The News is an Android app developed by Interlink Multi Media - Jang Media Group (IMM, Al-Rahman Building, 3rd Floor, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi). Others apps created by Interlink Multi Media - Jang Media Group are: Geo News, Geo TV, Jang News.

The News first became available on 06 Feb 2014. It is estimated that The News has been downloaded between 50000 and 100000 times from the Play Store.

The News 77 requires the following permissions:

Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.