Forbes - Why Is This Man Banned For Life From Pakistani TV?

[Irfan Baloch]

Thats the thing he produced evidence to support his claims. Though he wasnt a balanced journalist but he did not just throw blank blames.

for the Love of God Almighty Allah Subhan ta'lah

explain to me the meaning of "Balanced"

its a subjective word.

for some Hamid Mir is the most balanced person in Pakistani journalism.
for some nothing comes out but Ultimate truth when Fox news speaks


tell me how can you be Balanced when you are reporting Atrocities in Kashmir, iraq and Palestine?

would you give more weight to the beheaded, torn apart, blown up and shot victims or their killers who might have some bruses through stones or some blood spots on their clothing?


there is no such thing as being Balanced and unbiased.

the media is opinion maker. the anchors, the news reporters and journalists form a story and they follow a line. a same event can be reported differently all the main stream and alternate media is opinionated and biased.

biased is not equal to lying or misleading.


if the subject matter is the corruption in privatization and the nepotism by the ruling party then



Pray

tell me you Intelligent Pakistanis ..... how can someone get a "balanced" certificate when the story is reeking with billions rupees worth of embezzlement, commissions. distribution of public money among family members? and giving away youth Loan schemes to the siblings?


Pray tell me ,.... my Evangelical Pakistanis and Liberals.. how would you report it differently? when a judge is taking dictation from ruling party, is associated through family and business to the defendant?

 

[ghoul]

my dear,
if you are not going to marry your sister or daughter to him then dont worry about his face . and i have no such intention either so i wont take it personnel.
I am pretty much neutral about his show. but the things he brings out are really compelling did you hear that call between the LHC judge and CM Shahaz Sherif where the judge is being "advised" to go easy on his man?


yet again we bring up things that dont stand any value in a court.
its irrelevant. I must again repeat, his eating habits , his "flirting" and his choice of clothes and toiletries are irrelevant. lets talk about his content. if he bring the charges about some financial scandal then any unbiased and a names worth "judge" in Pakistan wont ask him about his relations with some female from showbiz but will ask for the proofs and witnesses regarding his claims.

why the content is not on ARY site? its all over the web, just take a pick, get the screen grab.

only one death is proven on D chouk...?
proven by whom? who certified it? the killers? had there been no pictures about Lahore tragedy then maybe nothing would have been proven.

Sir can you expect such a person to be honest, who has such a loose character? Do you expect truth from such a person?

 

[narcon]

ML is my fav...

 

[Faiez]

Different countries different habits

Same outcome as far as the job of an anchor is concerned.

Both lost.

One banned by "Corporate CEO" and one banned by "corporate judge".

Look at the outcome for the person's job.

Rest of the stuff is irrelevant.

what the hell is that supposed to mean? Dan Rather can go out of USA anytime, be on TV anytime, except one single TV station fired him...That is just like some news anchor getting fired in pakistan for what ever reason...
On the other hand, Mubashir Luqman can not go out of country, is banned from TV for life and has been harassed by the police.

It's more than the person's job, it's a matter of principle.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Sir can you expect such a person to be honest, who has such a loose character? Do you expect truth from such a person?

I look at the evidence
not his interaction with people who have no relevance to the subject matter.

we Pakistanis are so innocent that they are willing to digest the fact that a PM under the oath has lied to the nation inside the Parliement but are not going to listen to someone because he is below their "morality" scale.

 

[Faiez]

Sir can you expect such a person to be honest, who has such a loose character? Do you expect truth from such a person?

lying on TV is not illegal.
Politicians do it all the time.

If lying were illegal, we should all be in jail right now.

 

[FaujHistorian]

what the hell is that supposed to mean? Dan Rather can go out of USA anytime, be on TV anytime, except one single TV station fired him...That is just like some news anchor getting fired in pakistan for what ever reason...
On the other hand, Mubashir Luqman can not go out of country, is banned from TV for life and has been harassed by the police.

It's more than the person's job, it's a matter of principle.

If Mullah $hitting in the open Qadri can go to USA

So can Luqman. Just wait fro few weeks. He will be feasting in Dubai on charghas imported from karachi.

 

[VCheng]

.............. if the subject matter is the corruption in privatization and the nepotism by the ruling party then .................

And if the subject matter relates to the military's actions above the law? As I said before, being selective in such matters destroys one's credibility, totally and utterly.

 

[Faiez]

If Mullah $hitting in the open Qadri can go to USA

So can Luqman. Just wait fro few weeks. He will be feasting in Dubai on charghas imported from karachi.

why is he banned in the first place?

