''Aaj News'' () is a 24-hour Pakistani news
television
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channel. It is a privately owned
Urdu language
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TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel (news, current affairs and entertainment), but later separated its entertainment programming to sister channel, ''
Aaj Entertainment
Aaj Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment channel operated by Recorder Television Network (RTN). This channel was launched on 1 December 2015, and is owned by Business Recorder Group.
History
Business Recorder Group launched Aaj Entertai ...
'', and became a news channel.
[Taliban attack Pakistan's Aaj TV station in Karachi]
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History
Aaj News was started on 23 March 2005 by The Business Recorder Television Network, subsidiary of Business Recorder Group.
The Business Recorder Group is the parent company of
Business Recorder
''Business Recorder'' is a financial daily newspaper in Pakistan which was founded by M.A. Zuberi. The publication is owned by the Business Recorder Group. newspaper and Apex Printery, the only non-government organization to print financial and legal papers in Pakistan.
On 22 April 2007,
PEMRA
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served a show-cause notice to Aaj News, for violating the 2002 PEMRA Ordinance by airing news and talk shows on an issue pending with the
Supreme Judicial Council and unable to present a NOC from the
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
On 23 March 2009, Aaj News was converted into a 24-hours news channel. The Recorder Television Network comprises Aaj News and
Aaj Entertainment
Aaj Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment channel operated by Recorder Television Network (RTN). This channel was launched on 1 December 2015, and is owned by Business Recorder Group.
History
Business Recorder Group launched Aaj Entertai ...
.
Notable programmes
Hosts
* Rizwzan Jaffer
*
Asma Shirazi
Asma Shirazi is one of the most senior Pakistani journalists known for her bravery and effort, she is a political commentator who hosts a primetime current-affairs show on '' Aaj News''.
Early life and education
Born in Islamabad in 1976, Shi ...
* Sidra Iqbal
* Sherry
* Shaukat Paracha
* Imran Sultan
*
Munizae Jahangir
Munizae Jahangir is a Pakistani journalist and filmmaker who currently hosts the current affairs program ''Spotlight'' on Aaj TV.
Early life and education
Jahangir was born in Pakistan to human rights activist Asma Jahangir and Tahir Jahangir.
...
Former Hosts
* Reham Khan
*
Rana Mubashir
Rana Mubashir is a Pakistani television news journalist, talk show host and analyst who is known for his Current affairs (news format), current affairs show 'Aaj Rana Mubashir Kay Sath'.
* Sadia Afzaal
* Sana Bucha
* Talat Hussain
* Nadeem Malik
Currently programmes
*''AAJ Pakistan with Sidra Iqbal''
*''AAJ Exclusive'' (Fri-Sun 8:00pm)
*''AAJ Islam with Khalid Malik''
*''Faisla Aap Ka with
Asma Shirazi
Asma Shirazi is one of the most senior Pakistani journalists known for her bravery and effort, she is a political commentator who hosts a primetime current-affairs show on '' Aaj News''.
Early life and education
Born in Islamabad in 1976, Shi ...
'' Monday-Thursday 8:00pm
*''Rubaru'' (Thurs-Sun 10:00pm)
*''Paisa Bolta Hai'' (Sunday 4:00pm)
*''Spotlight'' With Munizae Jahangir (Mon-Wed 10:00pm)
*''Sawal Hai Pakistan Ka'' (Saturday 7:00pm)
*''Target'' (Sunday 7:00pm)
*''Tax Aur Aap'' Monday 4:00pm
*''View 360'' (
VOA
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) Monday-Friday 7:30pm
Former programs
Popular shows
*''30 Tarkeeh''
*''AAJ Subh''
*''AAJ Ki Baat''
*''AAJ Ki Khabar''
*''AAJ Zara Hutt Kay''
*''AAJ Entertainment Tonight''
*''Late Night Show With
Begum Nawazish Ali
Ali Saleem (Urdu: علی سلیم), best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences thro ...
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*''
3 Idiots
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''
*''
4 Man Show''
*''Chandini''
*''In The Arena''
*''Jalebi''
*''Kuch Hai''
*
News, Views & Confused (a satirical comedy, hosted by
Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka ( ps, فاسی زاکا; born 9 October 1976) is a Pakistani political commentator, columnist, radio talk show host, and television anchor.
Zaka attended Somerville College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He rose to prominence for his sa ...
)
How Pakistan's Satirists Poke Fun, Politically
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*''The Real Show''
*''Trendlines''
*''Kiran Aur George''
*''Kahani Ke Pechay''
*''Living Room''
*''Live With Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
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''
*''Meri Jadojehad''
*''Perspectives''
*''Islamabad Tonight
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''
*''Islamabad Tonight'' with Rehman Azhar
*''Bottom Line''
*''Bureau Report''
*''Bolta Pakistan
Bolta Pakistan is a live current affairs talk show on AAJ TV. The show was originally hosted by Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas (from 7 May 2007 to 15 April 2010) and ran Monday through Friday from 11 PM to midnight (Pakistan Standard Time.) A ...
''
*''Cross Current''
*''Dus With Sana Bucha
Sana Bucha is a Pakistani news anchor, who appears in prime time news talk shows. She is known for hosting a show named ''Lekin''.
Early life and education
Sana Bucha received her basic education at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi Schoo ...
''
*''Golf Club''
*''Gol Gapain''
*''Good Morning AAJ''
*''AAJ With Reham Khan
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''
*''AAJ With Sadia Azfaal''
*''AAJ Rana Mubashir Kay Saath''
*''Off The Record''
*''Sooli''
*''The Barkat Uzmi Show''
*''The Most Respectable Show''
*''Live With Talat Hussain''
*''Zero Point''
*''Zainab Don't Cook''
Special Programming
*''Kuch Cricket Ho Jaye''
*''AAJ Pakistan Ki Awaz''
See also
*List of Pakistani television stations
This is a list of television channels in Pakistan. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964.
Current Channels
General Entertainment Urdu
Punjabi
* Punjab TV
Sindhi
* Awaz TV
* Dharti TV
* Kashish
* KTN
* Sindh TV
Pashto
* ...
*List of news channels in Pakistan
This is a list of news channels in Pakistan. These are Pakistani general, business and defunct news channels with their headquarters, launched year, closed year and languages arranged alphabetically.
General news channels
Defunct news chan ...
*Rashid Mehmood
Rashid Mehmood (born 15 August 1987) is a Pakistani field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club Schaerweijde and the Pakistan national team. (Director News)
* News, Views & Confused
References
External links
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24-hour television news channels in Pakistan
Television networks in Pakistan
Television channels and stations established in 2005
Television stations in Pakistan
Urdu-language television channels
Television stations in Karachi