GEO News
Encyclopedia
Geo News is a Karachi
-based Pakistan
i news channel, fully owned and operated by Jang Group. The channel started its broadcasting
in November 2005 and has millions of Urdu
-language viewers around the world.
Kay Sath, Capital Talk
with Hamid Mir
, Jawaab Deh, and the notorious political comedy programme Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain
.
Good I love Geo.
on the latter's appeal granted stay order against this move.
, the broadcasting of all private television news channels were obstructed by the Government of Pakistan. Geo News was completely banned to broadcast its news channel and entertaining channels by the Government. Pervez Musharraf claimed media was ‘promoting negativism’.
The ban was lifted on Monday 21 January 2008.
against the Government's ban on its four channels.
of programmes. Geo TV was also banned for showing any programme of Geo News' main stream anchors like Dr. Shahid Masood and Hamid Mir.
, which made the official website inaccessible to the Internet audience.
to Asiasat
3s, from Dubai to Islamabad.
March, 2009 Geo News was taken off-air in the evening in many major cities of Pakistan. The step was taken by the Pakistan Government days before the lawyers in the country had called for 'Long March' to restore the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
. Geo News was targeted as Geo News was very actively promoting the 'Lawyers' Movement' and the 'Long March' and constantly going against the running government for several years. The elected Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP) government ordered the cable operators to shutdown Geo News or shift the channel to a new 'number', so that the government can deny any allegations of blocking the news channel. It was reported that president Asif Ali Zardari
had personally ordered Geo News be blocked on cable television
across Pakistan.
Midnight
13/14 March 2009 Federal
Minister
for Information, Sherry Rehman, resigned from Federal Cabinet due to differences of opinion with the government over blocking Geo News.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
accepted the resignation
.
Countrywide protests were held against curbs on media.
Geo News was allowed on-air on 15 March 2009 in most parts of Pakistan but its position was pushed further down the channel list due to government pressure on cable operators.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
-based Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i news channel, fully owned and operated by Jang Group. The channel started its broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
in November 2005 and has millions of Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
-language viewers around the world.
Popular Shows
Some of the popular news programmes are Aaj Kamran KhanKamran Khan (journalist)
Kamran Khan is a Pakistani investigative journalist, espionage and intelligence expert. Khan is the current director of the News Intelligence Unit , where he manages investigative reports for News International. Khan is the Pakistan's Geo TV's lead anchor during special news and landmark events...
Kay Sath, Capital Talk
Capital Talk
Capital Talk is a popular current events debate television program hosted by Hamid Mir that airs on GEO News.From its website: As Pakistan is a country where with advent of new day we see a new political development so it brings into forefront those political developments in such a manner so that...
with Hamid Mir
Hamid Mir
Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist and editor. He is also a news anchor, terrorism expert, and security analyst who regularly participates in international conferences. He is also known for his columns in Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, and English newspapers and hosts a popular political talk show on Geo...
, Jawaab Deh, and the notorious political comedy programme Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain
Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain
Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain is a political satire show, which features funny segments on Pakistani political issues. It airs on Geo TV on Friday and Geo News on Saturday. It is hosted by actresses Saba Qamar and Sara Chaudry. Title song sung by Aamir Saleem.-Plot:Directed by famous writer Dr...
.
Programs
- Crisis CellCrisis cellCrisis Cell is a current events news show hosted by Sana Buchcha that airs on GEO News. The show is of significance importance as it cover whole current crisis of Pakistan and International issues.-Format:...
- Capital TalkCapital TalkCapital Talk is a popular current events debate television program hosted by Hamid Mir that airs on GEO News.From its website: As Pakistan is a country where with advent of new day we see a new political development so it brings into forefront those political developments in such a manner so that...
- 50 Minute
- Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath
- Aik Din Geo Ke Saath
- AlifAlifALIF may be an abbreviation for:* Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, a type of spinal fusionAlif may have more than one meaning:* Aleph, the first letter of many Semitic alphabets* Alif, the eighth consonant of the Thaana abugaida used in Dhivehi...
- BazaarBazaarA bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...
- Geo Kitab
- FIRFIRFIR or fir may refer to:*fir, a type of conifer tree*USCGC Fir, either of two buoy tenders of the United States Coast Guard*Fir , free ideal ring -Acronyms:* Falling In Reverse, a post-hardcore band...
- Dekho Suno Samjho
- Geomentary
- Ghamidi
- Gillete World Sports
- HamzanamaHamzanamaThe Hamzanama or Dastan-e-Amir Hamza narrates the legendary exploits of Amir Hamza, the uncle of the prophet of Islam, though most of the story is extremely fanciful, "a continuous series of romantic interludes, threatening events, narrow escapes, and violent acts"...
- Hum Sub Umeed Se HainHum Sub Umeed Se HainHum Sub Umeed Se Hain is a political satire show, which features funny segments on Pakistani political issues. It airs on Geo TV on Friday and Geo News on Saturday. It is hosted by actresses Saba Qamar and Sara Chaudry. Title song sung by Aamir Saleem.-Plot:Directed by famous writer Dr...
- Jaan Hai To Jahan
- jirgaJirgaA jirga is a tribal assembly of elders which takes decisions by consensus, particularly among the Pashtun people but also in other ethnic groups near them; they are most common in Afghanistan and among the Pashtuns in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan...
