Pakistan Broadcasters Association
Private media association of Pakistan
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Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) (Urdu: پاکستان براڈ کاسٹرز ایسوسی ایشن); is a private association of television and radio broadcasters in Pakistan. It was established on September 23, 2005 at a meeting in Karachi. Mir Shakil ur Rehman, founder of the association, was elected as the first chairman of association.[2][3] Mian Amer Mahmood (Dunya TV) is current chairman of PBA.[4]
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) | |
پاکستان براڈ کاسٹرز ایسوسی ایشن | |
| Abbreviation | PBA |
|---|---|
| Established | September 23, 2005 |
| Founder | Mir Shakil ur Rehman (Jang) |
| Founded at | Karachi |
| Headquarters | 177/ 2, 1st Floor, I.E.P Building, Liaquat Barracks, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan - 75530. |
| Location |
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Region | Pakistan |
| Membership | 110[1] (2021) |
Official languages | English, Urdu |
Secretary General | Shakeel Masud Hussain (DAWN NEWS) |
Chairman | Mian Amer Mahmood |
Senior Vice Chairman | Salman Iqbal (ARY) |
Vice Chairman | Mir Ibrahim Rahman (GEO) |
| Website | pba |
History
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) was established on September 23, 2005 in a meeting of founding members including Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman of GEO TV, Ghazanfar Ali of Indus TV, A. Rauf of ARY, A. Jabbar of ATV, Aslam Kazi of KTN, Ahmed Zubairi and Asif Zubairi of Aaj TV, Imran Mehboob of Hum TV, Dr Karim of Sindh TV, Arshad Anis of AVT Khyber, Agha Nasir of FM101, Arshad Khan of PTV, Mohsin Naqvi of CNN, Abid Shaikh of Filmazia, Muhammad Asim of Business Plus, Zaheer Khan of FM91 and TV1, Meimoona Siddiqi, Muhammad Zaki, Shahid Javed, Mehdi Raza of FM107, Waseem Ahmed of FM99, Afaq Haider of FM105, Syed Sajjad H. Shah of APNA TV, Akbar Bhutto of FM91, FM92 and FM93 and Dr Rafat of FM96. They elected the founder of the association, Mir Shakil ur Rehman as the first chairman of PBA. Additionally Rehman headed an ad-hoc committee which selected five members to formulate rules and regulations of the Association.[2]
Members
Member channels of PBA are divided into two main types.
Television
Members of television category are further divided into subcategories of Permanent members,[5] members,[6] associate members,[7] affiliate members.[8]
Radio
Members of radio category are further categorized into members[9] and associate members.[10]
Association Leadership and Governance
The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) is governed by its Board of Directors, a body of elected representatives responsible for providing strategic direction and making key decisions.[11][12]
| Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Mian Aamir Mahmood | Chairman | Dunya TV |
| Salman Iqbal | Senior Vice Chairman | ARY Communications |
| Mir Ibrahim Rahman | Vice Chairman | GEO TV Network |
| Shakeel Masud Hussain | Secretary General | Dawn News |
| Ahmad A. Zuberi | Joint Secretary | Aaj News |
| M. Athar Kazi | Finance Secretary | KTN Network |
| Awad Hanif | Director | A-Plus |
| Syed Sarfraz Hussain Shah | Director | APNA TV Channel |
| Jawad Hamid Raja | Director | AVT Khyber |
| Nazafreen Saigol | Director | City FM 89 |
| Ilyas Shakir | Director | Dhoom TV |
| Kaiser Rafiq | Director | Discover Pakistan TV |
| Sultan Ali Lakhani | Director | Express News |
| Zulfiqar Ali Shah | Director | FM 105 |
| Shahid Jamal | Director | FM 106.2 |
| Duraid Qureshi | Director | HUM Network Limited |
| Ghulam Nabi Morai | Director | Mehran TV |
| Ch. Abdul Rahman | Director | Neo TV |
| Ambreen Jan | Director | Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) |
| Sara Taher Khan | Director | Radio 1 FM 91 |
| Mirza Muhammad Naeem | Director | Radio Awaz |
| Nadeem Malik | Director | SAMAA TV |
| Dr. Abdul Karim Rajpar | Director | Sindh Television Network |
| Ahmad Baig | Director | TV One |
Committees
To support the Board of Directors and manage specific areas of focus, the PBA has established various committees.[13]
- Executive Committee
- Clearance Committee
- Dispute Resolution Committee
- Accreditation Committee
- Scrutiny Committee
- Distribution Committee
- Marketing & Public Relations Committee
- Advertising Agencies/ MBH Relations Committee
- PEMRA Committee
- Audit/Vigilance Committee
- Government Relations Committee
- Legal Affairs Committee
- Constitution and Rules Reform Committee
- Radio Committee
- Taxation and Finance Committee
- Code of Conduct and Implementation Committee
- Awards, Public Relations and Media Committee
- PAS Relations Committee
- Committee of Entertainment Channels
- Digital Media Committee