Hamid Mir Attacked | TTP Claims Responsibility
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enjoy your life in the US....
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go and see the post I replied to
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It is best if money and ideology can go along.
This is really good if money and ideology can go along. The problem is not with the money, the problem is he doesn't have any ideological base. He was promoting yellow journalism.
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If a goat runs away on eid, or a cow falls in a ditch it is breaking news for hours, so Pakistani TV Channels being crazy is not something very big.
By the way the urdu language used on so called Pakistani News Channels is very pathetic. Arabic news channels have linguistics hired to make sure that proper and correct sentence format is used and no foreign words are used. Whereas on Pakistani Urdu News Channels…..
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Hamid Mir knew what he was getting into years and years ago. If he survives---he is going to get it next time. There are no ifs and buts about it.
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Pakistan is quickly becoming a place for " Kill as you like". But an eye for an eye will leave the whole nation blind. There are many other ways to achieve your goal. You tried hating , killing people whom you do not like since independence and see where you are now. Now its time to explore other ways too. Let thousands flowers bloom. The middle class of Pakistan should show the way here.
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Hamid Mir survives attack: Geo’s attempt to malign ISI slated
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI:
Political and defence circles have expressed serious concerns over Jang Group’s attempt to implicate the national security institutions – particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) – in the gun attack on Geo TV senior anchor Hamid Mir.
Mir was seriously wounded when gunmen ambushed his car on Sharea Faisal around 5:15pm minutes after he flew into Karachi from Islamabad. Soon after the attack, Geo TV blamed the ISI. The allegations did not even take into the account the fact that investigations into the attack had not even begun.
This is not the first time, the group has also behaved in similar ways in the past as well.
After former premier Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Geo TV made allegations against important personalities associated with security agencies. It claimed Benazir had herself said that former president Pervez Musharraf and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be responsible for any attempt on her life. Investigating agencies later ruled these allegations baseless.
The Geo TV campaign did not end with some allegations. The channel continued to prove its poisonous accusation while continuously displaying the photograph of the director general of ISI. By attacking the country’s premier intelligence agency with such force, Geo TV has not just damaged a national institution, but also undermined the safety and security of Pakistan.
Above all, a Jang Group employee demanded that the DG ISI resign even before the case was registered and the investigations began. This campaign seems to be part of a particular propaganda which aims at portraying Pakistan as a country where its security agencies are hatching conspiracies against their own countrymen.
If someone has some proof about a criminal incident, they can help by providing those proofs to the investigating agencies. The campaign is continuing despite a clear cut denial by the army spokesperson which shows that Jang Group is playing the game of some other power.
Talking to Daily Express, renowned, political and defence analyst Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi said there is already tension between the government and the army. “In such a situation if a media group starts leveling allegations against the ISI or national security agencies, this will send out a very negative message,” he said.
“The reasonable attitude is that you demand an investigation instead of leveling such allegations. If this does not stop, the army will get the message that a specific media group has started a campaign against it,” he added.
MNA and chief of the Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said that attacks on journalists are deplorable and should be investigated, but there is no point in making allegations without proof.
“The military and the ISI are facing very difficult challenges, especially since they are fighting the war against terrorism. Such allegations will send out a negative message. There should be no speculation before investigations are complete,” he said.
Analyst Air-Vice Marshal (retd) Shezad Chaudhry said investigations should be given preference at this stage. “Allegations without investigation are not suitable in any situation. Those actually responsible for the incident should be brought to justice and no organisation should be blamed without proof,” he added.
Details of attack on Hamid Mir
An investigation team has been formed to probe the attack on Hamid Mir. District East SSP Pir Mohammad Shah said nine empty bullet casings were found at the scene of the crime.
Police have been unable to find any clues about the suspects from footage of CCTV cameras installed near the crime scene. SSP Shah, however, said the police was trying to make sketches of the suspects with help from eyewitnesses.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2014.
