I usually do not hold politicians in much esteem. But I have found new found respect for a number of them in this video. Specially because the journalist who was trying to be ever so clever comes out looking quite the monkey. He wanted a Bandar ka Tamasha, and he comes out looking like the biggest Bandar himself.
What’s the big point about speaking ‘correct’ English – especially in a country where most people (and certainly most journalists) cannot even speak correct Urdu! Beyond signifying the chooti zehniyat and linguistic insecurity of the journalist himself, the clip only serves to make one respect the ones who refused to answer in English.
If you are going to make a big deal about speaking correct English, maybe you should start by asking your own (rehearsed) question in correct English.
If this was the journalist’s attempt at being funny, the joke is on him… and what a bhounDa joke it is!
Let’s first decide how educated the people need to be when we send them to decide about our destinies, do we agree they need to be educated and if yes then the reporter is not doing anything wrong no matter whats his purpose is….the politico’s are the ones……..I don’t say speaking english makes you any clever or qualified but let’s accept if you don’t know English you are probably not aware of much in the world and then look around us, english is everywhere….hence we need people that can at least communicate in ONE foreign language because some of them will be representing us as Forein Ministers etc…….!!!
Speaking English does not make you great or literate or smart. There are plenty of people in world as well as in Pakistan who might not know good English but are brilliant at what they do.
For Mr. Osman who can you forget the things that Bush you to do those were even more hilarious then done by any of our politician.
This is just the lowest form of journalism by some local Punjabi channel and it seems that person taking the interview is not fluent in English himself.
Shame on such leaders….which you elect to run the show!!
Why blame the media?? At least the guy has mugged up a few sentences in English to test the ruling rogues!!
media is doing fine and any attempt to curb its freedom will only make you wholly lose your voice only for you to repent for ages!!
It’s a simple example of language complexes still deeply rooted in our society..
English is not a standard- every language has its own place. Even if you are on an English channel you can always give your answer in Urdu or Punjabi or whatever language you feel comfortable with. It’s their job to translate!
The clip is nothing but a shameful mockery of journalism itself; I have all the respect in the world for those two or three MPA’s who refused to speak in English.
Naan Haleem: I’m not sure if I understand you correctly, but are you trying to say that just because there are instances of immature journalism elsewhere in the world, we should condone these things in Pakistan? Moreover, pointing out a politician’s linguistic weakness is hardly a form of ‘exposing’ him to the public. Pakistani media has done a commendable job in the past bringing the right issues to the forefront, for example motivating people to pour in aid for flood relief. But clips like these only bring to light the fact that there is still a long way to go, and that aspiring journalists do not repeat these mistakes in future. It’s about time people try understanding criticism and stop defending everything in the name of ‘oh but our nation is still an infant’!