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Blaming the Army isn't the Solution

So guys please go through this post to understand what I meant by the tweet.

1. I intentionally brought up the name of Malik Ishaque despite having full knowledge of his reportire. Let's get this straight that no one is advocating him here. It's just a simple analogy and a very logical one.

2. I still fail to understand how and according to which constitution is his extra judicial killing justified. Just because you,me or Jibran Nasir know that he has murdered someone doesn't justify his extra judicial killing.

Pretty sure Army would say the same about Jibran Nasir's missing persons. "The guy was caught after a gun battle in which 2 Jawans got martyred so we killed him". If your knowledge of someone's crime is good enough for him to be murdered then I trust if Army has knowledge of someone's crimes then they are pretty much entitled to the same rights as you. If you are not protesting against Malik Ishaque's extra judicial killing then you have no right to protest for these guys. Both are exactly same cases.

What if Malik Ishaque's wife turns up on the road tomorrow with a playcard saying where is my husband? Will you support her too because I'm sure she will also be criticising Army for killing her innocent husband. Yes, innocent is the word she'll be using for the guy.

3. For me, these guys who went missing during Zarb e Azb and Rah e Nijaat are as heinous as Malik Ishaque was. They must be doing something wrong as there is peace ever since these individuals have been removed from the ground. And yes this is peace.

All of the above three points were just to explain the analogy which clearly holds true unless you can logically defy it.

Coming back to the solution.

Q- Why do we have extra judicial killings in Pakistan?

Ans- Numerous reasons like personal vendetta, political pressure, acquittal of genuine criminals from Court etc.

Now a big chunk of these killings come from the acquittal of criminals from courts. Do I need to give examples? Molana Aziz of Lal Masjid, Sufi Muhammad of Swat's TTP, Shahrukh Jatoyi, Achakzai guy who killed a policeman in broad daylight and latest of the brightest decisions is the acquittal of Shah Hussain, the guy who stabbed Khadija 23 times. I wouldn't be surprised if these guys get killed extra judicially some day.

Q- Why do court's acquit criminals and terrorists?

Ans-

a) Weak persual by the executive.

b) Insufficient proofs due to out dated methods of investigation and incompetence of investigators. This incompetence can breed from lack of proper facilities or workload.

c) Insecurity among the judges.

These are just few of the reasons.

Q- What is the fallout?

Ans- Imagine being a soldier. You are in Ops area and after a gun battle in which you loose couple of your finest comrades you end up catching a guy in whose house the terrorists had taken shelter for the night. You arrest the guy and send him to the court only to find out that the guy is acquitted after the court didn't see enough proof of his crime.

Few months later, you are in another intelligence based operation and you catch the same guy on the field. What would you do? In an ideal world you should arrest the guy and send him to court once again and maybe he'll get acquitted again. But we aren't living in an ideal world so I think you might pull the trigger on this guy or maybe put him in some cell without having to produce him in front of court.

Now this brings me back to Jibran who by the way happens to be a lawyer. In all this situation, what do you think should the role of a smart, bashaoor lawyer be? Should he be selectively criticising the effect i.e kidnappings etc or should he be working to eliminate the cause i.e help bring reform in our lower judiciary, build capacity of police and investigation institutes.

It has been a very long essay but I guess I needed to explain my logic of the tweet because you guys were taking it in a completely different direction.

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Islu’s fog - 15th Jan.2016

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Letter To a Student of APS Peshawar

To

The bravest kid I will ever know,

You may not know me and neither do I know you by your name. But I don’t think that matters since there are so many connections between us. I felt those connections on “that” day and have been feeling them ever since. Just like you, I too am a student. I too have studied from an institution administered by Pakistan Army and the biggest connection between us is that we share the same land. We are the bravest people under the sun.

I am studying in final year of engineering. You would know better that exams are not the kind of things we students look forward to. Rather, it is the post exam scenario that seems like an exciting prospect to us. I had my sessional this week and while I was busy in my exams I had decided that as soon as I am done with my exams I will write a letter to you and I was so happy that finally I will be getting an opportunity to vent my emotions and feelings. An opportunity to tell you how brave you are, to tell you how inspiring you are and to tell you how bigger a hero you are.