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI:
Political and defence circles have expressed serious concerns over Jang Group’s attempt to implicate the national security institutions – particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) – in the gun attack on Geo TV senior anchor Hamid Mir.
Mir was seriously wounded when gunmen ambushed his car on Sharea Faisal around 5:15pm minutes after he flew into Karachi from Islamabad. Soon after the attack, Geo TV blamed the ISI. The allegations did not even take into the account the fact that investigations into the attack had not even begun.
This is not the first time, the group has also behaved in similar ways in the past as well.
After former premier Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Geo TV made allegations against important personalities associated with security agencies. It claimed Benazir had herself said that former president Pervez Musharraf and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be responsible for any attempt on her life. Investigating agencies later ruled these allegations baseless.
The Geo TV campaign did not end with some allegations. The channel continued to prove its poisonous accusation while continuously displaying the photograph of the director general of ISI. By attacking the country’s premier intelligence agency with such force, Geo TV has not just damaged a national institution, but also undermined the safety and security of Pakistan.
Above all, a Jang Group employee demanded that the DG ISI resign even before the case was registered and the investigations began. This campaign seems to be part of a particular propaganda which aims at portraying Pakistan as a country where its security agencies are hatching conspiracies against their own countrymen.
If someone has some proof about a criminal incident, they can help by providing those proofs to the investigating agencies. The campaign is continuing despite a clear cut denial by the army spokesperson which shows that Jang Group is playing the game of some other power.
Talking to Daily Express, renowned, political and defence analyst Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi said there is already tension between the government and the army. “In such a situation if a media group starts leveling allegations against the ISI or national security agencies, this will send out a very negative message,” he said.
“The reasonable attitude is that you demand an investigation instead of leveling such allegations. If this does not stop, the army will get the message that a specific media group has started a campaign against it,” he added.
MNA and chief of the Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said that attacks on journalists are deplorable and should be investigated, but there is no point in making allegations without proof.
“The military and the ISI are facing very difficult challenges, especially since they are fighting the war against terrorism. Such allegations will send out a negative message. There should be no speculation before investigations are complete,” he said.
Analyst Air-Vice Marshal (retd) Shezad Chaudhry said investigations should be given preference at this stage. “Allegations without investigation are not suitable in any situation. Those actually responsible for the incident should be brought to justice and no organisation should be blamed without proof,” he added.
Details of attack on Hamid Mir
An investigation team has been formed to probe the attack on Hamid Mir. District East SSP Pir Mohammad Shah said nine empty bullet casings were found at the scene of the crime.
Police have been unable to find any clues about the suspects from footage of CCTV cameras installed near the crime scene. SSP Shah, however, said the police was trying to make sketches of the suspects with help from eyewitnesses.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2014.
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you being a think tank..behave like one.why are u keep getting personal... presumptions have solid backing.. Hamid Mir himself said that multiple times that he is getting threats from ISI... who is in right mind will take on the most powerful and rogue agency head on without any reasons ?
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After thinking for a while I regret i said that he should die. No he shouldn't because seeing how patriotic our Liberal brigade is they will give title of Shaheed to this chota iblees. I pray that he suffer just like ariel sharon
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like kurkrey Family said RAW is behind his assasination Rogue agency ahnn
And secondly If ISI attacked mir hamid mir, then it should sue those Lame n Inexperienced shooters ... if u really wana see the operation of ISI then plz rewind ur memory to Kabul bombing how senior RAW operative was killed with minimum fuss ... Hamid mir chutya to bcha hai
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So-called solid presumptions do not create facts in themselves. Your presumptions are just PRE-sumptions. You can not convict an organization based solely on your presumptions.
There is a lot of merit in people saying that if ISI wanted him dead, he would be dead. I am not sure about ISI's involvement anymore since there now exists confusion as to who COULD be responsible.
You are just showing your Indian prejudice. Your opinion is irrelevant here.
