Adil Najam
Urdu columnist Hasan Nisar is known for his outspoken view. He can sometimes be a loose canon, but whether you agree with him or not (and I do not as often as I do) he makes you think. He certainly does that in this outburst on a TV talk show (this is an old recording, but I do not know from exactly when).
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In Greek mythology, Cassandra is someone who tells the bitter truth or bad news but no one believes her. Along with a few others like Pervez Hoodbhoy, Hasan Nisar fulfills the role of a Cassandra in Pakistan. If we accept everything he says, we’d all be very depressed. But we do need to pay attention to him, and others like him.
More links on Hasan Nisar sahib..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VDtxNpan4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdAwqws2FLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8k82dO9C38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBc5jZgnk40
Here are links to the remaining parts..thought to share so that readers know point of view of other panelists as well:
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ijwoFMn098&feature =related
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgD9iXduNA&feature =related
part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrTqCyZH8CU&feature =related
and please listen to this one as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkkCXtJX80k&eurl=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fpakistaniat.com%2F&feature=player_embed ded
I agree with him but again, its he is only pointing out at the problem not giving solution, I think most of us already know the problem, we need solutions now, if he is such a good columnist/writers why doesn’t he give us solutions
Mr Nisan is one of the extremely few Urdu columnist/writers who speak the voice of reason and facts. The Urdu media in Pakistan should have more such voices.