Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage while chairing a high level
meeting here today, has directed the management of Pakistan Television
Corporation to initiate the work at earliest for launching Direct To Home
services (DTH) with a view to provide state of the art, affordable,
uninterrupted and quality services to the viewers as being made available by
the State broadcasters across the region and around the world. She said
that it was part of the policy of present PML-N Government to change the
digital landscape of the country which also included the introduction of latest
mobile technology (4G/5G).
Minister of State also directed PTV management to
submit a detailed proposal for introduction of DTH services within the next
seven (07) days. She further directed that the best available systems
capable of providing quality services should be acquired and while preparing
the proposal utmost consideration be given to ensuring transparency in the
whole process. The Minister said that once the proposal was firmed up, due
process would be followed for the introduction of the best DTH services commensurate
with the international standards.
The Meeting was attended by senior
officials of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Pakistan Television
Corporation.
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