Posts Tagged ‘Ansar Abbasi’
How to make a great story on “krupshion” – Ansar Abbasi-Adil Gilani 101!
I was always weak in mathematics. Numbers were never my forte and hence, I remained a not so bright student. Work wise, I play with numbers and like analyzing them. I wonder, if I had a better grip on elementary maths, maybe, I would have been more strong academically. Pakistan's apex investigative journalist, Ansar Abbasi has leased the front [...]
CJ’s next frontier: Sir who can we turn to if not you?
I try my best not to read The News, as it is an anti government, pro-PML-N, pro-military and pro-CJ newspaper. Whenever I do, there is one reason or the other to write something about it. In The News, of 31st January, 2012, an advertisement in the form of an APPEAL addressed to "Before the Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar [...]
…And so it rests: Memorial service of the memogate
The “Stupidisco” that Pakistan was converted into seems to be coming to rest. After Mansoor Ijaz’ refusal to come to Pakistan and demanding that this testimony be taken outside of Pakistan, the apex adjudicator, CJ Iftikhar Ahmed Chaudhry had no choice but to give two more months time for the Inquiry Commission to investigate and adjourn [...]
Ansar Abbasi unveils Mansoor Ijaz’s letter to CJ – by Raza Baloch
The top investigator of The News and Jang group of publications and electronic media’s top observer Ansar Abbasi has unveiled the letter written by Mansoor Ijaz the main character of Memo scandal to the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry. During last hearing the CJ announced regarding that personal and secret letter and [...]
Crappy Analysis: Ansar Abbasi and diapers
Ansar Abbasi is a very senior journalist for The News/Jang Group. While may not I agree with his views, from afar I used to assume he might be providing some intellectual strength to the right. I now think I assumed wrong. Mr Abbasi has begun to write series of articles relating to NATO soldiers, Pakistan's blockage of supply-lines and diaper [...]
Jang Group must stop harassing Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch
Related posts: HRW is concerned about the fear of judicial over-reach in Pakistan: Interview with Ali Dayan Hasan AHRC appeal: DG ISI Gen Shuja Pasha must be prosecuted for hatching conspiracy against democracy Critical readers of Pakistan's politics are aware that it is not only Pakistani generals but also their loyalists in judiciary and [...]
Step aside President Zardari and PPP, Ansar Abbasi plays the “Sindh Card”
Pakistan’s apex investigative journalist and wannabe political advisor / strategist/ analyst / national builder / true muslim, Ansar Abbasi has written a special investigative report good enough to take the bragging rights of using the “Sindh Card” for the first time in reality. While the PPP and President Zardari are castigated time and [...]
Smartest journo on smartest nukes
Every now and then, we reminded of the greatness of Pakistan’s military and intelligence prowess by none other than the military and intelligence supporters in our right wing media. While in love with their masters, some of these journalists hold a personal grudge against General Pervez Musharraf. In his yet another epic report, Pakistan’s [...]
Ansar Abbasi in support of Imran Khan – by Zalaan
انصار عباسی کا عمران افروز کالم ایک بار پھر سوات میں لڑکی پر کوڑے مارنے کو جائز کہنے والے ،طالبان کے حمایتی ،ملک میں طالبانوں کی غیر قانونی عدالتوں کو آسمانی حکم کہنے والے صحافی انصار عباسی [...]
Maligning Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on Nusrat Bhutto’s death
My attention to Murtaza Razvi's piece on Begum Nusrat Bhutto was drawn by a fellow Tweep (@Darveshh) who referred to the article (A remarkable life story) published in Indian Express with the following comment: "No, it's not Ansar Abbasi, it is Murtaza Razvi." I have read the said article twice and can confidently say it is replete of [...]
Ansar Abbasi: Journalism or Wishful Thinking – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi
It seems that PML-N’s unofficial spokesman, Ansar Abbasi has a front page spot dedicated for his “reports” in The News. His reports are usually in forms of discussions with majority “unnamed” sources and a very few known personalities. Like Syed Adil Gilani of Transparency International, who gives Ansar Abbasi first look at his upcoming [...]
… Meanwhile in the Land of the Pure – by Nadeem F. Paracha
* Photo illustrations by Nadeem F. Paracha Source: Dawn
Shias enabling Shia killings in Pakistan
Pakistani Shias demonstrate against ISI's role in Shia massacres Related posts: Blood of Shia Muslims flows freely in Pakistan – by Amir Mir A significant number of prominent Shias in Pakistan seem to be repeating or reinforcing the military state propaganda misrepresenting the ongoing Shia killings as part of foreign conspiracy by the [...]
Ansar Abbasi and his twisted mind – Supporter of Mumtaz Qadri and Khwaja Sharif
Ansar Abbasi, Jang Group’s erstwhile investigative journalist and known supporter of Khilafat, the Pakistan Army’s involvement in politics and considered a supporter of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, has written in support of Mumtaz Qadri and his future lawyer, Khwaja Sharif, by terming “Mumtaz Qadri ko saza, Adalat nay riasat kee nakami nazarandaz [...]
