Jang Group Jang & The News & Geo Archive
Jang Group’s Mir Shakil threatens State Bank Governor: Will CJ Iftikhar Chauhdry take notice?: Just as we mentioned in our report “Will Jang Group’s Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman turn against the Nawaz govt now – JS Bank fails to acquire regulatory approval for HSBC Pakistan” published on 25th October, 2013, Jang Group has begun its
The illegal activities of Jang Group and Jahangir Siddiqui: Related post: Will Jang Group’s Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman turn against the Nawaz govt now – JS Bank fails to acquire regulatory approval for HSBC Pakistan A businessman asks a basic question “If a PM can be brought in for contempt,
Will Jang Group’s Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman turn against the Nawaz govt now – JS Bank fails to acquire regulatory approval for HSBC Pakistan: Related post: The illegal activities of Jang Group and Jahangir Siddiqui In an unexpected turn of events, a financial group closely linked to Jang Group head honcho, Mir Shakil ur Rahman, has not been permitted by regulators to acquire
جیو نیٹ ورک کی بساط لپیٹنے والے چھ سنگین جرائم – از کورٹ نیوز ٹیم: حال ہی میں ایمیٹی انٹرنیشنل کی جانب سے چیئرمین پیمرا کے نام ایک شکایتی درخواست جاری کی گئی ہے جس میں پیمرا آرڈیننس اور دیگر قوانین کی خلاف ورزی کرتے جیو کے
Geo tau aisay! Geo TV sells Pakistan out for Rs 150 million only: Well done Mir Shakil ur Rehman and Jang Group: Bad news seems to be following Mir Shakil ur Rehman and his media empire of Jang Group after the most recent disclosure that the British Government has purchased television time on discounted rates from Geo Television to run British
The Confused Jang Group and its Khushamdi Sahafi Hazraat: There is a list of adjectives that can be attributed to Jang Group and its journalists. While “cheater” is the most appropriate one for the entire group, “confused” is another for them. Jang Group has a number of journalists
Pakistan floods: Govt was nowhere in Karachi – because Sindh is governed by the PPP – Shabash Geo, Shabash Hamid Mir: They just can’t swallow the fact why the PPP is governing Sindh despite all of their propaganda. The recent flooding which seems to have become a regular phenomenon has affected Karachi badly. Without doubt, the absence of a strong
Saaleh Duffer’s innuendo laden “tajzia” in Daily Jang: Jang Group’s senior “tajzia nigar”, Saaleh Zaafir, who is lovingly called “Duffer” at LUBP is known for his incorrect reporting and also uses his position as a senior journalist to extract personal benefits from those in power. He can
Jang Group’s case of mistimed priorities – Drone attack a 6 column headline; DI Khan Jail attack a two column news hard to find! – by Farrukh Ahmed: If there was ever a doubt in the approach and priorities of Jang Group about Pakistan and its security situation, it was evident from the way they headlined the drone attack which according to them killed four terrorists, glorified
Rs 82 billion Ogra scam: Sifting myth from reality: Does a person who according to our right wing media and their tail wagging supporters in judiciary has caused the national exchequer a loss of Rs. 82 billion, wears handcuffs and looks haggard? Tauqeer Sadiq, a man who has
Najam Sethi seeks extra-constitutional powers as interim head of Pakistan Cricket Board: Dawn’s report: LAHORE, July 27: Amid the ongoing constitutional crisis surrounding Pakistan cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a review petition against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision is seeking extra- constitutional powers for its caretaker chairman Najam Sethi. The
Conflict of interest: Najam Sethi wants the multi-billion TV rights deal for his employer’s sports channel: Note: We never trusted this man even in his core profession of journalism leave alone the cricket that he knows little of. Sethi never was a journalist. He became a so called journalist through proxy by bringing out a
