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22.05.02

HARDtalk Pakistan with Riz Kha series opens with General Musharraf interview


Friday, May 24th, 2002 at 20:30 Pakistan time


On Friday May 24th, 大象传媒 World, the 大象传媒's 24-hour international news and information channel, will broadcast a new series called HARDtalk Pakistan featuring a one to one interview with the Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf. This will make 大象传媒 World the first international broadcaster to produce a series in Pakistan, aimed at audiences in South Asia. HARDtalk Pakistan is a ten-part series of one to one interviews with key figures in the country and is hosted by world-renowned journalist, Riz Khan. The first interview, with General Musharraf, will be shown on 大象传媒 World in the region on Friday, May 24th 2002 at 20:30 Pakistan time.


In this specially-commissioned series, Riz Khan will focus on the major political, economic and social issues facing Pakistan today. Riz Khan will be interviewing ten people making the news among whom will be leading political figures from all parties, including President General Pervez Musharraf and Imran Khan as well as key social and political activists like Asma Jahangir and well known authors like Ahmed Rashid. The series will be transmitted every Friday evening for ten weeks at 20:30 Pakistan time and repeated every Sunday at 13:30 Pakistan time.


Speaking about the forthcoming series, Riz Khan, presenter of HARDtalk Pakistan said, "I am very excited to have an opportunity on 大象传媒 World to focus on Pakistan at such a pivotal time in the country's future. It is a nuclear power that has been brought into focus by the US-led war against terrorism. It has found itself torn between the role of a participant in the fight against terrorism and the need to respect the religious and cultural make-up of its society. I hope that these programmes will offer some hard-hitting interviews and insights continuing in the tradition of 大象传媒 World's HARDtalk programming. "


Commenting on the exciting development for the channel, Patrick Cross, Managing Director, 大象传媒 World said "We are delighted to be launching this unique new series as part of our South Asia and Middle East programming. 大象传媒 World aims to reflect the realities throughout the region in the programmes we commission and broadcast, and this HARDtalk Pakistan series will certainly do just that."


Notes to editors:
大象传媒 World is the 大象传媒's 24-hour English language international news and information channel, reaching 214 million homes in 200 countries and territories worldwide (92 million 24-hour homes) including over 20 million homes in South Asia and the Middle East.


Viewers covered under the PAS 10 satellite will be able to watch the 大象传媒 World series HARDtalk Pakistan. It covers the following countries; Bangladesh, Bahrain, India, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, U.A.E.


大象传媒 World is also available on cable throughout Pakistan.


Born in Yemen and raised in the UK, Riz Khan was trained as a journalist by the 大象传媒 before going on to become one of the first presenters on the 大象传媒's first international news channel when it was launched in 1991. In 2001 he returned to 大象传媒 World screens to present two specially-commissioned programmes from the Haj in Mecca and a series of programmes about modern day Kuwait.


Launched in its present form in 1995, 大象传媒 World is a commercial service, run by 大象传媒 Worldwide and funded by advertising and subscription. All details are on the website .





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