Adil Najam
News is that GEO Network is closing down. I hope the news is a false alarm, but I am told that this has been announced on Geo TV itself. An email making the rounds from someone at GEO itself reads:
At this moment we here at Geo are extremely SAD as Geo network is forced to shut down due to Govt pressure on UAE our base country.
Insha Allah we will fight. We are proud that the management of Jang Group never made compromise and prefer to fight till death.
I would rather wait to hear more details and to see reaction to this from the government, from the people of Pakistan and also the rest of the world before I comment in detail. But my first reaction is, yet again, one of disgust. The things that we coudl have been most proud of in recent years and months – an assertive judiciary, a free media – are being snatched away one by one. I hope it turns out not to be so. But if so, then who next?
Original Post (Nov. 4, 2007):
The emergency declared by Gen. Pervez Musharraf yesterday was not surprising. But that does not make it any less disturbing. Amongst the many unspeakable actions that have resulted from this is a clampdown on the media, especially the electronic news media. In response, GEO News has made the audio stream of its transmissions available on line.
You can listen to GEO News by clicking on image below.
Windows Media Player or VLC is required to play this live audio.
GEO and the rest of the gang are criminals and should be treated as such. I agree, it is high time that Mushy cleans up this giant mess.
I am glad and the elections should be put aside and massive clean-up is required…..including the Media.
For God sakes, go away with your so called call for democracy….it’s absurd to hear that from the US considering the obvious hell they are raising accross the globe in the name of democracy…
No channel you can watch for the true news. All banned. Read an interesting post about one such channel on the following link:
http://www.chowrangi.com/emergency-ban-on-bloggers .html
AGREED … with Shehzad Ahmed Mir its the complete Truth , the fake-media has engulfed the people in so much they have just become worse than Americans who just believe the media rather than facing the facts, there was so much Violence Media was only showing one side that is the anti-Pakistani side they will show anyone who will be against Pakistan and its Govt, Geo will show Anti-Pakistani speeches and wont show Presidents Speech, they will show Live Indian Cricket Matches but wont show Pakistani matches. Media just lit the match and started the fire and turned people agaisnt each other and encouraged Violence, SHUT DOWN GEO and have a Stick on there Heads and look how peaceful these days have been under emergency.
keep goin never stop ur sucess until u toch the top