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Jang Media Group (Urdu: جنگ میڈیا گروپ), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It is headquarters in Printing House, Karachi. It is the publisher of the Urdu language newspaper the Daily Jang, The News International, Mag Weekly, and operates Geo News and Geo TV.
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is the current Editor-in-Chief.
History
Mir Khalil ur Rehman, a businessman of Kashmiri descent, founded the Jang Group at the end of World War II. As of 2011, his eldest son, Mir Javed ur Rehman, is the group chairman and the executive director. Javed's younger brother Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is group chief executive and editor in chief. Independent Media Corporation is a multi-media corporation and owns the Jang Group of Newspapers and the Geo Television Network based in Karachi, Pakistan. Mir Ibrahim Rahman is the chief executive of Geo Television Network and the President was Imran Aslam.
Newspapers and magazines
Daily Jang - original flagship newspaper of the Group in the Urdu language. Group Editor: Mehmood Sham in Karachi. Newspaper editions are issued in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan and London, with the largest daily circulation in Pakistan among Urdu newspapers
The News International - daily newspaper in English started in 1991
Akhbar-e-Jahan - a weekly magazine in Urdu started in 1967
MAG - a weekly magazine in English
Daily Awam
Daily News
Aftab
Inquilab
Waqt
Kaisa Hoga, an annual publication in partnership with The Economist
TV channels
It also runs many TV channels as part of the Geo Television Network starting with its flagship channel Geo TV in 2002. It has since launched several other channels in which the news, music and sports sectors are targeted. Their broadcast channel services are provided to the viewers in the UK, the US, Canada, and the Middle East as well as in Pakistan.
Geo News – a Pakistan-based Urdu news channel
AAG TV – launched in September 2006 by the Geo Network, focusing on programs for youth in Pakistan.
GEO Super – (sports channel), launched by Geo Network in September 2006. Programming content includes a variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket and field hockey with a secondary focus on boxing, football (soccer), and tennis.
Geo Entertainment – a Pakistan based entertainment channel showing drama serials, musical programs, feature movies, primarily in Urdu.
Geo Tez – a Pakistan based news channel, broadcasting news headlines in every fifteen minutes.
Geo Kahani – a Pakistan-based channel devoted exclusively to drama serials
Companies
Geo A&B Productions
United News Network
Independent Motion Pictures
Pakistan Ink and Packaging Industries
khudi ventures
= Broadcasting
=The following broadcasting companies are owned by the Jang Group.
Independent Media Corporation (Private) Limited
Clarity Communications (Private) Limited
Interlink Multimedia (Private) Limited
Independent Music Group (Private) Limited
Cross Currents (Private) Limited
Geo Entertainment Media Holding (Private) Limited
Geo Entertainment Television (Private) Limited
Independent Newspapers Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd
References
External links
Official website for Daily Jang an Urdu language daily newspaper, Weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan magazine in Urdu language, Mag - The Weekly in English language
Daily Jang English
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- Voice (seri televisi)
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