Indus News

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Indus News
Indus News logo.png
TypeNews channel
Country Pakistan
Broadcast areaAsia, Europe, Pakistan, Middle East
NetworkAap Media Network
Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture formatHD
Ownership
OwnerAAP Media / SAN Media (Pvt) Ltd
Sister channels Oxygene
History
LaunchedNovember 2018;5 years ago (2018-11)
Closed14 September 2021;3 years ago (2021-09-14) (temporarily)
Links
Website Official website
Availability
Streaming media
YouTube Watch Live

Indus News was an English language Pakistani international news channel launched in November 2018, part of Aap Media Network, broadcast on Paksat and based in Islamabad. [1]

Contents

The channel doesn't have any connection to the now defunct Pakistani media organisation Indus Media Group which also owned a news channel called Indus News, that was an Urdu language news channel in the 2000s.

History

Indus News was owned by Pakistani business tycoon and founder of Bahria Town, Malik Riaz. [2] Its Chief Executive Officer was Saniya Malik. [3] [4]

On 14 September 2021, the channel temporarily suspended operations, citing "unavoidable legal and technical issues". [5] It was the second of Riaz's suspended channels, after Aap News. [6]

Anchors and shows

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References

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  2. "Pakistan: Indus News announces temporary closure after three years in operation / IFJ". www.ifj.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. CEO Aap News and Indus News Saniya Malik meets Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar , retrieved 26 April 2022
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  5. "Indus News closes down for two months". Journalism Pakistan. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. Dawn.com (11 April 2020). "Malik Riaz shuts down Aap News channel over 'legal, technical reasons'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 April 2022.