China Radio International (CRI) and Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) jointly launched transmission of its FM-98 channel to enhance its access with Pakistani listeners the other day.
The radio will provide news of Pakistan-China’s interest both in English and Urdu. Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong in his message on the occasion hoped that Dosti Channel FM-98 would help further strengthening Pakistan-China all-weather brotherly relations.
He lauded the contribution of CRI and Radio Pakistan in developing interaction with the cross-section of the people in Pakistan through electronic network. He noted that their reports have always been positive and constructive that proved as a good source developing a favorable public opinion about their bilateral relations.
The ambassador expressed his confidence that the people of Pakistan will know more about China and the depth of their relationship through the Dosti channel. Saba Mohsin in her separate message said that the transmission of Dosti Channel FM-98 at local level would help the people of Pakistan to know more about the culture of China and its warmness towards Pakistan on people-to-people level.
She noted that the channel was launched at a time, when the two countries were actively engaged in boosting their socio-economic partnership through China-Pakistan economic corridor. Broadcast of Dosti channel’s local transmission will be from 5 pm to 11 pm daily for the listeners of Islamabad and Karachi.