Posts Tagged ‘Geo TV’

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World Sindhi Topi, Ajrak Day today Samaa TV. Upadated on: 06 Dec 09 01:47 PM By Arbab Chandio KARACHI: The first World Sindi Topi {cap} Day is being observed on Sunday (today) throughout the world including Pakistan. Various political parties, civil societies and organizations have supported the first ever day. The Muttaheda Qaumi [...]

In his popular talk show (Najam Sethi Special 5 December 2009), Najam Sethi suggests that Geo TV is being supported by a spy agency (anti-politicians establishment) in order to derail democracy in Pakistan, e.g. the Swiss case documents' removal scandal.  Here is the relevant clip: (more...)

In the last week of November 2009, the transmissions of GEO concerning ‘Merey Mutabiq’ of Dr Shahid Masood were banned allegedly on the pretext that propaganda against the presidency was being sent on air without due scrutiny, care and caution. The presidency team considered that the media had mislead the general public with disinformation on [...]

Geo TV correspondent, Dr Javed Kanwal, has recently filed a story in Geo TV and The News in which he claimed that the Pakistan government has succeeded in removing from a lawyer’s office evidence of the cases against influential personalities filed in the Swiss courts and withdrawn by the Musharraf regime under the NRO. First of all, who is [...]

To: Shaheen Sehbai, Editor, The News From: MSR, Editor-in-Chief Re: Violation of policy I am constrained to bring to your notice several, and repeated, violation of editorial policies clearly understood between us. Infact, these policies have also been agreed in writing. On 26th March, 2001, you had published a one sided, incorrect and [...]

Who will Bell the Bad, Fat Cats? Shaheen Sehbai Every one in the present morally, intellectually and financially depleted Pakistan -- the print media and its well-entrenched "gurus" among the foremost --- is shouting from the roof top for accountability of every one else. Yet no one has seriously demanded, nor does any one appear to be [...]

In response to ethnic hate speech against Sindhi culture by the anti-democracy mafia of Geo TV (Shaheen Sehbai, Shahid Masood, Saaleh Zafir, Tariq Butt, Ansar Abbasi), people of Sindh have decided to observe the "Sindhi Topi Day" to pay their respect and love for the (more...)

Over the last weeks, television screens have broadcasted the growing and angry media sentiment against government over ban on a talk show of a private TV channel by Dubai authorities. Freedom of expression denotes not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and delivering information or ideas. Freedom of expression is [...]

Saad Khan, a young Pakistani man took part in a reality show sponsored by a multinational company earlier this summer; he was flown to Thailand for filming what he must have thought would be the opportunity of a lifetime.The show was planned for a large media group in Pakistan (Geo TV); the person's family was never adequately compensated, the [...]

As to the media group in question, they too need to do some soul searching to establish whether their practices of recent days are in conformity with best practice in journalism. Personalised vitriol may vent anger, but does not (more...)

In the following article, Nadeem Paracha offers a critical analysis of certain (pro-establishment, pro-Taliban and anti-democracy)elements in Pakistani media (e.g. Dr Shahid Masood, Shaheen Sehbai, Geo TV, and The News) who are dismantling the institution of democracy in Pakistan on various pretexts such as (more...)

Frustrated by the fact that as a failed journalist and as a man of dubious integrity, he is abhorred and mistrusted by masses, journalists, politicians and establishment alike, Dr Shahid Masood has written a column titled "The desperation of PPP to shoot the messenger" in The News on 27 November 2009. Here is an analysis of some of his confessions [...]

By Abdul Nishapuri Shoaib Bhutta is the name of a courageous journalist who tried to expose the evil designs of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and his commerical empire known as Geo TV / Jang Group. He was the one who revealed a few weeks ago that Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman has demanded 400 crore rupees from President Zardari in order to stop the anti-democracy [...]

By Abdul Nishapuri'Sultani Gawah' is an Urdu word meaning 'crown witness of the prosecution'. Those who understand the nature of power politics in Pakistan know where exactly crown (power) lies in Pakistan. Not very long ago, in 2002, Shaheen Sehbai was forced to leave the country because of his anti-ISI and anti-Pakistan Army columns. However, [...]