- Left Right
- Match Box
- Meray Mutabiq
- ScoreScoreScore may refer to:*Score , a 2006 album by Dream Theater*Score , a number of points achieved in a sporting event or game*Score , a 1972 sexplotaition film*Score , a pornographic magazine...
- Tezi Mandee
- Tezi Mandee Round Up
- VoA
Good I love Geo.
- Tezi Mandee Weekend
- Zara Sochiye
- Bachey man ke sache
- The awaein show
Tax Theft
In April 2010, Federal Board of Revenue raised tax demands against Messrs Independent Media Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. to which Geo News is a subsidiary totaling to 1,680.000 million rupees, failing to what Deputy Commissioner, Inland Revenue, FBR, proceeded to arrest Geo News directors; however, Sindh High CourtSindh High Court
The High Court of Sindh is the highest judicial institution of Sindh province. Established in 1906, it is situated at provincial capital Karachi. Apart from being the highest Court of Appeal for Sindh in civil and criminal matters, the Court was the District Court and the Court of Session in...
on the latter's appeal granted stay order against this move.
2007 State of Emergency
After the imposition of emergency in November 2007 in Pakistan by Pervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
, the broadcasting of all private television news channels were obstructed by the Government of Pakistan. Geo News was completely banned to broadcast its news channel and entertaining channels by the Government. Pervez Musharraf claimed media was ‘promoting negativism’.
The ban was lifted on Monday 21 January 2008.
Case in Sindh High Court
On November 10, 2007, the Geo Network filed a court case with the Sindh High CourtSindh High Court
The High Court of Sindh is the highest judicial institution of Sindh province. Established in 1906, it is situated at provincial capital Karachi. Apart from being the highest Court of Appeal for Sindh in civil and criminal matters, the Court was the District Court and the Court of Session in...
against the Government's ban on its four channels.
Order to Shut Down
On November 16, 2007 Geo TV Network received an order from local authorities to cut off all their live broadcastLive television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
of programmes. Geo TV was also banned for showing any programme of Geo News' main stream anchors like Dr. Shahid Masood and Hamid Mir.
Attack on Geo TV Website
On November 9, 2007, Geo Network's website was attacked and hacked by DoSDOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
, which made the official website inaccessible to the Internet audience.
Banned Programs
Geo News programs Capital Talk and Meray Mutabiq was banned again by Dubai government due to a request from the Pakistan Government. Due to this, the channel moved from PanamsatPanAmSat
The former PanAmSat Corporation founded in 1984 by Reynold Anselmo, was a satellite service provider headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. It operated a fleet of communications satellites used by the entertainment industry, news agencies, internet service providers, government agencies, and...
to Asiasat
AsiaSat
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat is based in Hong Kong with two major shareholders, CITIC and General Electric.-Satellites:...
3s, from Dubai to Islamabad.
Geo News Taken Off-Air Again
On Friday the 13thFriday the 13th
Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year...
March, 2009 Geo News was taken off-air in the evening in many major cities of Pakistan. The step was taken by the Pakistan Government days before the lawyers in the country had called for 'Long March' to restore the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is the current Chief Justice of Pakistan.He became chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court in 2005 and soon became not only a central figure in the nation's political struggles but an icon to the country's legal profession and others campaigning for the rule of law...
. Geo News was targeted as Geo News was very actively promoting the 'Lawyers' Movement' and the 'Long March' and constantly going against the running government for several years. The elected Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
(PPP) government ordered the cable operators to shutdown Geo News or shift the channel to a new 'number', so that the government can deny any allegations of blocking the news channel. It was reported that president Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister....
had personally ordered Geo News be blocked on cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
across Pakistan.
Midnight
Midnight
Midnight is the transition time period from one day to the next: the moment when the date changes. In the Roman time system, midnight was halfway between sunset and sunrise, varying according to the seasons....
13/14 March 2009 Federal
Federal government
The federal government is the common government of a federation. The structure of federal governments varies from institution to institution. Based on a broad definition of a basic federal political system, there are two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and...
Minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
for Information, Sherry Rehman, resigned from Federal Cabinet due to differences of opinion with the government over blocking Geo News.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
accepted the resignation
Resignation
A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position. It can also refer to the act of admitting defeat in a game like chess, indicated by the resigning player declaring "I resign", turning his king on its side, extending his hand, or stopping the chess clock...
.
Countrywide protests were held against curbs on media.
Geo News was allowed on-air on 15 March 2009 in most parts of Pakistan but its position was pushed further down the channel list due to government pressure on cable operators.
See also
- Dubai Media CityDubai Media CityDubai Media City , part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations including news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production,...
- Geo TVGeo TVGeo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...
- GEO SuperGEO SuperGeo Super is the first 24-hour Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers.-Launch:...
- AAG TVAAG TVAAG TV is a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation . The Urdu word "aag" means "fire."...
- Geo KidsGEO KidsGEO Kids is forthcoming kids television channel in Pakistan. It is the fifth channel launched by GEO TV after GEO, AAG, GEO News and GEO Super. After the launch of Geo TV, they declared that ten new channels will be launched. Hence it is the fifth channel of the ten ....
- List of television stations in Pakistan