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On Safdar Abbasi’s participation in Geo TV’s Capital Talk – by Abdul Nishapuri

posted by Abdul Nishapuri | October 26, 2010 | In Original Articles

Not unlike Jatoi and Khar, Safdar Abbasi and his wife Naheed Khan are being used by the establishment (Teen Jeem: Judges, Journalists, Journails) to malign and bring down the PPP government.

Related article: An open letter to Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi

This is with reference to Hamid Mir’s Capital Talk (Geo TV) on 25 October 2010:

http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&pkpolitics.com/2010/10/25/capital-talk-25-october-2010

There are two obvious flaws in Hamid Mir’s logic:

1. The PPP (or the federal government) has not banned Geo TV’s transmission or any of its programs. Given the Geo TV’s unprofessional and unethical campaign against President Zardadri and the PPP, the PPP have decided to not to participate in any talk-shows / programs of Geo TV. This is their political and ethical right.

PPP announces complete boycott of Geo TV – Finally!
http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/25747

Independent media analysts (e.g. Abbas Ather, Nadeem Paracha, Ayaz Amir, Kamran Shafi etc) have directly or indirectly criticized the unprofessional anti-PPP campaign by the Jang Group / Geo TV.

For example, this recent article by NFP:

Cranky nobility: On PPP’s boycott of Geo TV – by Nadeem F Paracha
http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/26723

2. Safdar Abbasi has been continuously violating the directives and policies of the PPP on various issues and matters (right from the NRO to the policy of reconciliation). Safdar Abbasi’s participation in today’s Capital Talk is an evidence of his wilful defiance of the party policies. Therefore, the party decided to suspend his membership from the PPP’s Central Executive Committee.

There are many such precedences in other parties and even in the media of disciplinary proceedings. For example, in the same Jang Group, Mir Shakiul-ur-Rahman (CEO of Geo TV / The News) forced Shaheen Sehbai to resign because of his violation of the Jang Group’s policies.

Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s letter to Shaheen Sehbai
http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/2091

Therefore, disciplining Safdar Abbasi etc is the PPP’s internal matter which must be left to the party.

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  1. Abdul Nishapuri

    PPP issues show cause to Sherry, Abbasi

    Carrying banners and placards, protesters told journalists that Sherry Rehman violated party discipline by participating in the TV talk show. PHOTO: TMN

    ISLAMABAD: Jehangir Badar, secretary-general of the ruling PPP, has suspended Senator Safdar Abbasi from the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the party.

    Badar told journalists that show-cause notices have been issued to Senator Safdar Abbasi and MNA Sherry Rehman for participating in a talk show on a private TV channel in violation of the party’s instructions.

    Senator Abbasi confirmed that his membership in the CEC has been suspended. “I sent a reply after receiving suspension orders from the PPP secretary-general,” he said, adding that he would not respond to the show-cause served on him on October 20. “The party leadership is making decisions in haste,” he said. “We have never been asked in writing not to participate in the private TV’s talk show.”

    Senator Abbasi said that the PPP has suspended membership of four to five members in the name of party discipline. “But I don’t know what is party discipline,” he said, adding that the party co-chairperson should look into the matter. “The policy of boycotting any TV programme will not succeed,” he said.

    PPP Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab confirmed the development, saying that every organisation has a disciplinary code that must be followed. “Show-cause notices will be issued to any member who violates party discipline,” she said.

    Meanwhile in Karachi more than two dozen women staged a protest in front of Rehman’s house. Carrying banners and placards, protesters told journalists that Rehman violated party discipline by participating in the TV talk show. Strangely enough, Shama Mithani and Shamim Mumtaz of the PPP women’s wing said the protesters did not belong to their party. Reacting to the protest, Rehman said she had never imagined that speaking in a TV talk show could result in such a demonstration of violence against an unguarded house.

    “I had no official communication from the party about any ban on any channel, because I had heard several different members speaking on all channels, but bizarrely, I am being targeted,” she said. “In the absence of any communication, I followed the announcements of the prime minister and the president that we have no war with any media channel.”