You, my dear little friend, are an embodiment of all what makes nations great. You and your friends bore the brunt of the atrocity which makes humanity cringe. We, as a nation, are sorry for putting you through such a situation. It was our failure that those murderous animals were able to lay their eyes on creations as innocent and as beautiful as you. We are sorry for not being united in the face of those terrorists when we needed to be. We are sorry for not taking any action when those terrorists attacked Church in Gohati, Peshawar. We are sorry for not avenging those scores of FC Personnel who were murdered in cold blood in Bannu while their Carawan was preparing to leave for North Waziristan. Oh my dear young friend, we are sorry for everything that lead you to “that” day.

Little bird, you know what was keeping us from doing anything against terrorists? We were confused who our enemy was. We were told by our leaders that those blood thirsty animals are our fellow Muslim brothers. We were afraid that those terrorists might hit us in our homes if we attacked them in the mountains. There were people from our very midst who kept terrifying us from the wrath of those animals. We kept getting attacked and murdered everyday but we couldn’t muster up courage to hit back. Every day we would hear news of isolated incidents of violence in every nook and corner of this land but that was not enough for us to make a resolve against the murderers.

With every passing day we were plunging into an abyss of darkness and hopelessness. Then, my sweet little bird, “Peshawar” happened. Your “Friends” happened. Your courageous “Principle” happened. “YOU” happened.

 I still remember that day as vividly as yesterday. I don’t cry usually. But that day I couldn’t keep count of my tears. I cried like a baby. I cried not because the tragedy was immensely big but because I never anticipated your courage would be of even bigger magnitude.  I never expected “You” would be so brave. Brave enough to set an example for us. You, your friends and your teachers outfought the terrorists. You were bruised and battered but you clung on. You were maimed but you kept fighting. You showed us who our true enemy was. You were the sun that pierced through the clouds of confusion. You shattered the concoctions of fear from our hearts. You showed us how brave a nation we are. You gave us “the resolve” to fight for our existence.

We are thankful to you for being the light in the hours of darkness. We made you sit through an exam no one your age is supposed to take. All the questions in your exam were out of syllabus, you weren’t equipped to tackle that exam. But Bravo Sweet Child, Bravo. You had answers to all questions that came your way. I remember seeing you outside your school being interviewed by BBC. I remember seeing you draped in a uniform stained with your friend’s blood on a stature in Lady reading Hospital. Aren’t you the same kid who was intelligent enough to hide in the washroom when terrorists stormed your school? Wait, you are the cute little dove that played dead and fooled the animal who wanted to kill you. Maybe you are all those kids. I see every kid of that school in you so I laud you. I laud you for being what we all ought to become-Brave.

Today, our land is peaceful. We go to Bazars and watch matches in Rawalpindi stadium without any fear of being attacked. Yes, we have our soldiers to thank that for but above all we have you to thank for. You were the actuator for this time of calm and tranquility. Long after this day when we would be among the top nations of the world, we would still remember you as the brave kids who acted like men and made history.

As I end this letter, I want to tell you that whatever happens in life, keep being what you are. You are the best. Become what you want to. If you want to become an architect, tell your mother about it. If you want to become a footballer, tell your father about it. Work hard little bird, work hard for you are the future of this great nation. If you are determined to get what you want, you will get it. Don’t let anyone dissuade you of your dreams.

Sincerely,

Your Brother from another Mother.

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Of Islamabad,theater and Siachen

If you are travelling on a bike on a cold eerie night then the last thing you would enjoy would be getting lost on your way to your destination. I always used to think that Islamabad has something against me. Whenever I went to Islamabad something undesirable occurred.  If Paulo Coelho was charged with the duty of phrasing my arduous relationship with Islamabad he would have concluded that the whole nature conspired against this relationship. Tonight was no different but I am thankful that finally the jinx is over and before the night ended, I and Islamabad parted on friendly terms.

So, our beloved theemi (I know it’s a strong word  considering theemi’s personality :p) texted me yesterday that he has arranged four free passes for “Siachen”-a play written by the legendary or rather ancient Anwar Maqsood and enacted by KopyKats- and that I can bring anyone along.

Naturally, I extended the invitation to Ali Hamza, Moiz and Mubtasim and predictably all of them refused to accompany me. Not that they had any problem with me rather it’s just who they are. Especially Ali Hamza isn’t the kind of the guy who will attend these kinds of events. I think he is a retard or something but then again I am no expert in judging people and who knows? Maybe its just a bad time for him these days.  

