Geo News Explained

Geo News
Country: Pakistan
Headquarters:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Language:Urdu
Area:Worldwide
Network:Geo TV
Owner:Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman
Jang Media Group
Mir Ibrahim Rahman
Picture Format:(1080p MPEG-4 HDTV)
Online Serv 1:Geo News Live
Online Chan 1:Watch Live
Online Serv 2:Geo News Live Stream
Online Chan 2:Watch Live

Geo News (ur|جیو نیوز) is a Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group.[1] It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided to launch its own news channel.

History

Geo News was launched in October 2002 as Geo TV.[1] [2]

In June 2014, Geo New was suspended for their accusation against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and its then-chief Zaheer-ul-Islam for attacking its journalist Hamid Mir.[3]

In 2018, the employees of Geo News were not paid for three months and the editor-in-chief was summoned to explain the situation. Imran Aslam, an executive of Geo Network said, "This is an attempt to financially cripple the organization into submission." The news channel owner has also been summoned by the court in the past on the issue of non-payment of employee salaries.[4]

Controversies

According to Declan Walsh, some militant outfits including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Muttahida Qaumi Movement's alleged militant wing have infiltrated the Geo group that helped them in executing the murder of Wali Khan Babar and the attack on the Pakistan Navy's aviation base in 2011.[5]

Notable hosts and analyst

Current

Former

Programming

Current programming

Former programming

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: geo tv Network. 28 June 2012. 21 November 2020. Dawn.
  2. Book: Chute, James. Ince, Kamran. 1. 2001. Oxford University Press. Oxford Music Online. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42540.
  3. Web site: Pakistan Suspends Geo TV's Licence for Defaming the Army and ISI . 2023-03-04 . NDTV.com.
  4. Web site: SC summons Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman to explain non-payment of salaries to Geo employees. Bhatti. Haseeb. 2018-04-16. Dawn. en. 21 November 2020.
  5. News: Walsh. Declan. Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistani Press. 6 June 2014. The New York Times. 26 April 2014.
  6. https://www.skymedia.co.uk/channels/geo-news/ Geo News is an Urdu language channel