The PML-N govt gave ads of Rs9 billion to electronic media from 2013 to 2017 while the sitting government have thus far released funds of Rs 1.4 billion, today Farrukh Habib informed Senate committee on information.

During the period 2013-2017, the highest amount of Rs 62 crore was released to Geo TV. Dunya TV ran Govt ads of Rs 56 crore. Express TV was third and earned Rs 50 crore followed by Abbtak with Rs. 45 Crore.

It was further submitted that the govt during the 2013-2017 released Rs 40 crore to Capital TV, Rs 21 crore to PTV, Rs 26 crore to Dawn TV Rs. 19 crore to Aaj TV, Rs. 18 crore to Samaa TV, Rs 8 crore to ARY News.

From 2018- to-date ads of Rs1.4 billion were released against the ads. Rs 13 crore have been released to Geo TV, Rs14 crore to Dunya TV, Rs 13 crore to Express TV, Rs5 crore to Abbtak TV, Rs 4 crore to
Capital TV, Rs 9 crore and 62 lacs to Dawn TV, Rs 11 crore and 25 lacs to PTV.

Rs 11 crore and 20 lacs to Aaj TV, Rs 12 Crore to Samaa TV, Rs. 11 Crore to News1, Rs. 11 Crore to 92 News, Rs. 5 crore to ATV, Rs. 3 crore to Neo TV, and Rs. 15 Crore were released to Ary News during the said period.