 

[FaujHistorian]

for the Love of God Almighty Allah Subhan ta'lah

explain to me the meaning of "Balanced"

its a subjective word.

for some Hamid Mir is the most balanced person in Pakistani journalism.
for some nothing comes out but Ultimate truth when Fox news speaks


tell me how can you be Balanced when you are reporting Atrocities in Kashmir, iraq and Palestine?

would you give more weight to the beheaded, torn apart, blown up and shot victims or their killers who might have some bruses through stones or some blood spots on their clothing?


there is no such thing as being Balanced and unbiased.

the media is opinion maker. the anchors, the news reporters and journalists form a story and they follow a line. a same event can be reported differently all the main stream and alternate media is opinionated and biased.

biased is not equal to lying or misleading.


if the subject matter is the corruption in privatization and the nepotism by the ruling party then



Pray

tell me you Intelligent Pakistanis ..... how can someone get a "balanced" certificate when the story is reeking with billions rupees worth of embezzlement, commissions. distribution of public money among family members? and giving away youth Loan schemes to the siblings?


Pray tell me ,.... my Evangelical Pakistanis and Liberals.. how would you report it differently? when a judge is taking dictation from ruling party, is associated through family and business to the defendant?

Irfan bhai

you pointed out the issue.


Eash institution must respect and care for the other. Yes point out the issues but don't drag on and disrespect.

What Geo did was utterly disgusting, and bordered open ghaddari.

What Luqman has been doing is terrible for his own institution and his own staff.

Him or Hamid mir do not live on Mars that they will be immune to what they do to our beautiful country.

They have to realize that as big time employers they must pull the reigns and keep things on the road.

Mutual respect among institutions is a must.

and media powerhouses like Mir and luqman and Javel ch. must learn some basic facts about running very large organizations that rake in millions and billions of rupees thanks to this beautiful country.


peace

why is he banned in the first place?

you need to read up. why do you ask others to do your homework.

or you really are making a statement hidden as a question.

And if the subject matter relates to the military's actions above the law? As I said before, being selective in such matters destroys one's credibility, totally and utterly.

miltiary is not from mars.

They are own sons and brothers and fathers.

Go easy Sir

Go easy.

 

[rockstar08]

Sir, do you think that Hamid Mir had the same rights as you want for Mr. Luqman? Or should this privilege be granted selectively by a higher authority?

freedom of speech vary from the national security ... Hamid mir is disgrace to Pakistan unlike Mubasir ...
if freedom of speech is so important the concept of national security is lost forever ... have you ever see any journalist visit Guantanmo bay jail ? freedom is good but only if it remains in limits ..

 

[Imran Khan]

there is no jurnlist in pakistan all of them were news papers reporters and jumped on TV they are stupid mirchi masala guys . thank god i have no pakistani TV channel in nilesat SAT .

 

[خره مينه لګته وي]

The only person who speaks truth on TV is banned as he brings evidence to prove corruption of elite class but on the other hand this anchorperson is very baised and single sided...the main thing is that he challenges the news with verifiable data but to ban khara sach is nothing but fascism.So much for freedom of speech in a so called democratic NOORAS DeMocrAcy ! this is the excellent example of freedom of speech under a fairly & democratically elected government...this should be a moment of pride for all the champions of democracy
Pakistanis should encourage investigative journalism..

 

[Winchester]

So allegedly the military wanted Geo news off-air but failed to do so...
And here we have the judiciary and pro-Nawaz forces wanting to get this man off-air and he is...
So who is holding the cards in our country right now???

 

[Shot-Caller]

for the Love of God Almighty Allah Subhan ta'lah

explain to me the meaning of "Balanced"

its a subjective word.

for some Hamid Mir is the most balanced person in Pakistani journalism.
for some nothing comes out but Ultimate truth when Fox news speaks


tell me how can you be Balanced when you are reporting Atrocities in Kashmir, iraq and Palestine?

would you give more weight to the beheaded, torn apart, blown up and shot victims or their killers who might have some bruses through stones or some blood spots on their clothing?


there is no such thing as being Balanced and unbiased.

the media is opinion maker. the anchors, the news reporters and journalists form a story and they follow a line. a same event can be reported differently all the main stream and alternate media is opinionated and biased.

biased is not equal to lying or misleading.


if the subject matter is the corruption in privatization and the nepotism by the ruling party then



Pray

tell me you Intelligent Pakistanis ..... how can someone get a "balanced" certificate when the story is reeking with billions rupees worth of embezzlement, commissions. distribution of public money among family members? and giving away youth Loan schemes to the siblings?


Pray tell me ,.... my Evangelical Pakistanis and Liberals.. how would you report it differently? when a judge is taking dictation from ruling party, is associated through family and business to the defendant?

By balanced I meant being fair. You criticize the government, good, but you cant leave the opposition alone. Here by opposition I mean PTI, when you bring out the corruption and violence of just the ruling party or their unofficial allies you also need to show the wrongdoings of oppostion. We know things have happened in KPK. He should have done programs on them too. Thats where he wasnt fair or balanced.