PESHAWAR
\nThe federal government has approved Rs140 million to repair the Radio Pakistan building and studios damaged by a mob on May 9 2023, said station director Tufail Ahmad on Friday.
\n\u201cThe repairs will begin soon and will be completed in three to four months,\u201d he told Media. Mr Ahmad said the mob attack caused \u201chuge\u201d damage to the building and destroyed four vehicles but staff members kept working diligently.
\nHe said workers restored radio transmission within 25 hours of the mob attack and broadcasted programmes despite difficult times.
\n\u201cOur senior staff members kept working in the torched studios and offices even in the extreme hot conditions,\u201d he said.
\nThe station director said the number of radio listeners had increased over the years. He added that the radio station planned programmes in light of the listeners\u2019 demands and committed to promoting the \u201cspirit of peace, national unity and cultural exclusivity.\u201d
\nDeputy controller of the radio station Abdul Hameed Baloch said the megawatt frequency of the radio station covered the entire province up to the areas bordering Afghanistan, broadcasting dramas, music programmes, and talk shows on social issues, agriculture, youth, women, and current affairs.
\nSenior producer Sardar Azam Khan said the number of programmes in Pashto and other regional languages hadn\u2019t been curtailed. \u201cWe launched four very interesting programmes in Pashto around three months ago,\u201d he said.
\nMr Khan said the radio station was broadcasting news and other programmes in Pashto in particular and in Urdu, Chitrali (Khowar), Kohistani, Hindko and Gujri languages in general to promote linguistic and cultural diversity alongside the cause of national unity.
\nIkramullah Marwat, another senior producer, said four new Pashto shows, including Hujra, the oldest show with a new pattern, were broadcast to promote Pakhtun culture.
\nHe said participants of those programmes discussed social issues.
\nThe producer said \u2018From the Campus\u2019 was a show organised in a university to educate students on how to use a microphone with confidence and responsibility, while young, emerging artists and folk singers were invited to perform in the Khyber Beats programme.
\nHe added that the literary figures and intellectuals participated in the Radio Podcast to express their views on a wide range of issues.
\n\u201cAfter renovation, the Radio [Pakistan building] Peshawar will scale up to new heights of success and increase its reach through lively programmes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The federal government has approved Rs140 million to repair the Radio Pakistan building and studios damaged by a mob on May 9 2023, said station director Tufail Ahmad on Friday. \u201cThe repairs will begin soon and will be completed in three to four months,\u201d he told Media. Mr Ahmad said the mob attack caused […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-413911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n