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| Mass media | |
| Traded as | PTV |
| Industry | Media |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Founded | 26 November 1964 |
| Founder | Government of Pakistan |
| Headquarters |
Islamabad Regional headquarters: Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Muzaffarabad, Skardu, Multan, Pakistan |
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Area served
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Worldwide Nationwide |
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Key people
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Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi (Chairman/CEO) |
| Owner | Government of Pakistan |
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Number of employees
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~6,000 |
| Parent | Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Subsidiaries | PTV Awards |
| Website | ptv.com.pk |
Pakistan Television Corporation (Urdu: پاكِستان ٹیلی وژن نیٹ ورک; reporting name: PTV) is a public and commercial broadcasting television network, as well as a mass-media state-owned megacorporation, with headquarters at Islamabad, Pakistan.
The Television Promoters Company (Private) Ltd. was incorporated on February. 10, 1966. Subsequently, on June 27, 1967, it was converted into public limited company and called Pakistan Television Corporation Limited. An excerpt from the Article of Association is given below:
"We the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed below are desirous of being formed into a Company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite our respective names:"
S.Pk. SQA. Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Nippon Electric Company .
Director, Thomson Television (International) Ltd.
Objectives: A day before the inauguration of the Lahore Pilot Station, the Federal Secretary of Information explained the main aims and objectives of television in Pakistan.
According to him, television was meant to help solve educational and social problems, and weld the people into a strong unified and enlightened nation inspired by a common outlook on life. He made it clear that TV would not be used for political purposes or air political programmers. The secretary further said television would promote moral values, civic consciousness, pride and faith in the nation, and an appreciation of cultural heritage.
In due course, when more television stations are established, the range of the new medium would cover an wide field enabling more and more people to benefit from its educational and instructional potentialities.
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