Voice of America, FM 101 Pakistan to sign agreement today
Pakistan Times Foreign Desk Report

WASHINGTON (US): The Voice of America (VoA) and FM 101 of Pakistan will sign a formal agreement here today (Friday), to mark the start of Radio Aap Ki Dunya- VoA's new Urdu Service- on FM 101's network in Pakistan.

Steven J. Simmons, Governor Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) of VoA and Syed Asif Salahuddin CEO Clarity Communications Pakistan, will respectively sign the document at a formal ceremony. Chairman, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Kenneth Y. Tomlinson shall also be present on the occasion. The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) has also invited noted analyst and Editor of first Pakistani independent online newspaper 'Pakistan Times', Mumtaz Hamid Rao to attend the event.

As from July 1, FM 101 has already started trial broadcast of VoA programs. The VoA is airing news, views, and entertainment programs, as are popular with the youngsters for their innovative format.●