Admiring Ansar Abbasi’s innocence
Ansar Abbasi is one of our favorite journalists. He has knowledge of everything – investigations, politics, judiciary, fiqh, social lives to live, military, wars, economy, media management etc. It is safe to say that what Kamran Khan was to Benazir government in the 1990’s, Ansar Abbasi tried his best to emulate his Karachi based colleague in [...]
Pakistan’s ISI-backed jihadi media mourns Osama bin Laden
by Shoaib Adil Originally published in the 'Daily AajKal'
ISI Assets in action – II
Related Articles: ISI assets begin their act to ensure “supremacy” of their masters Ahmed Noorani belongs to Ansar Abbasi gang at Jang Group. His agenda along with his boss has always been to malign the PPP government on one thing after the other. Be it the judiciary, national ghairat, taping telephone conversations of various people, [...]
Ijaz-ul-Haq Bhutto and the Real PPP: Reflections of a Jiyala – by Maula Bux Thadani
Last week, Pakistan’s Fake Civil Society (FCS) who are actually the real PPP supporters, were using Ijaz-ul-Haq (son of Pakistan's Islamofascist military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq) to diss Babar Awan. Many of them were inflamed that Babar Awan was representing the Government in reopening the Bhutto trail. We the Fake Peoples Party [...]
Has Ansar Abbasi committed blasphemy? – by Shiraz Paracha
Ansar Abbasi of daily Jang newspaper provided his readers incomplete and selective translation of verses from the Holy Qur’an. Just to prove his twisted logic this self-proclaimed soldier of Islam and a ‘good Muslim’, he used the Holy Qur’an to mislead and manipulate his audience. Please read the full English translation of [...]
After Salman Taseer now Jang Group is targeting Fauzia Wahab
Yeah, it's a well known fact that the Spanish-American war in 1898 was a result of "yellow journalism", and it is also established truth that 'Jang Group' played a leading role in Salman Taseer's assassination. The Asia Bibi saga unlashed a furious debate on Blasphemy Law and we had watched lots of trial shows talk shows on Geo TV and read [...]
Ansar Abbasi’s Angling on the reference on ZAB’s judicial murder
We all knew Ansar Abbasi is capable of angling news and information to his liking but he has left all of us to stand and applaud him. While the whole nation is recovering from the loss in the semi-finals, the man stuck to his task to “review” the reference made available to him by his friends in the Supreme Court. He did the same work of [...]
License to kill US nationals in Pakistan: Jang Group takes the lead in inciting hatred
In which country names, passport numbers, visa type and validity of visas of people are accessible to “journalists”? It happens only in Pakistan. Our very dearest, Ansar Abbasi, is one such journalist who has access to all sort of information who publishes it in his "report". We suspect that such information is fed to him by the spy agencies [...]
Ansar Abbasi appreciates Nawaz Sharif’s decision to part ways from PPP
Related articles: Rauf Klasra’s article on PML-N’s opportunistic politics Sharif brothers are patronizing corrupt politics PPP gains confidence, PML-N loses nerves March in March – by Ahsan Abbas Shah Editor's note: There has to be something wrong with Nawaz Sharif's decision to part ways from the PPP in Punjab if known Taliban [...]
Justice Tariq Mehmood vs Ansar Abbasi on Raymond Davis’s immunity – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi
Related articles: LUBP Archive on Raymond Davis Between March 2007 and March 2009, Justice Tariq Mehmood along with Ali Ahmed Kurd, Asma Jahangir and Athar Minallah plus a few others were the darlings of our right wing media members like Hamid Mir, Ansar Abbasi, Talat Hussain, Kamran Khan, Kashif Abbasi, Moeed Pirzada, Shahid Masood etc. They [...]
Shah Mahmood Qureshi: Jang Group’s new found hero – by M Usama Kabbir
Related article: In defense of Shah Mahmood Qureshi – by Javed Fazal Pakistan's (military establishment-free) media has found an overnight 'HERO' roughly a month after they found 'Ghazi' Mumtaz Qadri. Surprisingly, this time around he is from the 'krupt' Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party. Presenting to you: The honest, the dignified [...]
Where Ansar Abbasi and Mosharraf Zaidi converge: “PPP killed Sherry Rehman’s bill”
Related articles: Three musketeers and the “PPP abandoned Salmaan Taseer” narrative A plan well executed Charter of irresponsible journalism in Pakistan in 2011 It is always entertaining to witness the little asset talk of the FCS eleven on Twitter which usually reads something like this: "Loved your fantastic column in xxx today. [...]