    Rehman said that she expected that the orchestrated demonstration outside her home in Karachi would be investigated and condemned at the highest level.

    She also that she has not seen the show-cause notice yet. “I have never spoken against my party despite whatever has been done, so I will see what this ‘show cause’ is about and certainly respond.” (Online with additional reporting by our correspondents)

    Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2010.

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  2. Javed Jafri

    I think both Safdar Abbasi and Naheed Khan are kicking up a storm for no reason. Both of them were closely working with MBB and would literally hound office bearers at the slightest of mistake. It was also ironic to see Kamran Khan use the word Shaheed for MBB yesterday repeatedly in his program! Sahee hay, pehlay maaro aur phir mazar banwado!

    I also want to find out from detractors that despite of their issues both Safdar Abbasi and Sherry Rehman remain part of the CEC. During the tenor of Zardari, no one has been removed from the CEC, rather it has been expanded. The list of CEC members is given below:

    3. Mr. Bilawal Zardari Bhutto
    Chairman
    H. No. 8, St. 19, F-8/2, Islamabad. 051-2282781, 2255264, Fax 2282741
    E-mail: ppp@comsats.net.pk

    4. Senator Asif Ali Zardari
    Co-Chairman
    H. No. 8, St. 19, F-8/2, Islamabad
    051-2282781, 2255264, Fax 2282741. E-mail: ppp@comsats.net.pk

    5. Makhdoom Amin Fahim
    Vice Chairman
    82-Orchard Scheme, Behind Rawal Town, Islamabad 2840588
    11-A, 2nd Sun Set Street, DHA, Karachi, 021-5842140, 0228-31199, 0300-9221234

    6. Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
    Vice Chairman
    Gilani House, Ghaus-al-Azam Road, Multan, 155-B, Phase-I, Defence, Lahore
    061-542424, 0300-8448141, 8730662; 042-5723234. E-mail : makhdoomyrgillani@hotmail.com

    7. Mr. Jehangir Bader
    Secretary General
    140/107 Karim Block, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore. 042-5414990-1, 0300-944016
    E-mail: bader@brain.net.pk

    8. Mian Raza Rabbani
    Deputy Secretary General
    H. No. 14/II, St. 31, Phase-V, Ext. DHA, Karachi:
    021-5865841-2, 0300-9291624, 051-9223854. E-mail: rrabbani@cyber.net.pk

    9. Ms Fauzia Wahab
    Central Information Secretary
    70-H, Block-II, PECHS, Karachi.
    0333-2224192, 021-4548254 E-mail: f.wahab@yahoo.com

    10. Mr. Haider Zaman Qureshi
    Deputy Information Secretary
    36 Babar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore: 54600
    042-35834452, Mobile: 03008440051, Fax: 35830077 E-mail: hzqlaw@yahoo.com

    11. Mr. Babar Awan
    Secretary Finance Committee
    27-E, Ali Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad. 051-2823778, 2276540, 0320-4265000
    E-mail: drbabarawan@hotmail.com

    Members

    PUNJAB

    12. Mr. Sami ullah Khan – Acting President: Punjab (Ex Officio Member)
    Saeed Park, Shahdara, Lahore Tel: 042-7930910, Mobile: 0333-4356708
    E-mail: punjab.ppp@gmail.com

    13.Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi
    H. No.445, Bab-ul-Quresh, Muhallah Daulat Gate, Multan
    061-4514666, 042-5712289, 0300-8634453, E-mail: smhq148@hotmail.com

    14. Mr. Qasim Zia
    16-Sarwar Road Lahore Cantt.
    042-6664110-11, 9200315, 0300-8442317, E-mail: qasim@brain.net.pk

    15. Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar
    4-A Main Gulberg-II, Main Blvd. Lahore.
    042-5870106, 0300-8467744, E-mail : amservis@hotmail.com

    16. Ch. Aitzaz Ahsan
    5- Kanal Bank, Zaman Park, Lahore.
    042-6369725; 6361800, 6305327, 0300-8452200, E-mail: aitzaz@paknet4.ptc.pk

