Radio Pakistan
Radio Pakistan is the official international broadcasting station of Pakistan. Radio Pakistan was able to start its external services on regular basis on 1949. As Pakistan is strategically located and is a close neighbor of China, India, Middle Eastern countries and Central Asia, it is necessary to use Radio Pakistan and its external services as an instrument to project the country's policies in true perspective so that a message of peace and friendship is disseminated to the world specially to its neighbors. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation commissioned its World Service on 21.4.1973 with the purpose to keep Pakistanis living and working abroad informed of the happenings in their mother country. To achieve this objective five transmissions are targeted in various parts of the world. One is meant for South East Asia and two each for Middle East and Europe. The World Service broadcasts ten hours of programmes a day in Urdu and English. In these services programmes about music, dramatic features, news and general information are given. Some of them are produced on daily basis keeping the requirements of the overseas Pakistanis in the field of information like economic and political developments in Pakistan and information relating to custom regulations, trade and investment. These services are directed to the following areas: Frequency Schedule For World / External Services A-08 With effect from First July, 2008 Name of Service Timing (UTC ) Frequency 1 Frequency 2 Middle East 0500-0700 15100khz/20 17835khz/17 West Europe & England 0830-1100 17835khz/17 15100khz/20 Middle East 1330-1530 11570khz/26 9385khz/32 West Europe & England 1700-1900 9390khz/32 7530khz/40
