| Pakistan Media Awards | |
| Current Awards: | 5th Pakistan Media Awards |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in Radio, TV, film and theatre achievements |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Year: | 2010 |
The Pakistan Media Awards, commonly known as The PMA, These are a set of awards given annually for radio, TV, film, and theatre achievements. The award is a statuette representing a knight with a star on the chest. Its official name is the Pakistan Media Award of Merit.
The awards were was founded in 2010 and first given in 2010. PMA focuses on media achievements including all the occupations that come under media. In the television category, awards are awarded in talk shows, news channels, reality programs, dramas, sitcoms, daily soaps, and the fashion industry. Awards also acknowledge the efforts of artists in films, radio, and especially the theatre industry, which the PMA endeavor to revive through this platform.
The 3rd Pakistan Media Awards were held on 30 November 2012 at Expo Centre in Karachi, Sindh. Previously the 4th Pakistan Media Awards were scheduled on 28 December 2013, but due to overwhelming amounts of online votings and persistent requests of voters, the ceremony was rescheduled for 11 January 2014 at the Expo Center, Karachi.[1] [2]
The first formal ceremony was held on 7th April 2010 at Karachi Carlton Hotel. Awards were presented in four categories: TV, Film, Radio and Theatre. Organizer and C.E.O of PMA Arshad Siddiqui said that the purpose behind the event was to re-live the Pakistani film industry. He said though he and other private sector were trying to play their level best the cold behavior of government was quite illogical.[3]
The 1st Pakistan Media Awards was held in 2010.[4] The 2nd Pakistan Media Awards was held on 7 May 2011 at Carlton Hotel, Karachi. Awards hosts were Faisal Qureshi and Aijaz Aslam.,[5] The 3rd Pakistan Media Awards was held on 30 November 2012 in Karachi.[6]
| data-sort-type="number" style="width:180px;" | Ceremony | Date | Host(s)< | -- DO NOT use "rowspan" in this column, even when the same host continues from year to year; it may lead to sort and/or display issues in the venue column (i.e., venue may sort as blank instead of actual value, bar separating different venues may not appear in table). --> | Awarded for the cinematic year | Venue< | -- The "rowspan" parameter should be used ONLY in this column. --> |
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| 7 April 2010 | 2009 in film 2009 in television | Karachi Carlton Hotel | |||||
| 2nd Pakistan Media Awards | 7 May 2011 | ||||||
| 30 November 2012 | 2011 in film 2011 in television | Karachi Expo Centre | |||||
| 28 December 2013 (previous) 11 January 2014 (current) | 2012 & 2013 in film 2012 & 2013 television | ||||||
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