Umm where were we then? Yeah, I was narrating the compulsory khawari that I have to experience in Islamabad. Me, Theemi, Dani and Hassan left for PNCA at around 6 in the evening. After wasting petrol worth 50 Rs we finally made to the place just before the show started. People were standing in a que outside the building and we joined them. A little innocuous incident occurred at the gate when I rammed into a beautiful girl who apparently didn’t think much of it and was kind enough to pass a smile later when I had an eye contact with her. This unusual gesture of friendship from a member of the constituency which usually is highly critical of my general existence was certainly a pleasant surprise. One which I wouldn’t mind experiencing frequently.

Ok so coming back to the show. It was my first experience of watching a live theater play and I must say it was worth all the initial khajal khawari. Play was written well and one must appreciate the actors for putting up an amazing show. Some scenes required synchronized efforts and I was really amazed at the way they had timed their dialogues. It was an epic ride of emotions. One moment you would be laughing your pants off and the next your eyes would well up.

Theater has suffered a lot in Pakistan and in Punjab specifically. Vulgarity is being sold in the name of art and cheap, belittling humor is rampant in the commercial theater. In such circumstances, “Siachen” is no less than a cool breeze in a desert. A complete family entertainment with a message behind it. This is what one expects of Anwar Maqsood and this is exactly what he has delivered. I can say with certitude that this play would have shaped the opinions of many people in the hall regarding Army and its Jawans. Anwar Maqsood conveniently presented the soldiers at the level of ordinary humans with normal families and relationships and then exalted them even more conveniently by giving us a glimpse of their sacrifices.

I have been to a lot of movies and I think movie can’t even come close to the kind of entertainment theatre can deliver. If I ever get to choose between both the formats, theatre would be an easy pick. I think Kopy Kats Productions deserves to be lauded for making this brilliantly written play a big success by their immensely talented team. I am sure “Siachen” will do great in other cities as well.

P.S People of Islamabad really know how to appreciate art. I can’t remember to have seen such a disciplined audience. People appreciated the actors whenever the curtain dropped and I couldn’t keep myself from being surprised since I couldn’t find a single chichora attention seeker who would hurl taunts at the actors. There is no dearth of such guys whenever we go to Pindi’s Cinipex.

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Was going through my library and found this picture of two squabs.I took this one in summer of 2013 after discovering a dove nest in a bail (urdu wali :p) at my house.Does this make me a wild life photographer? :p

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Swift Justice by Military Courts.

Its fifteenth day since the Peshawar attack and the national consensus developed against the terrorists already appears to be dissolving,at least on the political front.Civilian administration continues to fail the nation as no convicted terrorist on death row has yet been hanged.

All the terrorists who have been hanged since the incident were trialled in military courts and those who are questioning the rational behind hanging of only those terrorist who purported attacks on Musharraf should realize that these hangings have been carried out on the orders of military courts.Rest of the terrorists don't lie within the sphere of military courts so how can they be hanged unless civilian courts issue black warrants?

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PHIL HUGHES,You will be missed.

Having grown up watching the likes of Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee, bowling at atrocious pace,going after the batsmen and trying to scare them out was one of the most delightful sight in a cricket match.But Phil Hughes' untimely demise,in the most unfortunate way possible,made me conscious of my own short comings.

At times our lust for entertainment makes us oblivious to the the pains and hardships which these players have to undergo.We forget that they are human beings as well.And as Ahmer Naqvi has aptly said that we expect these players to do things which most of us are never expected to do. Heart full condolences to Phil Hughe's family.He was reluctantly stylish yet pleasing to the eye.

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Each good deed is multiplied up to 70,000 times in Ramadan. So no matter how small, do as many good deeds as you can! SubhanAllah!

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Pakistan is No Iraq

| By Bilal Anjum | If you want to see a country being destroyed by its own people than you should follow what is unfolding in Iraq. With each new sunrise ,ISIS is getting ever closer to Baghdad and...

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A Genocide Disguised as War.

 In wake of Israel’s attacks on Gaza there are countless touching photos which are viral on social media and one of them was the one on which the conflict between Palestine and Israel was metaphorically  expressed in terms of a scoreboard.

 Evidently it is a one sided match in which all the rules are for the weaker side and is being played by colluding with the referees. The disparity between these numbers depicts it’s not a war, not by any definition of war, rather a systematized genocide. Israel’s actions are as despicable as of Hitler’s but all we can hear is  a deafening silence from  International community .

Human life is sacred whether it is of Muslims or a Jew but the actions of Israeli decision makers are not in congruency with this opinion..In its arrogance Israel has quashed more than 60 resolutions of United Nations and has still got away with it. It seems as if international community has laid down arms in front of the shear hubristic attitude of Israel.