I envy Ansar Abbasi
I seriously am overawed with the capabilities of Jang Group journalists. They are all seeing, all knowing and the areas under their command are just supernatural. Look at the case of Ansar Abbasi. According to blogger Kala Kawaa “isn’t he an expert on the law? Just like he’s an expert on Islam, and the constitution, and the economy, and [...]
Islami media committee – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi
In light of the recent attitude of the media which has been trying to play the role of wakeel-e-shaitaan by bringing the momineen and various other ahl-e-kitab into direct confrontation over various deeni and muashrati masail, there is need for saff-arai of jayyad ulema. On top of all this, the Veena Malik affair has caused a lot of dismay to [...]
Khadim-e-Aala’s Punjab Police – by Ali Raja
On 13th January, 2011, Chief Minister of Punjab tagged Khadim e Alla Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif very innocently complained that the increased budget of Punjab Police did not work and that the law and order situation of the province is getting worse every day. Shahbaz Sharif was very curious about where had the budget actually gone. Though [...]
Justice Sharif’s murder plot ‘a remarkable tale’: Report
Further reading: We look forward to the follow up story to the plot to kill Justice Sharif- by Chaudry Ahmad Khan and Ahmad Iqbalabadi Special Branch Report to kill Khwaja Sharif “false and baseless” The alleged Plot to kill Justice Sharif: A wishful thinking of Ansar Abassi (part 1) – by Fawad Manzoor CJ murder plot: Top cops [...]
Salmaan Taseer: the content soul —Dr Mohammad Taqi
Source: Daily Times, January 13, 2011 To let these hordes be the judge, jury and the executioner would be the exact opposite of what Salmaan Taseer stood for. They have succeeded in killing Salmaan Taseer but must not be allowed to lynch him posthumously They were jubilant. They were celebrating. They had come to admire, congratulate and [...]
New day, new issue – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi
Our dearest friend, Ansar Abbasi, is always on the lookout of ways to embarrass the political system and political leaders. He was the one who was the architect of last year’s circus of “Fake Degrees”. The pretext of the circus was to discredit the political leadership and have one more reason to send the system packing. If one recalls and [...]
Ik aur December – Be-Sharam Brigade Ke Naam! by Shahid Mahmood
A poet's love for our Be-Sharam Brigade comprising of Shahid Masood, Ansar Abbasi, Roedad Khan, Saaleh Zafir and all those who "suffered" one more year! Usey kehna ik aur December ja raha hai December ke guzartay hi baras jhooti pesheen goyon main doob jaaye ga Usay kehna December laut aaye ga Magar tumhari bad kaariyon ki tasweer, [...]
Ansar Abbasi’s appeal to Pakistani media owners
امربالمعروف ونہی عن المنکر کس سے منصفی چاہیں… انصار عباسی 22 نومبر 2010ء کو جنگ میں چھپنے والے میرے کالم بعنوان ”اگر حیاء نہ رہے.......“ پر مجھے قارئین کی طرف سے بے پناہ ردعمل ملا۔ مجھے یہ جان [...]
Wikileaks prove that Dr Shahid Masood’s analysis was so right!
اک کہانی سنو سویرے سویرے نذیر ناجی وکی لیکس میں 2008ء اور 2009ء کے حوالے سے فوجی بغاوت کی جو خبریں‘ تجزیئے‘ حتیٰ کہ جنرل کیانی کا نام لے کر کھلی دعوتیں کہ وہ آگے بڑھ کر اقتدار پر قبضہ کر لیں‘ محض [...]
On Babar Awan’s statement on the blasphemy law
Ansar Abbasi and various of his friends and followers in Pakistn's mainstream and alternative media have recently mentioned Babar Awan's statement on the blasphemy law. According to the original article by Ansar Abbasi published in The News, the statement was made to "a senior member of jang group". Therefore, there are some serious doubts about [...]
Fashioning Moral Outrage – by XYZ
Oh wow. We've all become so used to the hyperbole of the Western and local language English press around Pakistan Fashion Weeks, that it is sometimes easy to forget how a significant section of society in Pakistan views them. And who better to represent that view than our intrepid Khalifa-ul-Waqt, Ansar Abbasi, who can and will hold forth on [...]
Politics of Plot Allotment – concern of Ahmed Noorani
Rauf Klasra is doing a series of reports on the beneficiaries of politics of Plot Allotment during the last few years. The first piece was on the high and mighty judges who have been allotted plots in Islamabad, even though majority of them are not based in the capital. In yesterday’s Express Tribune, in a story titled “Journalists are no [...]
Asma Jahangir’s victory and the reaction of reactionary forces – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi
In my immediate response to Asma Jahangir’s victory titled “Asma Jahangir’s victory is a loss for Jang Group’s yellow journalism” I had expressed my glee over the symbolic nature of her victory. It was also heartening to see a wide variety of response to mood in this camp. That is the beauty of freedom of speech. I listen to you and you [...]
