| Pashto TV پښتو تلويزيون | |
| Logo Alt: | Pashto TV |
| Launch Date: | 2010 |
| Language: | Pashto |
| Owner: | N. R. Liwal |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Area: | Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Quetta, Iran, India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Rest of the world (through internet) |
| Headquarters: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Online Serv 1: | Ustream |
| Online Chan 1: | Pashto TV |
Pashto TV is a Pashto-language family television channel based in Afghanistan and launched in 2010. It is owned by Liwal limited. The programs are based on the principles of the Pashtun people's code of life.[1] The main office of Pashto TV is located in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The channel is part of the Afghan Choice bouquet of channels.[2] The channel is available on satellite to the Pashtun population of Asia and the Middle East. It is also freely available through internet on Ustream.
Noor Rahman Liwal, an Afghan entrepreneur and philanthropist, and his family, are the investors in Pashto TV. Other sources of income include sale of broadcast content, Liwal Distance School Subscription, advertising, broadcasting services.
The channel broadcasts educational and mostly talk shows. The following is a list of notable shows:
| Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| De Aka Milma | ||
| De Aonai Hindara | ||
| Den aow Dunia | ||
| Liwal Distance School[3] | ||
| Nananai Shanana | ||
| Pashto Adabi Dera | Poetry/Shairi | |
| Pighamoona | Messages from Audience | |
| Yaw chak chak |
2011 - Pashto TV and LDS (Liwal Distance School) were both nominated and won the manthan award in the category of E-EDUCATION & LEARNING in the year 2011.[4]
2012 Special Mention Award, EUTELSAT TV AWARD 2012 in category Culture/Documentaries. In 2012 Pashto TV received special mention awarded in category Culture/Documentaries, there were more than 120 Participating Channels and about 20 in Culture/Documentaries, among the participants the Farsi1 sister channel of Lamar and Tolo TV.[5]
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