<s>
Patari	B-Protocol
(	O
Urdu	O
:	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Pakistani	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
founded	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
by	O
Khalid	O
Bajwa	O
,	O
Faisal	O
Sherjan	O
,	O
Iqbal	O
Talaat	O
Bhatti	O
and	O
Humayun	O
Haroon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
chief	O
creative	O
officer	O
of	O
Patari	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
initial	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
online	O
Pakistani	O
drama	O
serial	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
succeed	O
,	O
the	O
Jang	O
Group	O
’s	O
Chief	O
Strategy	O
Officer	O
Faisal	O
Sherjan	O
,	O
encouraged	O
Patari	B-Protocol
's	O
founders	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
music	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patari	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
in	O
beta	O
version	O
with	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
20,000	O
songs	O
and	O
600	O
artists	O
and	O
was	O
accessible	O
only	O
through	O
invites	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
registration	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
access	O
across	O
Pakistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
were	O
sharing	O
screenshots	O
,	O
making	O
memes	O
,	O
trading	O
tips	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
get	O
invites	O
and	O
reaching	O
out	O
to	O
us	O
to	O
tell	O
us	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
love	O
Pakistani	O
music	O
and	O
Patari	B-Protocol
”	O
said	O
Khalid	O
Bajwa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patari	B-Protocol
was	O
opened	O
to	O
public	O
browsing	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patari	B-Protocol
launched	O
apps	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
OS	I-Application
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
app	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Patari	B-Protocol
received	O
a	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
US$	O
200,000	O
in	O
seed	O
funding	O
from	O
the	O
investment	O
firm	O
Sarmayacar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patari	B-Protocol
Haftanama	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Pakistani	O
top	O
20	O
singles	O
chart	O
that	O
is	O
presented	O
every	O
Thursday	O
at	O
Patari.pk	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
EMI	O
Pakistan	O
requested	O
Patari	B-Protocol
to	O
remove	O
all	O
its	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
as	O
it	O
held	O
the	O
licenses	O
for	O
over	O
60,000	O
Pakistani	O
artists	O
and	O
controlled	O
almost	O
70%	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
music	O
of	O
Pakistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeeshan	O
Chaudhry	O
,	O
General	O
Manager	O
of	O
EMI	O
Pakistan	O
said	O
:	O
“	O
I	O
am	O
not	O
against	O
Patari	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
am	O
against	O
any	O
portal	O
or	O
platform	O
that	O
provides	O
illegal	O
music.	O
”	O
Patari	B-Protocol
and	O
EMI	O
have	O
since	O
resolved	O
their	O
differences	O
and	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
places	O
EMI	O
on	O
the	O
Patari	B-Protocol
platform	O
.	O
</s>
