for Mobile Paisa to boost services and become a game changer,” Sadozai said.
Money lending: ADB set to approve $30m for Engro LNG project
The terminal – originally planned to be completed in November this year– is aimed at ensuring gas flows by coming winter season. PHOTO: STOCK IMAGE
ISLAMABAD:
The Asian Development Bank is set to approve $30 million loan for the construction of Engro Fast track Liquefied Natural Gas regasification project.
The project is aimed at facilitating imports of up to 400 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) gas to bridge the soaring gap between demand and supply.
The loan will be given at London Interbank Offered Rates (Libor), according to the ADB. It will help Engro Elengy Terminal (ETPL), a fully owned subsidiary of Engro Corporation, to significantly meet the total financing requirements of the project, according to the ETPL official.
The project will involve the construction and operation of LNG terminal at Port Qasim including a 24 kilometre (km) branch pipeline to transport re-gasified LNG. About 21km of the pipeline is located within the Port Qasim Authority.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank is also expected to give about $30 million loan for the construction of the terminal. Out of the total cost, estimated over $100 million, ETPL will add $31 million as its equity, while the remaining 70% will be arranged from international and domestic financial institutions, according to the official.
Both IFC and ADB are expected to convert parts of their project financing into equity that will allow their representatives to sit on the Board of the company.
The terminal – originally planned to be completed in November this year – is aimed at ensuring gas flows by the upcoming winter season. However, the project is now delayed and will be completed in March, due to requisite approvals from government agencies.
The Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had vowed to minimise gas load shedding in the winter season this year –a promise that is unlikely to be met as the authorities have yet to finalise a deal for its import.
The project involves the use of a floating storage and a regasification unit which will store imported LNG
and re-gasify it before transporting the gas through a 24km pipeline to the existing Sui Southern Gas Company network near Port Qasim.
Following a public tendering process in 2013, the ETPL has signed a 15-year LNG service agreement with the SSGC. The ETPL would provide the handling facility with toll charges and later increase imports to 400 mmcfd from 200 mmcfd which would be set in the beginning.
The company has already begun work on the project and has completed 15% dredging besides initiating the process to lay down the pipeline. As the international financial institutions are yet to approve the loans, the ETPL has arranged bridge financing to meet all the requirements.
The government has also initiated the process for issuing tenders for the import of gas. With the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the government has hired legal and commercial consultants aimed at facilitating in awarding the LNG import deal.
It has been simultaneously engaging with Qatar authorities, in addition to initiating process to issue a tender for the private parties. The country is seeking a government-to-government arrangement with Qatar but it has so far remained unable to strike a deal due to a high price demand, according to Ministry of Petroleum officials.
During the previous PPP government, Doha had offered to export LNG at a price equivalent to 14.7% of Brent crude oil rate when it was hovering around $110 per barrel in the international market. Later, Qatar pushed the price down to $17.437
per mmbtu, a 0.5% discount over the previous rate of $18.002 for the 20-year lifetime of the project.
Cement dispatches increase 23.2%
Burden: The 1% import duty on coal has put further stress on the cost of fuel, damaging the industry. PHOTO: FAUJI CEMENT
KARACHI:
Total cement dispatches have shown an increase of 23.2% during August 2014, compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).
Cement dispatches (local sales and exports) in August 2014 increased to 2.778 million tons as compared to 2.254 million in August 2013. Exports during August 2014 were 828,000 tons against 677,000 during the same period of the previous year.
Local cement sales to domestic markets during August 2014 were 1.95 million tons, compared to 1.57 million tons, showing an increase of 23.6%. A healthy growth was witnessed both in exports and domestic consumption despite the prevailing political turmoil in the country. The growth was registered in both northern and southern parts of the country. Exports from north increased from 437,917 tons last August to 502,845 this year, while cement exports in the southern region increased from 261,938 tons in August 2013 to 300,271 in the corresponding period this year.
An APCMA spokesman said that the negative domestic consumption in July 2014 was compensated with the rise in August, resulting in higher overall consumption. He added that exports suffered a decline of 32% in July 2014 and despite an increase of over 22% in exports during August, the overall exports in the first two months of this fiscal year declined by 6.7% to 1,331 million tons from 1,426 million tons during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
“Issues impacting the cement sector have still not been addressed by the government,” said the spokesman.
“The Federal Bureau of Revenue has not mitigated the tax burden put on the industry through previous year’s federal budget.”
The 1% import duty on coal in the recent federal budget (2014-15) has put further stress on the cost of fuel, as the cement industry consumes almost 95% of the 4.5 million tons of annual coal import.
“The industry has spent millions of dollars to convert furnace oil into coal to reduce the cost of production,” he said. “This can result in a loss of international market, which causes the foreign exchange earned by the cement exports to be at risk.”
He further added that the cement sector of the country is already facing grave issues including massive load-shedding, shortage of labour, slowdown of construction activities and less exports; therefore, this duty is just to add to the woes of the sector.
