The document provides information on several news agencies from different countries around the world. It discusses the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Pakistan Press International (PPI), INP.net.pk, South Asian Broadcasting Agency, NNI News, Asia News Network, Online News International (OINN), Press Trust of India (PTI), Bernama, Xinhua News Agency, Emirates News Agency (WAM), Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Agency France-Presse (AFP), Reuters, and The Associated Press (AP). For each, it summarizes their founding, ownership, locations of offices, services provided, and other key details.

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4. • Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) is a government-
operated national news agency of Pakistan.
• Since its inception after the independence of Pakistan, the
financial situation of APP continued to deteriorate until it was
on the verge of collapse.
• APP’s subscription rates are higher than other agencies in
Pakistan, due to its credibility and services
• APP is a government organization, responsible to the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• The agency is headed by a Director-General, appointed by
the Ministry. Also it has a Managing Director (MD) of APP,
appointed by the government
• Besides its head office Islamabad, APP maintains five bureaus
at Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar Quetta and Rawalpindi.

5. • Pakistan Press International (PPI) is a news
agency founded in June 1956 as Pakistan Press
Association (PPA). The name was changed in 1968. It
was first started by Mr. Muzzam Ali, the Chief Editor
of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
• It began its service by hand, only in Karachi.
• PPA also built up a network of correspondents in the
smaller cities and towns in Pakistan.
• This had coverage in a limited number of large cities.
For foreign news the agency signed up with
the Agency France-Presse (AFP) in 1957, and a year
later became the first Asian partner of DPA.
• PPA also posted a correspondent in the Middle East,
an area of special interest to Pakistani newspapers

6. • INP.net.pk is among the Pakistan leaders in
online news and information delivery.
Staffed 24 hours, seven days a week by a
dedicated staff in INP Capital headquarters
in Islamabad, and in bureaus Lahore,
Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta & Azad Kashmir,
with more than 1000 correspondent all our
the Pakistan and world, INP.net.pk relies
heavily on INP's team of almost 100 news
professionals.
• INP.net.pk features the latest technologies,
to searchable archives of news features and
background information. The site is
updated continuously throughout the day

7. • South Asian Broadcasting Agency
- ACCURATE AND RELIABLE.
• Chief Editor is Shakil Ahmed
Turabi.
• It is a Public company.

8. • NNI News or News Network International (NNI)
is a private-operated national news
agency of Pakistan.
• It was established in 1992 and headquartered
in It have also offices in other major cities of
Pakistan
including Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and PESHAWAR
• It have hundreds of reporters, Bureau chief all
across the Pakistan and around the globe to
cover national and international issues
• It provide services in both
languages Urdu and English.

9. • The Asia News Network (ANN) is a network
of 22 media groups in Asian cities, organized
to provide avenues for cooperation and to
optimize coverage of major news events in
the region.
• ANN is headquartered at the offices of
the Nation Multimedia Group in Bangkok.
• In addition to a website, it produces a weekly
digital newsmagazine, called Asia News HD,
with content from its members as well as the
magazine's own staff.

10. • It is Pakistan's leading news and photo agency.
• This is Pakistan's first bilingual news and photo
wire service, dedicated to issues that are
neglected by the mainstream media.
• OINN is different from contemporary Pakistani
news agencies in many ways. There has been a
very strong feeling in the outside world that there
is no credible and independent source of
information in Pakistan, chiefly because the
electronic media, including radio and television
networks are state- owned.
• Online is the first-ever Pakistani news agency
operating English and Urdu news services
simultaneously along with comprehensive
national and international photo coverage.

12. • Press Trust of India (PTI) is the largest news
agency in India.
• It is headquartered in New Delhi and is
a nonprofit cooperative among more than 500
Indian newspapers.
• A few correspondents are based in major capitals
and important business centre on the world.
• It took over the operations of the Associated
Press from Reuters soon after India's
independence on August 15, 1947.
• It provides news coverage and information of the
region in both English and Hindi.
• Its corporate office is located at Sansad Marg,
New Delhi and registered office in D N
Road, Mumbai.

13. • The Malaysian National News
Agency ,abbreviated BERNAMA, is a news
agency of the government of Malaysia.
• It is an autonomous body placed under
the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia.
• Bernama is an abbreviation
of Berita National Malaysia. Bernama also
means named or titled in the Malay language.
• It was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and
started work on 20 May 1968.
• Being the Malaysian government's official news
agency, Bernama's content and views are
decidedly right-leaning and pro-government of
the day.

14. • The Xinhua News Agency is the official press agency of
the People's Republic of China. Xinhua is the biggest and
most influential media organization in China.
• Xinhua is a ministry-level institution subordinate to
the Chinese central government. Its president is a member of
the Central Committee of China's Communist Party.
• Xinhua operates more than 170 foreign bureaus worldwide,
and maintains 31 bureaus in China—one for each province,
plus a military bureau.
• Xinhua is the sole channel for the distribution of important
news related to the Communist Party and Chinese central
government.
• Xinhua is regarded as the most influential media outlet in
China as almost every newspaper in China relies on
Xinhua feeds for content.

15. • Emirates News Agency , also known as WAM, is
the official news agency of the United Arab
Emirates.
• The WAM was launched in November 1976.It
started Arabic broadcast on 18 June 1977
and English broadcast in December 1978.
• The agency has Arabic and English news services
and has a website in both languages.
• The agency has cooperation and news exchange
agreements with various news agencies.
• Since 2012 the agency has also been in
cooperation with the official Turkish news
agency, Anadolu Agency.

16. • The Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA, is the official news agency of
the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• It is government-funded and controlled under the Iranian Ministry of
Culture and Islamic Guidance. The agency also publishes the
newspaper Iran.
• As of 2010, the Managing Director of IRNA is Mohammad Khodaddi.
IRNA has 60 offices in Iran and 30 more in various countries around the
world.
• IRNA's administrative efforts are focused on an expansion of its
international news branches around the globe.
• Branches ostensibly are given the task of producing news items or
selecting from those produced by various news agencies, translating and
disseminating them through its various news lines
• . It also seeks to expand its level of cooperation with various foreign news
agencies and corporations.
• Personnel of IRNA branches abroad are currently in charge of monitoring
their respective countries' radio, television, satellite .
• The offices also organize regional news dissemination corporations with
IRNA as a member, as well as monitor and program activities of its
branches.

18. • Agency France-Presse (AFP) is an
international news agency headquartered in Paris,
France ,Founded in 1944.
• AFP is the third largest news agency in the world,
after the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters.
• Currently, the CEO is Emmanuel Hoog (fr) and the
News Director is Michèle Léridon.
• AFP has regional offices
in Nicosia, Montevideo,Hong Kong,
and washington D.C.., and bureaux in 150
countries. AFP transmits news
in French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish,
and German.

19. • Since 1850, Reuters have experimented,
invented, and created content and news
solutions to become the world’s leading
international news agency.
• Always at the forefront of real-time
breaking news and high-impact global
multimedia content, They are constantly
innovating our products and services to
meet our business needs.
• Reuters provides award-winning coverage
of the day’s most important topics,
including: business, finance, politics, sports,
entertainment, technology, health,
environment, and much more.

20. • The Associated Press (AP) is an
American multinational nonprofit news
agency headquartered in New York City that operates
as a cooperative, unincorporated association.
• The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers and
radio and television stations in the United States.
• Most of the AP staff are union members and are
represented by the Newspaper Guild, which operates
under the Communications Workers of America.