Geo News back stabs Hamid Mir

[pakdefender]

Geo/Jang group tenders apology to ISI, armed forces - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of an attack on life of Hamid Mir – senior journalist and anchorperson – Geo TV network and Jang media group on Monday tendered apology to Pakistan’s armed forces and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for hurling allegations on ISI chief Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam.

In a published apology in English daily The News and Urdu newspaper Jang, the media group clarified that they were respectful of Pakistani forces and its leadership.

“We have always appreciated their sacrifices to safeguard our borders and the security of our country,” said the apology letter.

The media group clarified that the allegations were not hurled by the institution but by Hamid Mir himself and later repeated by his brother soon after the attack in Karachi.

Mir had repeatedly held ISI or some elements within its ranks for orchestrating the attack on his life. The senior anchorperson had said in his first media interaction that he was being threatened to leave the country by the same elements who he alleged were behind the attack.

“After serious retrospection, editorial debates, feedback and engagement with all parties, directly and indirectly, we have concluded that our coverage immediately after the tragic and unnerving attack on Hamid Mir on April 19 was excessive, distressful and emotional,” said the group in today's apology.

The media giant accepted that the coverage of the incident was “misleading, disproportionate and inappropriate giving impression of a campaign,” although it followed current media practices including the version of armed forces with photo of DG ISPR televised repeatedly.

The group apologised to the ISI, its chief Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam, his family, Pakistan Army and large number of television viewers for causing “deep hurt.”

Jo apno ka nahin , wu kissi aur ka bhi nahin , GHADDARON ki ye hi pehchan ha

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

About time they came to sense
They need to understand , the are airing the show in Pakistan must respect armed forces

 

[Secur]

“We have always appreciated their sacrifices to safeguard our borders and the security of our country,” said the apology letter.

Oh please , come on . You do not want us to believe this now , do you ? How much loss did you suffer in the business so to come to your knees and apologize and understood the lesson of " you exist to serve your customers , not the other way around " the hard way ?

 

[Rafi]

screw em - scum bags

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

• GEO should be tackled in court of law , its "illegal" to accuse anyone with out substantial proof and its simple as that GEO keeps attempting to bend the rules and start up trouble

I mean can CNN , put a news article and accuse Obama of killing someone ? No they would get sued , and would face hefty fines and critical rebuke by educated community


A journalist must
a) Research well , have credible witness and proof
b) Double Tripple check their work and consequences of their reporting
c) They must also consider the impact to national interest

I mean would CNN report state US secrets in 8 pm news ?

So GEO should really "come" to their own senses

 

[Thorough Pro]

No they have not come to their senses, first they thought they were untouchable and didn't bother, but now after more than a month they have started to feel the financial pinch and response from the nation. I don't believe in apologies, they must be punished for their crime to set a precedence, other-wise they will keep doing the same thing again and again and once the apology is accepted, no one would be able to mount such a pressure again.

 

[JayAtl]

if you ban GEO Tv for saying this( forget freedom of the press). when will you ban other countries that effectively say the same?

had it not been for our press we would have never known about the NSA doing's

why is your military/ISI above approach?