In Pakistan, TV show gives away babies to win Ramadan ratings war – by David Woode: Editor’s note: The most unethical and bizarre TV show in history airs on Jang Media Group’s Geo TV. The argument that Geo and Amir Jihalat are not at fault since the program gets major ratings is absurd. If Geo
Taher Shah, respect. Aamir Liaquat, shame on you! – by Farwa Zehra: Last night (26 July 2013), a seven minute video clip went viral on social media in Pakistan. Many of you probably saw the video in question; it was the latest transmission of Geo TV’s Ramazan show Amaan Ramzan: Iftar Aamir
Hats off to Mubasher Lucman for speaking bitter truth about Jang/Geo – by Farrukh Ahmed: Mubsaher Lucman is one of the most hated people on national media not because he says something wrong, but because his programs have been against the “norms” as dictated by the right winged media, judges and political parties especially
Fight of two defamers: Jang Group vs Zaid Hamid – by Farrukh Ahmed: In what is to be considered a first, Jang Group, the premier defaming media organization known for its sensational publications like Jang and The News and a hyperbolic tv channel named Geo TV have sent another hyper active, conspiracy
Stupidity and dishonesty of Aamir Liaqat, the fake PhD – by Mahpara Qalandar: Geo TV’s top religious show boy Aamir Liaqat Hussain (Ramzaan Hi Dukaan fame) earned his BA, MA, and PhD from a fake Spanish university in record 18 months. Yes, all three of those qualifications. But despite fakery and illegality
Najam Sethi to protect Geo Super’s interests by using PCB platform: Syed Talat Hussain: Islamabad, July 19. Senior Pakistan TV anchor Talat Hussain has revealed that Nawaz Sharifs’ ‘handpicked’ acting chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi was installed to benefit Jang group’s sports channel – Geo Super – by exploiting his
Judicial report on Jang Group’s Aman Ki Asha: “the footprints lead to Indian sponsors including Indian state TV”: Islamabad, July 13, 2013: Findings of Supreme Court’s Media Commission reveal that content and discourse in Pakistani media, particularly in Jang Group / Geo TV is largely influenced by non-transparent foreign sources of funding and dubious advertising. In particular,
CT Chief Minister Najam Sethi and the question of conflict of interest: Najam Sethi fan club: Raza Rumi, Ejaz Haider, Nadeem Paracha, Marvi Sirmed, Mehmal Sarfraz, Saleem Ali etc Independent critics: Nazir Naji, Farrukh Sohail Goindi, Rashid Rahman, Mazhar Abbas, Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Abdullah Tariq Sohail, Adnan Farooq, Nusrat Javeed, Omar
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman ki Cheel aur Chirya mey Jhagra – by Danial Lakhnavi: میر شکیل الرحمن کی چیل اور چڑیا میں جھگڑا یوں لگتا ہے کہ میر شکیل الرحمان کی سیاسی قسمتیں لکھنے کی خواہش پورے مک میں ناکامی کا منہ دیکھنے کے بعد بالآخر پنجاب میں بارآور ہوگئی ہے اور ان
The Feel Good Factor – by Umer Raza Bhutta: Pakistan is in the grip of that rare Feel Good Factor these days that grips it indeed rarely. All those politicians that were loathed, abused and mocked are out of governance frame for a couple of months. Those who
Genocide by Deobandi Taliban: the Nazis of Pakistan – by Chris Emmanuel Dsouza: As the world was keenly waiting for the white smoke to appear on the Vatican House Chimney, Joseph Colony in Lahore was filled with black smoke. When Vatican Council was wrapping-up their Papal Elections, its followers were attacked and
درویش استاد سبط جعفر دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کے ہاتھوں شہید: پوری پاکستانی قوم بلخصوص پاکستانی شیعہ مکتبہ فکر ، دیوبندی دہشت گردوں اہل سنت ول جماعت جس کا پرانا نام سپاہ صحابہ تھا کےہاتھوں ایک اور بہت بڑے سانحے سے گزر رہے ہیں مشہور شاعر،ادیب اور دانشور سید سبط جعفر