    17. Ms Samina Khalid Ghurki
    17/1, DHA, Lahore.
    0300-9453399, 042-5898816

    18. Makhdoom Shahabuddin
    1 – Mianwali Qureshian, R. Y. Khan.
    0731-65555, 042-6651613, 0300-8459101

    19. Mr. Mohammed Afzal Sandhu (SUSPENDED)
    Room No. 1, 2nd Floor, Naqi Arcade, The Mall, Lahore.
    042-7589878, 6371508, 0631-51300, 72639, 72339, 0300-42440384, E-mail: mafzalsandhu@hotmail.com

    20. Ch. M. Zaka Ashraf
    128 Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt.
    042-6655002-3, 0300-8459215; 051-2825777. E-mail: asmllhr@hotmail.com

    21. Nawabzada Ghazanfar Gul
    Kothi Nawab Sahib, Gujrat City.
    0300-451222; 04331 523131; 523231, E-mail: ghazanfarali@hotmail.com

    22. Dr. A. Rehman Malik
    H. No. 419, St. 38, Sector G-10/4, Islamabad
    Cell: 0321-2033383 – E-mail: president@dmdigitaltv.co.uk

    23. Mr. Sultan Mahmood Qazi
    H. No. 50/ 8, Taimor House, Lane 3, Gulistan Colony, Rawalpindi
    Tele: 051-5511579, 0333-5145179

    24. Dr. Israr Shah (SUSPENDED)
    Attabak Pharmaceuticals, Block C, Industrial Area, I-10/3, Islamabad
    Tele: 051-4434124, 44342901, 0300-8562032 E-mail : attabak@brain.net.pk

    25. Ch. Manzoor Ahmad
    Ali Ahmad Shah Colony, Kasur
    Tel: 0492-772023, E-mail: manzoormna@hotmail.com

    26. Malik Hakmeen Khan
    Shein Bagh, Attock. 0300-5013444

    27. Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan
    613-D, Peoples Colony, Faisalabad 041-712555, 0300-9665118, 0333-6765577
    E-mail : aftabirshad@hotmail.com

    SINDH

    28. Syed Qaim Ali Shah
    President (Ex-Officio Member)
    H. No. 50, St. No. 14, Off Khayaban-e-Mujahid, Phase-v, DHA, Karachi
    021-5850308; 0792-52481; 52219, 552900, 051-9207477

    29. Mr Nisar Ahmed Khuhro
    7th – Gizri Street DHA Karachi. 021-9212031, 0333-2113388

    30. Syed Naveed Qamar
    Unit No. 2, Latifabad, Hyderabad;
    0221-860892, 021-5874751, 5868850, 0300-5000222, E-mail: naveedqamar@yahoo.com

    31. Nawab Mohammed Yousaf Talpur
    6-A, North Circular Avenue, Phase-I, DHS, Karachi
    021-5882841-2, 0300-8236468. E-mail : talpur_nawab@hotmail.com

    32. Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah
    Sindhi Housing Society, Airport Road, Sukkur. 071-5630870, 5630875
    40/1, St. A, Khayaban Shujaat, Phase-V, DHA, Karachi
    021-5845941, 5846941, 051-9208370, 9221147

    33. Mr. Islamuddin Shaikh
    C-410, Parliament Lodges, Islamabad. 0300-8222406, 021-5840150

    34. Dr. Safdar Ali Abbasi (SUSPENDED)
    D-42, Block-4, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
    021-4983169, 5838102, 510832, 513981, 051-9209307

    35. Sardar Nabeel Ahmad Gabol
    32/2 Khayaban Hilal, Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi
    021-5850371, 0300-8241441, 8563296, 051-9221880

    36. Syed Najmi Alam
    President Karachi Division (Ex-officio member)
    Flat No. 1, Building No. 21-C, St. 7-A, Badar Commercial Area, DHA-V (Ext) Karachi
    Mobile: 03219226777, 0333-2121896 E-mail: najmipppkdiv@yahoo.com

