SUCH TV is a television network based in
Pakistan.Head office of Such TV in Islamabad. It is a news and
current affairs Current affairs may refer to:
News
* Current Affairs (magazine), ''Current Affairs'' (magazine) a bimonthly magazine of culture and politics.
* Current affairs (news format): a genre of broadcast journalism
* Current Affairs, former name for Behi ...
TV channel with an aim of bringing unbiased and factual information. It is on the
centrist/
left-of-center
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ce ...
of the political spectrum with a pro-nationalist outlook and generally supported to Shia Community in Pakistan.
SUCH TV started broadcasting on 23 March 2010. Such TV will display broadcast to the public, keeping in view its principles and conducts of electronic media.
Protest and Notice
Media workers staged a demonstration on November 29, 2016 outside the
Punjab Assembly in protest at the suspension of two TV channels’ licenses and a fine on another by the
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ( ur, ) is an independent and constitutionally established federal institution responsible for regulating and issuing channel licenses for establishment of the mass media culture, print a ...
(PEMRA). Office-bearers and members of the
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is a trade union federation of journalists in Pakistan. PFUJ is affiliated with the International Federation of Journalists.
History
The constitution of the PFUJ was first adopted in Karachi in A ...
(PFUJ), Punjab Union of Journalists,
Lahore Press Club
The Lahore Press Club ( ur, لاہور پریس کلب) is an association of primarily news journalists, and also includes academics, business people and members of the public service sector in Lahore, Pakistan. It is the biggest press club in the ...
, Electronic Media Reporters Association, and Electronic News Cameramen Association gathered at
Charing Cross
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at around 3 PM. From there, they marched on the Punjab Assembly gate and staged a
sit-in
A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. The protestors gather conspicuously in a space or building, refusing to mo ...
there.
PEMRA had, on November 19, issued notices to Neo TV, Din News, and Such TV for telecasting irresponsible contents and, on Nov 26, suspended the licenses of Neo TV and Din News for some period. A fine of Rs1 million each was also imposed on the three channels.
Programs
* ''Aaj Ka Such''
* ''Such Baat''
* ''Chalain dekhtain hain''
* ''News Hour''
* ''Such Savera''
* ''Goya''
* ''Awam Ka Such''
* ''Aaj Kay Akhbar''
* ''Sada E Kashmir''
* ''Sehat Zindagi''
* ''Football Pulse''
* ''Gilgit Baltistan Affairs''
* ''Asal Baat''
* ''Play Field''
* ''Talk @ 7''
Controversies
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Kanwal Shauzab has taken anchor Batool Rajpoot hostage at her home, asking her to delete the interview that she conducted with the lawmaker.
Journalist
Hamid Mir tweeted that he received a message from the journalist who told him about the incident.He shared screenshots of the messages from the journalist. In one message, she said Kanwal’s husband was also present and that Kanwal was ‘literally fighting’ with her.
“She is not letting me leave her house”, Batool wrote to Hamid Mir. “She says delete the interview and go”.
In response, Kanwal Shauzab posted a video on Twitter in which she denied she had kidnapped Batool and attempted to explain the incident.
The MNA said that Batool had asked a question which Kanwal did not want to answer.
Batool termed the claims as a publicity stunt, and said that Batool had gone to her home and harassed her, denying the allegation that the journalist had been forcibly detained.
The exchange has been criticized by journalists and members of the press, who termed the exchange ‘reprehensible’ and ‘condemn-able’.
See also
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List of news channels in Pakistan
References
External links
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Television channels and stations established in 2010
2010 establishments in Pakistan
Pakistan
Television stations in Pakistan
Television stations in Islamabad