Dunya News launches transmission in UK

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 10 years ago

ISLAMABAD: Dunya News Television has launched its transmission in the United Kingdom on SKY-850 that is being termed as the channel's great achievement and an authentic source of information for expatriates.

“Dunya News assures its UK audience that it will keep its tradition alive by updating them of the news as they happen. You can tune in to Dunya News UK on SKY 850,” it announced on its website.

The channel also announced bringing political talk shows and humor shows ‘Hasbe Haal’ and ‘Mazaq Raat’ to its audience in Britain.

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