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Musharraf to launch TV channel in PoK on 5 Feb
MUMBAI: While peace talks between India and Pakistan continue, Pakistan’s information and broadcasting minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed announced at a seminar on ‘Indo-Pak relations and Kashmir issue’ recently that Pak president Pervez Musharraf will inaugurate a new television channel in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) that would go live on 5 February 2004.
According to a report filed by the Associate Press of Pakistan (APP), Rashid, who was addressing a seminar in Islamabad on Indo-Pak relations and the Kashmir issue, said the government has established the television channel in Pok, and that it would go live on 5 February 5.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