    37. Mr. Murad Ali Shah
    A-15-A/2 Central Ave. DHA, Karachi. 021-58997931, 0300-8210080.
    E-mail: murad@wahur.com

    38. Dr. Fahmida Mirza
    38/I, 23rd Street, Khayaban Mujahid, Phase-V, DHA, Karachi.
    Tele: 021-5661128-29, 0300-8248240
    E-mails: pppics@gmail.com; fehmidam_2000@yahoo.com

    39. Senator Farooq H. Naek Advocate
    Suite-5, 3rd Floor, Shafiq Plaza, Block-A Sarwar Shaheed Road, Karachi
    Tel: 021-5687931, 0300-8232527, Fax: 5687979, E-mail: naek_law786@hotmail.com

    40. Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq
    22-B Lalazar, Off Boat Club Road, MT Khan Road, Karachi
    Tel: 0254-710002, 021-5612298, 0300-3279135 E-mail : pmhaqdadu@gmail.com

    41. Ms Faryal Talpur
    House No. A-1, Zardari Housing Society, Taluka & District Nawabshah
    Tel: 021-5851056, 051-2255264, 2282781 E-mail: faryaltalpur.ndo@gmail.com

    42. Mr. Ali Nawaz Shah

    Room No. 410, Tughlaq House, Karachi

    Tel: 021-9212097, 9212088, Res. 021-5840560, Mobile: 0300-2941710

    43. Dr. Zulfikar Ali Mirza

    H. No. 38/1 Street # 23, DHA Phase-5, Karachi
    0300-8201668, 0300-5048216, 021-5840509

    44. Mr. Hari Ram Kishorilal
    B-62, 13 St. Gulshan-e-Faisal, Bath Island, Karachi
    Cell: 0300-3309699, 021-35837490, E-mail: kmanjani@hotmail.com

    NWFP

    45. Syed Zahir Ali Shah
    President (Ex Officio Member)
    Daily Mashraiq Office, Bilal Town, GT Road, Peshawar.
    Mob: 0321-9149999, 0300-8592151, 091-2651151 E-mail: shahdarbelo@hotmail.com

    46. Mr. Abdul Akbar Khan
    Spinkati, Bakhshali, Mardan.
    0931-61001, 091-819131, 0300-9177021. E-mail : bhutto79@hotmail.com

    BALOCHISTAN

    47. Nawabzada Mir Lashkari Raisani
    President (Ex Officio Member)
    Sarawan House, Raisani Road, Quetta
    081-449582, 440661, 0300-9384197, 3830334 E-mail: mirlashkari@yahoo.com

    48. Mr. Javaid Ahmed
    20-B/2 Railway Housing Society, Quetta
    081-441404, 442643, 0300-9384199. E-mail: kamran@paknet3.ptc.pk

    49. Mir Baz Mohammed Khan Khetran
    H. No. 281-B, St. 40, F-10/4, Islamabad. 051-2292225, 0333-5123923, 0641-688011

    50. Mr. Sadiq Umrani
    124-Block 5, Satellite Town, Quetta
    0300-2126233, 0740-710553

    AJ&K

    51. Ch. Abdul Majeed
    President (Ex Officio Member)
    Village Tangduon, Mirpur, AJ&K – 058610-44808, 0300-5191384. E-mail: presidentpppajk@gmail.com

    52. Ch. Muhammad Yaseen
    House No. 375, Street No. 71, Nazimuddin Road, F-11/1, Islamabad Tel: 051-2211563
    E-mail: yasinchaudhryppp@yahoo.com

    53. Ch. Latif Akbar
    Shaukat Line, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir

    Mobile: 0300-9856966, 051-9203230, 058810-43076, 34966. E-mail: latifakbar_ppp@yahoo.com

    NORTHERN AREAS

    54. Syed Mehdi Shah – Acting President (Ex Officio Member)
    Peoples Secretariat, Sakrdu. 0300-5194127, 058831-58111, 50201
    E-mail: smshah_ppp@hotmail.com

