Overview
- Multiple channels, including Geo News, ARY News and Samaa TV, saw live transmissions interrupted on March 1 after Iftar with hostile on‑screen messages targeting the Pakistan military.
- Geo News Managing Editor Azhar Abbas said repeated hacking attempts disrupted the channel’s PakSat transmission and stressed the messages were unrelated to the network.
- Clips circulating on social media showed hijacked feeds displaying Urdu text and imagery, and reports noted a brief website disruption before Geo News’ site returned to normal.
- Media-technology experts cited satellite uplink interference or frequency spoofing as plausible methods, indicating the newsroom systems may not have been directly compromised.
- Reports said a coordinated campaign also placed pro‑Mossad material via Google Ads on websites in 19 countries, and local outlets reported Pakistani counter‑cyber actions, while no formal government attribution has been issued.