’اسٹیبلشمنٹ نہیں کچھ اداکار حکومت ہٹانا چاہتے ہیں ‘کراچی میں پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے تینتالیسواں یومِ تاسیس کے جلسہ عام سے ایوان صدر اسلام آباد سے بذریعہ سیٹلائیٹ خطاب کرتے ہوئے صدر (more...)

Here is an article by BBC Urdu's Amir Ahmed Khan highlighting that NRO has nothing to do with the real life issues of the majority of Pakistanis, nor are they interested in it. In a nutshell, NRO is a media created storm in a cup of tea. (more...)

Pakistan’s conspiracy theories stifle debate Ahmed RashidSwitch on any of the dozens of satellite news channels now available in Pakistan.You will be bombarded with talk show hosts who are mostly obsessed with demonising the elected government, trying to convince viewers of global conspiracies against Pakistan led by India and the United States [...]

زرداری صاحب میرے مطابق کو چلنے دیں مسلمان حکمرانوں (براہ کرم اسے اسلامی کے ساتھ نہ ملاءیں)کے عروج کا ایک مظہر چکلہ تھا۔ شہروں سے باہر خاص و عام کے لیے قابل رساءی یہ جگہ یہ وہ تھی جہاں مروجہ [...]

By Abdul NishapuriThe Pakistani nation, political class, democracy lovers and those opposed to the Taliban and hate speech have overwhelming welcomed the UAE government's decision to ban the hate speech TV talk show presented by Dr Shahid Masood. Here is the news report (more...)

Pakistan's second richest man: Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman The notorious blackmailer, anarchist and the owner of the Jang/Geo Group of Pakistan تو جو مخلص اگر ہے تو یہ کام کر کارخانے کو مزدور کے نام کر Geo TV involved in running anti-Zardari campaign November 20, 2009 Lahore: Leaders of the [...]

By Sarah Khan An appeal to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Apply Article 6 of the Constitution on Dr Shahid Masood, Shaheen Sehbai, Ansar Abbasi, their other accomplices, and owners of Geo TV/ Jang Group. According to the constitution of Pakistan (Article 6): 6. (1) Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, [...]

Tragedy of the talk shows —Elf Habib The shows obsessively promote the political circus splashing the spicier rhetoric and sensation. Their anchors, contrary to the common norms of calmness, insouciance and neutrality are often quite agitated, flippant and biased on certain issues. Some are almost too rapacious to devour their guestsThe [...]

  Shaheryar Ali Source: Sherryx's weblog It’s a very sorry state of affairs. For more than 2 years now I have been writing about the dangers of “intellectual hegemony”, “selective radicalism” and “double discourse on Rights” being prevalent in Pakistani corporate media as well in Pakistani blogging community. The Pakistani [...]

Guest Blog by Aamir Mughal Source: http://chagataikhan.blogspot.com   Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or defence of Pakistan or any part [...]

In his popular talk show 'Capital Talk' (Geo TV) on the night of 5 November 2009, Hamid Mir dedicated almost entire program to criticize the 'Let us build Pakistan' blog as well as the group 'Critical Supporters of (more...)

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Omens against peace in Swat... As if in response to the Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Muhammad’s “peace march” from Mingora to Matta in Swat, a gang of Taliban kidnapped journalist Musa Khankhel on Wednesday and then rigged him with bullets and beheaded his dead corpse. The Sufi did not comment, but the act was [...]

For, updated report, click here:Ansar Abbasi with his venom against Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar....It is interesting to note that in November 2008, conscience of the Editorial Board of the Jang Group made them to publish a concocted, maligning story against Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar, however, in 2006, the same Editorial Board of the Jang [...]

Geo and ARY news blocked in Karachi and other urban parts of Sindh. Time for MQM as well as hostile media acnhors to pause and reflect... Let us listen to Khusnood Ali Khan as well as Salman Taseer:PM orders probe into blocking of TV channels (The Post, 18 Nov 2008)AgenciesISLAMABAD: Condemning all forms of restrictions on private television [...]