Asault on Media in Pakistan: GEO TV Forced to Close Down (UPDATE)

Posted on November 16, 2007
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Politics, TV, Movies & Theatre
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Adil Najam

Geo TV Pakistan Shutting DownNews 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.


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142 responses to “Asault on Media in Pakistan: GEO TV Forced to Close Down (UPDATE)”

  1. zakoota says:

    Faraz my friend,

    By hope, I dont mean that he should take over Pakistan as a new Martial Law Administrator, but he can use his powers to throw this rascal away. He can perhaps send Pakistan army back to barracks and make it do the things it is supposed to do. Whether someone believes it not but the fact is that army is still the most powerful institution in the country and it can help, in postive way, by bringing the country back to track.

  2. Qaiser says:

    I expect to see, very soon, a curb on the written media (press) too. DO people see an signs of this happening already?

  3. faraz says:

    Zakoota, what make you think that Kyani is only hope. He is another master. They may change the face but masters will remain same.

    We want true democracy.

  4. zakoota says:

    Pejamistry,

    I wish this dream come true. Gen. Kiani is perhaps the only hope left for Pakistan. I wish he restores democracy, constitution, media and sends army back to borders to defend the country in a true sense.

  5. faraz says:

    Ali Raja, I also dont like GEO. Dr Mushahid Hussain show was nothing more then O Reilly factor.

    But where we are heading? What about freedom of expression. How we can build a democratic society without it. Why our government can not tolorate hawkish views. Yes on LAl masjid episode, the rumor of 1000 bodies were too much anti-state propaganda, but who is going to set up limits for media? Some independent judinational comission of just few monkeys in GHQ.

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