This is the third massive bombing in the life of a seven year old child from Gaza. But this time it is different. For the first time Common Israelis are exposed as racists in front of the whole world . Never before we had seen such hatred being spewed by common people but this time.Probably they were always such racist but we just didn’t know that for the reason that the western media didn’t want us to know this macabre truth.

Twitter and facebook are crammed with racist tweets and comments from Israelis calling for death to Arabs and one loses faith in humanity after seeing a group of Israelis sitting at a hill at night and enjoying the scenes of houses and hospitals being bombarded in Gaza .

Israel, a country whose whole history right from its beginning is trodden with carcasses of innocent Arabs, is always in need of an excuse for launching ghastly attacks over the people of Palestine and when it gets no, it fabricates one. The novel concepts of humanity, human rights and freedom loose their essence in this region. Racial discrimination is at its peak and the world knows it.

Just recently 4 Palestinian footballers were shot in leg consequently stripping them of their dreams to represent Palestine one day. Artists and students  are always the main targets of the Israeli forces.

“They say sky is the limit but for us Israel is the limit. We can only go as far as Israel wants  us to go”, said, Nalan al Sarraj, a blogger from Palestine, in a TV programme:

Life is cheap down their. Any Israeli soldier can shot any Palestinian just for an act as trivial as strolling at the rooftop of his own house and then label him as a militant.

Few feel that Muslims are overly critical of Israel  and  argue that Israel Is acting out of self defence but the fact that Israel initiated these attacks, takes gas out of this argument’s balloon., but even if hypothetically Israel is acting out of self defence then this is best described by Prof. Noam Chomsky as:

  "When Israel, in the occupied territories now, claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population that they’re crushing".

  Western news agencies are trying to portray it as a war between two equals when it is not.

Their is a quote wrongly attributed to  Noam Chmoskey , which is circulating on social media but in the current situation none wiser words were said:

“Israel uses sophisticated attack jets and naval vessels to bomb densely-crowded refugee camps, schools, apartment blocks, mosques, and slums to attack a population that has no air force, no air defense, no navy, no heavy weapons, no artillery units, no mechanized armor, no command in control, no army… and calls it a war. It is not a war, it is murder."

   Those media outlets which are usually  on the front lines advocating for human rights in Muslim countries  are terming this genocide as a war. A couple of nights ago headline on BBC was “Israel under renewed Hamas attack”. Is this what they can see? Can’t they see those periodic attacks by  Israeli F-35 jets razing houses in Gaza and killing infants? In one act of supremely biased  and perversive  reporting ABC  news Anchor,  Diane Sawyer, described the obliterated houses in Gaza as those of Israel’s.

Is this a war? No its not, it’s a genocide which is as hideous as when it is committed by Ratko Mladic and Israel should be held accountable for it.

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Evidently it is a one sided match in which all the rules are for the weaker side and is being played by colluding with the referees.

The disparity between these numbers depicts it’s not a war, not by any definition of war, rather a systematized genocide. Israel’s actions are as despicable as of Hitler’s but all we can hear is  a deafening silence from  International community 

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I first saw Abdul Jabbar when I joined LUMS eight years back as a freshman. I last saw him yesterday when he opened the gate for me as I was leaving for home. I, in my car, air-conditioning on full blast, thirsty as hell because I was fasting. He, on foot, fanning himself with a handkerchief, calm...

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Ajmal's Magical Summer In England

This summer hasn’t been the most generous for English sports fans with English team being knocked out of the football world cup in the very first round, English cricket team losing a nerve rattling test match and series against Srilanka and defending champion Andy Murray being eliminated from Wimbledon but in spite of all these facts, English county season is on its full bloom with a number of renowned foreign cricketers being part of it.

Two Pakistanis have caught the eyes of everyone with their splendid, consistent performance in the Natwest T20 blast and county championship.

The left arm fast bowler Junaid Khan has proved to be a valuable asset for Lancashire ever since he has been inducted in the team while the right arm off spinner, Ajmal, the magician, has been an integral part of all the victories of Worcestershire.

  It appears that Ajmal is thoroughly enjoying his summer in UK. This season has been fairly easy, if not a walk in the park, for him and Worcestershire as the rest of teams couldn’t come up with the answers to Ajmal’s questions .In the recent win over Glamorgan Ajmal bagged his sixth five-wicket haul of the season.

In county championship, Ajmal has taken 56 wickets including 6 five-wicket and 2 ten wicket  hauls  at a miserly economy of 2.49 and average of 15.91 , making him the leading wicket taker and the first one to reach 50 wickets mile stone in this season.

