Asia Satellite
Telecommunications
Co. Ltd.announced
that Pakistan’s
Pashto entertainment
channel, Pashto 1,
has commenced
broadcasting on
AsiaSat 7 at the
orbital location of
105.5 degrees East.
This channel serves
the large
Pashto-speaking
population in
Pakistan,
Afghanistan, the
Middle East, and
other regions
covered by the
satellite’s enormous
C-band footprint.
Pashto 1 is a
free-to-air
television channel,
offering general
entertainment
programming,
including drama,
music and culture.
“Joining AsiaSat 7’s
excellent South
Asian TV
neighbourhood
provides us with an
exciting opportunity
to widen our reach
beyond our local
community to a
larger audience
across the
Asia-Pacific
region,” said Saif
ur Rehman Akazai,
Chief Operating
Officer of Pashto 1.
“We are very pleased
to work with AsiaSat,
Asia’s leading
satellite operator,
on AsiaSat 7 to
access the vast
audience base that
is second to none in
Asia.”
“We welcome Pashto 1
to the AsiaSat
family of premium
South Asian
programming. Pashto
1 helps us expand
our lineup of local
language television
services onboard our
fleet, providing
more choices to
various ethnic
groups living and
working across the
Asia-Pacific
region,” said
William Wade,
President and Chief
Executive Officer of
AsiaSat.
