Indus News
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| Type | News channel |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Broadcast area | Asia, Europe, Pakistan, Middle East |
| Network | Aap Media Network |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | HD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AAP Media / SAN Media (Pvt) Ltd |
| Sister channels | Oxygene |
| History | |
| Launched | November 2018 |
| Closed | 14 September 2021 (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]
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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LyingSat Paksat 1R". LyingSat. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan: Indus News announces temporary closure after three years in operation / IFJ". www.ifj.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ CEO Aap News and Indus News Saniya Malik meets Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, retrieved 26 April 2022
- ^ "Indus News | Irfan Asghar's joining | Content & Programming | CEO Saniya Malik". Media Bites News. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Indus News closes down for two months". Journalism Pakistan. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Dawn.com (11 April 2020). "Malik Riaz shuts down Aap News channel over 'legal, technical reasons'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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