Inter-Services Public Relations Competitors

Pakistan entered into Television Broadcasting age with a small pilot TV Station established at Lahore from where transmission was first beamed in Black & White with effect from 26 November 1964. Television centres were established in Karachi and Rawalpindi/Islamabad in 1967 and in Peshawar and Quetta in 1974 While introducing the sophisticated branch of the electronic media in the country, the broad perspective kept in mind was to inform and educate the people through wholesome entertainment and to inculcate in them a greater awareness of their own history, heritage, current problems and development as well as knowledge of the world at large.

To provide, in synergy with other services, the most efficient, assured and cost effective aerial Defence of Pakistan

· Aug 14,1947 Pakistan comes into being and the announcement of its creation is made by the new organization, the Pakistan Broadcasting Service which comes into existence at the same time and later designated as Radio Pakistan · Inaugurations of broadcasting stations and transmitters · 1948 Rawalpindi-3 Radio Station with 500 Watt SW transmitter and Karachi Radio Station with 100 Watt SW transmitter were inaugurated · 1949 Rawalpindi Station with 100-Watt MW transmitter was inaugurated · 1950 Inauguration of a new broadcasting house at Karachi 1951 Foundation-stone of Hyderabad radio station with 1 kW MW transmitter was laid · 17 Oct 1956 Quetta radio station and 1 kW MW transmitter was inaugurated · 15 Oct. 1960 Inauguration of Rawalpindi-2 radio station with 1 kW SW transmitter and a receiving center at Peshawar · 1970 A staff Training School & Technical Training School Islamabad and Multan radio station with 120 kW MW transmitter inaugurated · Radio Pakistan was converted into a body corporate under an ordinance issued by the former President of Pakistan, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1972. · The foundation stone of PBC Headquarters, Islamabad building was laid by the former President Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on 27th April, 1972. · After the new constitution had been framed and brought into effect in 1973, the parliament passed “PBC Act 1973”.