By Darwaish
Another unfortunate development of the day and I am unable to understand who is advising government of making such foolish decisions.
It seems now that the Government of Pakistan has banned Kamran Khan Show as yet another casualty in the ongoing saga of the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) removal from office. Geo has just made it public and Kamran Khan appeared on Geo News just a few moments ago and apologized to viewers that he would not be able to present his show due to this ban (audio of what he said, here).
It was Kamran Khan Show in which Mr Wasi Zafar’s misbehavior on VOA was reported (video of that program here). He was also the host of Geo’s live transmission which showed and commented on the misbehavior with Chief Justice of Pakistan and his family last Monday. I guess Kamran Khan has finally paid the price of speaking the truth and his efforts to present facts to the people of Pakistan.
GEO TV website has this information on how the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned this show:
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed ban on “Aaj Kamran Khan Key Sath”, the famous programme of Geo Television Network.
“Aaj Kamran Khan Key Sath” has been stopped as the government has imposed ban on it, said the spokesman of the Geo Television Network.
It was regretted at 11:05 PM, when this programme starts daily, that the programme could not be aired due to government ban.
Reacting to the ban on this programme, Kamran Khan, the host of the programme, condemned the government action and said that there was no other agenda of the said programme except making people aware of real facts and correct analysis.
This is a direct attack on freedom of press and freedom of expression. Looks like we will now see more bans if Pakistani Media didn’t cooperate with the government. I am also wondering what will happen to the Ansaar Abbasi now. We should all condemn this unjust action? But HOW?
Here are two samples of video clips from the Kamran Khan Show related to this issue.
Here is GEO’s own report on the attack on its office.
Message from Altaf Hussain on attack on GEO office.
Hamid Mir interviews Gen. Musharraf on the attack.
plz if ur muslim and u belive in god plz help here in dgkhan i am cricket player and i play 11 year cricket no job and no frist class i never play why tell me no grounds no pithes no coaches no tallient hunt trillars why i am muslim and pakistani and i like to play and i like to see play my friend plz help here pcb plz by god help her ecricket is dead here plz plz geo plz dicusse this topic plz
Respected sir
Sir you know about the situation of parachinar. Peoples of the parachinar having nothing to eat. One year passed govt give no solution talbeen treated local peoples badly. They commited two sucied bamb blast. please do some thing highlit it your program. there is no electricity since last one year. If the situation remain continu lots of peoples will died due to food shortage. I hope you honour sir divert Govt attention toward this important problem. If you need detile i have a CD in which it is clearly mentioned who was the sucied bamber. I am in Islamabad i will provied all information.
Best regard
Sayed Asghar Shah
It seems President Musharraf has unknowingly & un-intentionally served a good cause while grinding his own axe. We never know what Allah has in it for us… to me its a clear omen for all of us to set our vices straight.
read more….
http://tabraizfeham.blogspot.com/2007/12/geo-tv-ba nned-rightly-so.html
plz on karo geo tv
that was not right movee of Ten Commandments. I m against Geo TV.