Capital TV readies for test transmission

	ISLAMABAD: The managers of Capital TV plan to launch their test transmission later this month and subsequently join the growing list of news channels, many of them fighting for survival. Initially there were plans to run the project as a local channel from Islamabad on the lines of City 42 in Lahore. However, now its status will be that of a national news channel. The channel is headed by Basit Sheikh, son of Ahmed Riaz Sheikh, a former official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The administration, reportedly conducted interviews last month at its offices in Sector F-10 in Islamabad. Some staff has also been hired in Lahore. Veteran journalist Nasir Malik, who once served Dawn and DawnNews will be the channel’s Director News.