In 2012,Ajmal was the soul culprit behind England’s stunning 3-0 defeat against Pakistan in UAE. Since then he hasn’t really looked backed and has tasted great successes   against world cricketers generally and against players from outside of the sub-continent, particularly.

Thanks to Ajmal’s brilliance  Worcestershire  has remained undefeated throughout the county championship, and is at the top of its group right now. Because of  Ajmal’s  spell bounding performances ,many critics are even labeling Worcestershire as a “One man team” while Worcestershire fans vehemently deny this allegation.

The veracity of these allegations can only be tested when Worcestershire plays without Ajmal as

Ajmal is only available for the county till the game against Leicestershire   which starts from13th July, after which he will fly back home to join Pakistan team for their series against Srilanka which is scheduled in August.

During the county season, apparently,  Ajmal and Moin Ali,the Worcestershire team mates, have also developed  close ties and according to reports Ajmal has also taught Moin Ali the art of Doosra .Moin Ali has already started to make his name in International cricket and with proficiency over Doosra he can also become a lethal all rounder in future. 

 In the Natwest T20 tournament as well Ajmal has claimed 8 scalps at an economy of 6.0 and Worcestershire Rapids is leading the North group with 6 wins out of the 9 matches it has played.

  Controversy:

Ajmal’s  exceptional performance also led some eyebrows to raise. After his fantabulous performance against Essex in a county match, Ajmal’s action once again became a hot topic of  debate when former English captain Michael Vaughn posted a picture of Ajmal’s bowling action on twitter with the caption : “You are allowed 15 degrees of flex in your delivery swing…. #justsaying”.

  English pace man Stuart Broad joined in with a tweet :”This has to be a fake photo?!” 

And added “Bowlers can bowl very differently in a lab while being tested compared to needing wickets in the middle.”

Ajmal responded swiftly to the matter and clarified that his action has already been cleared by ICC and meanwhile urged both PCB and ECB to take notice of the situation.

 Stuart Broad’s comments also didn’t go well with the Ajmal’s fans back home, many of whom believe that it has   become a pattern that whenever Ajmal gets wickets people start raising questions regarding the legitimacy of his action.

On July 5 ,Saeed Ajmal played in the the celebration match between MCC XI and the Rest of the World XI.Here once again Ajmal continued with his sparkling form and even star like Gilchrist didn’t have any answer to Ajmal’s tricks. He ripped through the rest of the world top order and eventually Sachin had to take Ajmal out of the attack to keep the match alive.

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And the Sabz Hilali flag flutters high on the mountains because of the blood of the valiant.

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ISIS:The Richest Terrorist Enterprise

With entrepreneurship being the talk of the town and thousands of new startups  spurring up every week in the world ,it is difficult for a startup to get attention of the mainstream media but there is one such organization which has masterly achieved this goal .

A week ago ,ISIS was a name which was unknown to a huge number of people around the globe but with its  successful and surreal march towards Baghdad, with major cities like Fallujah and Mosul falling one after  another , has made it the next big thing in the entrepreneurial world of terrorism and it is responsible for the crISIS  in Iraq.

  ISIS(Islamic state of Iraq and Syria ) which was founded in 2004,had to suffer major setbacks after its inception but it resurged  after the coalition forces left Iraq and the turmoil in Syria only helped it become a force to reckon with.

It has been estimated that the total worth of ISIS at the present moment is a staggering 2 billion dollars . An incredible  achievement  for any organization which is effectively  just three to four years old.

Not many tech organizations would have managed to be this successful in such a small period of time , let alone a terrorist organization.

According to reports of CNN the net worth of Taliban and  Al-Qaida at their peak was much less than ISIS’s which clearly demonstrates that ISIS is the richest  terrorist organization right now with an enormous potential to destabilize not only Middle-East but whole world.

ISIS gets its funding   from the oil fields which are under its control in Syria and Iraq, by looting Banks,  plundering cities, sponsorship from private organizations in other middle eastern countries and even by selling electricity. The reserves of the said group incredibly increased after it looted 429 million $s from  a bank in Mosul .

  This terror outfit seems to be following the basic rules of marketing.

