aaj news

aaj news

·        Introduction

Aaj News could be a 24-hour Pakistani news channel. The word Aaj in English means "Today". It is a in private owned  Urdu language TV station that covers national and international news.[

• Channel and its programmes

Aaj News was at first started on twenty three March 2005 by the Recorder tv Network (Business Recorder Group).[4] The Business Recorder Group is one of the most prominent media conglomerates in Pakistan, which, within the fifty years of its history, has attained tremendous success and enjoys leadership position in every one of its ventures. The in depth reach to the choice manufacturers has given the Business Recorder cluster substantial influence and a special relevancy to the past, present and future of Pakistan. The Business Recorder cluster focuses on niche businesses that area unit one in all a form within the country, which include the flagship Business Recorder newspaper, Apex Printry, the most sophisticated printing facility within the country that's the sole alternative organization excluding the govt. of Islamic Republic of Pakistan that has the aptitude and authority to print secure monetary and legal papers in Pakistan, e-dynamics, Pakistan's largest hi-tech information solutions provider, and the Recorder Television Network consisting of Aaj News, Aaj Entertainment and Play Entertainment.[5]

As Aaj News was the primary tv network to own Associate in Nursing earth station in Asian country, it provides flexibility and control in responding to local and international events. AAJ News caters to all tastes by providing four programming features in the form of news, current affairs, entertainment and infotainment. It broadcasts on to the AsiaSat satellite with a footprint of over sixty countries.

With a vast amount of experience with the Business Recorder Group, AAJ News provides round the clock news coverage from around the world in collaboration with their partner news sources in more than 100 countries.

Combining news reportage with analytical strengths provided by the revered social and political commentators in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, accounts for full and precise 'Current Affairs' programs.

Aaj News is probably Pakistan's 1st and solely channel that has separate segments for news and programming aboard its hourly bulletins.

Aaj News is that the logical progression of the Business Recorder's group's mission to dispense pure info through simply accessible mediums. Extensive designing, spanning over two years, has gone into perfecting the channel's content, technology and operations. It employs quite 350 staff and has totally equipped bureaus in Karachi, metropolis and capital of Pakistan.

On twenty two April 2007 the Asian country Electronic Media administrative body (Pemra) had served a show-cause notice on Aaj News, for airing news, talk shows and other programmes on the current judicial crisis and threatened it with closure.

The notice aforesaid that the TV channel had profaned the Pemra Ordinance in its news, talk shows and programmes on an issue pending with the Supreme Judicial Council.The notice said that the channel had additionally didn't manufacture a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the external subject matter wing of the Ministry of knowledge, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Pakistan) which was required for the processing of short-term uplinking licence.

On twenty three March 2009, Aaj News was converted into a 24-hour news channel.

• Change of format

Recently Aaj TV changed its format from being a hybrid channel into becoming solely a news channel, even though it retained a couple of its entertainment shows like 4 Man Show

• Entertainment programmes

Late Night Show With Begum Nawazish Ali

The 4 Man Show (Is not anymore)

Live With Khalid Butt

Andar ki baat Raja ka Sath

News, Views & Confused (a satiric comedy - host:Fasi Zaka

• Infotainment programmes

weham ( Farhan Gauhar)

Budget Documentaries (Zafar Zaidi)

Awaz

• Current affairs programmers

Islamabad Tonight

Good Morning Aaj

Faisla Aap Ka

Pakistan At 7| Spotlight

G for Gharida

Rana Mubashir

Rubaroo

Aman barabari kay sath