    55. Mr. Mohammed Musa
    Khomer Yarkot Tehsil Gilgit. 05811-55540, 55142, 051-5120486, Mob: 03005190076
    E-Mail: mmusaglt@gmail.com

    SPECIAL INVITEES

    Mr. Qamar Zaman Qaira
    Lalamusa, G.T Road Gujrat. 0300-8541963

    Ms Sherry Rehman
    49 – Old Clifton, Karachi. 0300-5001420

    Mr. Saifullah Paracha
    Al-Habib, 14-A Zarghoon Road, Quetta Cantt. 081-2822648, 0321-4309944, 021-35876457, 0333-7950754

    Mr. Bismilalh Khan Kakar

    Raja Pervez Ashraf
    H. No.8, Street 63, F-8/4, Islamabad. 0300-8541673

    Mr. Tasneem Qureshi
    2-Main Kambo Colony, Sargodha. 0300-8600083

    Ms Ruqaya Khanum Soomro

    Ms Beelum Hasnain
    46-E-1, Gulberg-III, Lahore. 0300-8423501

    Ms Fauzia Habib
    House No. 2, Street 25, F-8/2, Islamabad 0333-5153103

    Mr. Manzoor Wasaan

    Dr. Akbar Khawaja
    38A, Johar Town, Lahore. 0300-4234089; (001) 703-725-6786. E-mail: ak2mbb@aol.com

    Mr. Nayyer H. Dar

    Mr. Aurangzeb S. Burki,
    215-GG, Phase IV, DHA, Lahore 042-6302805/6

    Mir Ijaz Jakhrani

    Senator Latif Khosa

    Mr. Iftikhar Jhagra

    Dr. Asad Moazam
    Abid Shaheed Road, Faisalabad. 0300-8664376

    Begum Shahzadi Suleman

    Syeda Abida Hussain

    Syed Fakhar Imam

    Sardar Aseff Ahmed Ali

    Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti
    H. No.1-B, Street No.95, I-8/4, Islamabad.0345-8522222

    Mr. Khanzada Khan
    Khan Colony, Sheikh Maltoon, Par Hoti, Mardan 0937-868113

    Dr. Fakharuddin Ch.
    97, Riwaz Garden Lahore 03004230709

    Mian Manzoor Ahmed Watto
    0333-4104103

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  3. Kashif Naseer

    Dear Abdul
    Independent Journalist
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  4. Akhtar Ali

    Mr. Javed Jaferi. Do you know something about Famous event ‘HALA CONVENTION” in past of our Pakistan People’s Party?
    Do you know the views of our glorious leader Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, about poor?
    Do you know about an affidavit of our leader Z.A.Bhutto in Lahore High Court as under:-
    PAKISTAN IS VERY POOR. THE POOR OF PAKISTAN ARE AMONG THE POOREST OF WORLD.
    THE RICH OF PAKISTAN ARE AMONG THE RICHIEST OF WORLD.
    THIS IS NOT THE LAW OF GOD. THIS IS NOT MESSAGE OF ISLAM. THIS IS NOT IDEOLOGY OF PAKISTAN
    And now you compare the today’s activities of our top holders of PPP. Do you find any matching of the feelings and intentions between our Z.A. Bhutto and today’s leading persons?What are you trying to defend?
    Keep thinking upon it while you lay on your bed for sleeping. There will come a Day of Judgment, when all of us will be accounted before almighty ALLAH.

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  5. Saleem Ahmed

    Hamid Mir & GEO TV Supported Lal Masjid Operation. (Dunya TV 15 Feb 2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTkrOW0krd4

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    Dear akhtar sahab, my father was a part of Hala Convention, it was located in the mehmaankhana of the Great Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib ul Mola, it’s a fact that Bhutto said in his speech there that after the Pir if Hala’s acceptance in party he has won almost half of Sindh, as Makhdoom sahib indeed has the largest following of disciples in Sindh, and baba told me Makhdoom Amin Fahim at that time used to be referred as ‘Makhdoomzada Muhammad Amin’ as the current Makhdoom was alive.

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