PTV World

PTV World is a 24-hour Pakistani English-language international news channel. It is a state-owned channel as a part of Pakistan Television Corporation. The service is also aimed at the overseas market and broadcast through satellite and online platforms similar to BBC World News, Arirang TV, TRT World, Deutsche Welle, France 24, CGTN, VOA, NHK World-Japan, RT.

Based in the Islamabad, the service started on 1992 as PTV-2 but was later renamed as PTV World in 1998. It is aimed at a worldwide market and is generally broadcast by FTA television providers around the world. It is a provider of live streaming world news which can be viewed via its website, YouTube, and various mobile devices and digital media players. The stated mission of the channels is to "provide a global public service and a common editorial stance".

History
PTV World was launched in 1992 as Pakistan's first satellite TV channel "PTV-2" with Japanese technical assistance, leasing a transponder on the AsiaSat-1 satellite. its name was changed to PTV World in 1998. The goal of this rebrand was to reach out to Pakistani immigrants in the rest of Asia, while a separate service for Europe (Prime TV) was set up. In 2007, PTV World was replaced by PTV News but was re-inaugurated on 29 January 2013 as an English-language news TV channel.

Programmes
Some famous programmes of this channel are:


 * WORLD THIS MORNING
 * VIEWS ON NEWS
 * DIPLOMATIC ENCLAVE
 * SKY IS THE LIMIT
 * WORLD TODAY
 * DINE WITH WORLD
 * POLITICS TODAY
 * DIALOGUE

Reporting Team
As of 2018, the reporting team included:


 * Syed Ali Ehsan
 * Gaitty Ara
 * Shabir Wahgra
 * Ali Andaz Haider