Jang Media Group (جنگ میڈیا گروپ), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. Its headquarters is in Printing House, Karachi, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's largest group of newspapers and the publisher of the Urdu language newspaper the Daily Jang. (جنگ), The News International, Mag Weekly, Geo News and Geo TV Network.[1][2][3]
Company type | Media conglomerate |
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Founder | Mir Khalil ur Rehman |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (CEO) |
Parent | Independent Media Corporation |
Website | jang |
Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman (1927–1992) was the founder chairman and editor of Jang Group of Newspapers. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is the current head of the business house based in Karachi. He is the CEO of Jang Group of Newspapers and also holds the title of Editor-in-Chief.[1][2][4]
Mir Khalil ur Rehman, a businessman of Kashmiri descent, founded the Jang Group at the end of World War II.[5] As of 2011, his eldest son, Mir Javed ur Rehman, is the group chairman and the executive director. Javed's younger brother Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is group chief executive and editor in chief.[5] Independent Media Corporation is a multi-media corporation and owns the Jang Group of Newspapers and the Geo Television Network based in Karachi, Pakistan. Mir Ibrahim Rahman is the chief executive of Geo Television Network and the President was Imran Aslam.[5]
It also runs many TV channels as part of the Geo Television Network starting with its flagship channel Geo TV in 2002.[5] It has since launched several other channels in which the news, music and sports sectors are targeted. Their broadcast channel services are provided to the viewers in the UK, the US, Canada, and the Middle East as well as in Pakistan.[5]
The following broadcasting companies are owned by the Jang Group.