Sochta Pakistan

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Sochta Pakistan
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GenreNews and current affairs
Presented byMoeed Pirzada
Country of origin Pakistan
Original languagesUrdu
English
No. of seasons130
Production
Executive producerDr. Moeed Pirzada
Producer Shafic Sultan
Running time50 minutes
Original release
Network PTV News
PTV News (2010-present)
Release10 April 2011 (2011-04-10) 
12 May 2012 (2012-05-12)

Sochta Pakistan [1] is a TV talk show on PTV news channel [2] in Pakistan. It was started in April, 2011 by Moeed Pirzada, who also hosts the show. It is an analytical and discussion based talk show [3] which provides a platform for think tank members, strategic experts, economists, diplomats and people from different walks of life in Pakistan and other countries.

Interviewees on the programme include Hillary Clinton, Hamid Karzai, Sayeeda Warsi, Hina Rabbani Khar, and Yasin Malik. [4]

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References

  1. "Sochta Pakistan, Website". Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. "PTV News, Programs List" . Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  3. "Aysha Ijaz's comment on Sochta Pakistan in Express Tribune" . Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. "Exclusives of Sochta Pakistan" . Retrieved 18 May 2012.