PTV News

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PTV News HD
PTV News logo since 2021
Country Pakistan
Broadcast area Pakistan, Worldwide
Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s) Urdu
Picture format 1080p (16:9, HDTV) MPEG 4
Ownership
Owner Pakistan Television Corporation
Sister channels AJK TV
PTV Bolan
PTV Global
PTV Home HD
PTV National HD
PTV Sports HD
PTV World
History
Launched2007;18 years ago (2007)
Former namesPTV World
Links
Website ptv.com.pk/ptvNews
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue UHF band
Streaming media
Live Streaming Watch Live

PTV News HD is a 24-hour Urdu News channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as Terrestrial television. PTV News is a cable and satellite news channel launched in the face of tough international competition. Its objective is providing updated news round the clock and informs its viewers across the country on the latest newsworthy happenings on the national and international levels. The tagline is "Truth with Responsibility".

Contents

In May 2021, PTV News started broadcasting on YouTube with high definition transmission to start from June, 2021. [1]

Programmes

Government Views

PTV News is known for being positively government biased and mostly it doesn't give any attention or publicity to opposition parties. It also rarely invites any opposition party representative in talk shows. Almost the day it broadcasts government side views and propagates their narrative. However, it shows a positive and progressive image of a country, society, culture, and people. [2]

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References

  1. Fawad Hussain [@fawadchaudhry] (12 May 2021). "PTV News is now available on @YouTube plz follow link https://www.youtube.com/c/PTVNewsOfficial/ also HD transmission to start from June, Radio and TV revamping underway people will see change in two to three months Inshallah" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. "PTV bias". Dawn (newspaper). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2023.