 Like any other startup ISIS has been really active on twitter and face book and tweeted almost 40,000  tweets on the day it  took control of Mosul. The social media   accounts of ISIS play a major role in recruitment of new fighters as well as help it in  advertising  its agenda. It has been using social media for its PR campaign and this PR campaign is by all means methodical and effective.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-jihadists-on-move-in-iraq-using-weapons-and-twitter-hashtags/

 These insurgents  are not only social media addicts but also tech savvy  and the proof of this is the App,they have developed for android phones,  named  The Dawn of Glad Tiding. On signing up, this app  takes permission from the user to tweet on his behalf and while the twitter account of the user functions normally ISIS manages to tweet to thousands of people using that twitter account.

  As of this moment, ISIS is a success story and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi can be considered as an addition to the club of billionaires   who never had a professional degree   but its future seams  grim with American aircraft carrier entering  the Persian gulf and an unusual, potential cooperation between Iran and America.

There is no  denying to the fact that in its rampage towards Baghdad ISIS has committed atrocities  that are beyond human imagination and is involved in crimes against humanity.

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Easy reading is damn hard writing

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GEO Tainting Journalism!

It’s the seventh day since Hamid Mir has been ambushed and police have no clue what so ever about the killers.

A tragic incident it was but the bigger tragedy occurred when Amir Mir accused DG ISI of attempted murder and GEO tried to malign the image of ISI. The audacity with which the said group attacked one of the major institutes of the state was outrageous.Perhaps, the “news makers”  didn’t know at that time that in the next few days they themselves will become a news.

GEO lashed onto the opportunity provided by Amir Mir and as always tried to stir a wave of sensationalism in the country. There might have been many objectives behind all that adventurous broadcast but whatever were the ambitions of GEO, they led GEO  into a closed ally.

GEO couldn’t have imagined about the massive repulsive wave of public anger which it has had to face after accusing ISI without any proof. A slight judgment in error exposed GEO in front of whole nation.

It has been many years since GEO has been trying to play GOD in Pakistani politics. They support their own favorites may it be politics or judiciary. In last few years GEO has touched the red line many times but each time it got away with it and that gave the “Mirs” of GEO all the confidence they needed.

GEO has been exploiting freedom of expression for its own benefits. Their is no doubt about the channel’s creativity but there are serious doubts  and reservations about the channel’s agendas.

The way GEO got cricket rights from PCB is also not hidden from anyone. How can such a news channel  even talk about journalistic values?

You tune into GEO and after half an hour you will start feeling as if you are sitting in Mumbai watching Door Darshan.

Almost half of the air time consists of Indian Music, Indian films, Indian accent of broadcasting news, Indian cricket and Indian Elections .No Pakistani player is allowed to play in IPL yet GEO considers it incumbent upon itself to promote IPL ever year. Is there even a single Indian channel which broadcasts as much Pakistani content as GEO broadcasts Indian content? With all the freedom of expression in India the answer is in NO in fact Pakistani channels even  including entertainment channels are banned in India.

On the other hand GEO tries to portray India as Pakistan’s best friend. The same TV channel criticizes our agencies and our army so does India.  So what difference there is between an Indian channel and GEO?I see none. So why should Pakistan be so clement to allow a propaganda channel to be broadcasted in our country?

We don’t want hostile relations with India but at the same time we don’t want to shut our eyes to possible aggression from India may it be in the form of terrorism, water or on cultural front.

There are people who advocate freedom of expression so do I but no one should be allowed to propagate anti state content under the veil of freedom of expression. We have precedents from USA and Europe where TV channels have been banned on smaller charges than the one under discussion.

Journalists like Ansar Abbasi, who by the way is inventing a new type of sponsored journalism, believe that only they know about journalistic ethics and rest of the media know nothing about journalism.

Where was Mr.Ansar Abbasi when Raza Rumi was attacked? Where were his journalistic ethics when GEO preferred to report on IPL and  Bollywood  songs rather than reporting about attack on Raza Rumi? Is he the only credible journalist in Pakistan?

  People of Pakistan are not dumb or foolish. We know who is carrying out whose agenda on whose behalf.

In past whenever, whoever raised finger  on GEO’s role, was termed as conspiracy theorist. But now we are done with this “sponsored journalism.”

There are dozens of other TV channels as well . Why is this that none of them has ever had problem with agencies and only one particular channel is allegedly targeted by agencies.

  GEO is now trying to circumvent all the mess it has created but after all those complaints which PEMRA has received strict disciplinary action should be taken against GEO and its administration  and PEMRA shouldn’t squander even a minute in banning all their news and so called entertainment channels.

They may call us the chest beater patriots but we are proud of being that at least its better than to be foreign sponsored stooges.