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.
Kamal ke site hai.
MEdia is shutdown that is very wrong BUT
why it was shattered because of negative projection, do you thing GEO is serving nation NO they are not, what image they had already given to rest of the world its totally negative. GEO and some media members are getting commercial they must be money for it, Pakistan’s prestige has been disused specially by GEO, What has done by GEO so far nothing. i have a doubt that they must be sponsored by benazir and nawaz sharif the theives of nation. Pakistan is not belong to their fore fathers, I think current Govt. was the ever best Governence since Pakistan become indenpendent. Dr. shahid masood, Hamid Mir, Kamran Khan they all are refilling there pockets, GEO its been so selfish so far. Atleast take lessons from India’s news channel they never go against to there govt. not that much wht geo and media is doing in pakistan. Musharraf is the best option for Pakistan. Please try to expose positive things what musharraf has done so far how many jobs sprreaded, international image, financial recovery, banks, foriegn investment, remittances, etc . atleast better then nawaz sharif, and benazir. plz giv him respect, he is president to pakistan. wht is this guy chief justice ch iftikhar ahmed doing do u think he is eligible to be part of supreme court its not his job to govern in the country, who the held he his what he has done so far serving nation ‘ nothing, just using politicians and poor people in his circles to get his seat back. You forget PM shoukat aziz the best finance minister of the world awarded by eurpeon union. PLz open your eyes and serve pakistan as Mir Khalil ur rehman wants. this was not his dream. Please GEO plz humai JEENAI DO.
Musharaf is faithful to country, he had showed by his work. agar muhabbat hai to kar kai dekhaoo, we cannot give governs again in the hand of nwaz n benezir, please .
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN PAKISTAN? WHY MUSHRAF FORCED THE EMERGENCY ? IS HE WANT TO RESCUE HIMSELF. SO PLZ MUSHRAF LEFT THE PAKISTAN AND GO .
SHAME ON YOU MUSHRAF. YOU R AMERICAN AGENT. WORLD IS WATHING US . BUT WHAT R U THINKING MUSHRAF ? PLZ STOP THE VIOLENCE
Dail Times reporter and Karachi Metroblog’s blogger Urooj Zia also arrested today but released later
more on Doctor’s blog:
http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/