US govt should blacklist Pakistan’s Geo TV: Attack on Christians in Lahore – by Mahpara Qalandar: In the afternoon of 9 March, a mob of 3,000 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (ASWJ/LEJ) and PML-N activists destroyed the entire neighborhood of Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, in Lahore. The destruction was carried out when a rumor was deliberately spread by
جنرل کیانی کا خواب : ایک اور ایکسٹینشن یا وزارتِ داخلہ: جنرل اشفاق پرویز کیانی اور اُن کے روایتی مدّاح جو کہ اپنی فکری وابستگیوں کے حوالے سے “مولانا مودودی کے فکری خوشہ چین اور دائیں بازو کی حامل جماعتوں مسلم لیگ، تحریک انصاف وغیرہ میں بکھرے ہوئے ہیں اس
#ShiaGenocide: Najam Sethi gives clean chit to Pakistan army – by Ada Khakwani: In his Urdu article in daily Jang (24 Feb 2013), Najam Sethi once again resorts to the 80-20 formula (mixing 20% of misstatements and misrepresentations in 80% of facts) to obfuscate and misrepresent Shia genocide. In essence: 1. Sethi
Hamid Mir recycles PMLN-ASWJ’s propaganda against PPP – by Ada Khakwani: There are quite a few misstatements and misrepresentations in the following article written by Hamid Mir in daily Jang (25 Feb 2013). In essence: 1. Mir equates ASWJ-LeJ terrorists with Shia Muslims, and questions PPP’s alliance with Shia political
Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji condemns LUBP for challenging Najam Sethi’s obfuscation of #ShiaGenocide: Everyone knows that the situation in Pakistan is due to an Iran proxy war between the verses of Hafiz and Saadi. It is a war between Hazara and Pashtun female students who want us to cry about them while
World Shia Forum lauds HRW’s report on #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan, condemns harassment tactics by security establishment: Coverage of Shia genocide in Human Rights Watch 2013 report on Pakistan Religious minorities continued to face insecurity and persecution as the government failed to provide protection to those threatened or to hold extremists accountable. Islamist militant groups continued
Jang Group’s reporter Ahmad Noorani should remain moderate – by Attar Qadri: Ahmed Noorani Deobandi is an Islamabad-based correspondent of The News (spends equal time in Lahore and Bahawalpur), working under journalist-turned-Taliban-spokesperson Ansar Abbasi Deobandi. Ahmad Noorani is the same person who recently tried to incite violence against the HRW director
Geo TV anchor Kamran Khan was on Pakistan Army’s payroll at Rs. 7000 per month: Related: Top-secret: ISI Media Roll of Dishonour Former Military Intelligence (MI) officer Brigadier Hamid Saeed has revealed that Karman Khan, senior journalist of The News (Jang Group) and anchor of Jang Group’s Geo News TV, was on payroll of
For Ansar Abbasi and Jang, every day is an April Fools Day! – by Arbab Zaheer: For Ansar Abbasi and Jang, every day is an April Fools Day! That’s what I thought when I read his out of context note on Thursday, September 27, 2012 titled “CJ kay khilaf aik aur ‘dhamakay’ kee sazish!” in
Pre-poll rigging has begun by President Zardari – by Nabil Anwar: Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has claimed in a press conference covered in Daily Jang (http://e.jang.com.pk/08-29-2012/karachi/pic.asp?picname=1041.gif) that Pre Poll rigging through anchors has begun and for that the Presidency is spending around Rs. 8 billion to buy influence and make
Dr. A.Q. Khan should stay away from hate speech against Ahmadis: On 14 August 2012, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan said the following words on Geo TV (part of Jang Media Group) which can be legitimately described as hate speech against Ahmadiyya Muslims, Pakistan’s most persecuted minority sect. Sitting on a
After misrepresenting politics, Jang Group turns to sports! – Arbab Zaheer: The headline says it all: “Liaquat Ali bhee bahar; Tamghay kee umeedain dum tornay lageen”. The sub headline is even funnier “Pakistani athletes aik aik kar kay bahar ho rahay hayn, Ethiopia jaisay mulk nay bhee tamgha jeet liya!”
Media Exoneration Commission, the JJJ (Journalist, Judiciary, Jernail) – by Ali Taj: More than a third of US population thinks President Obama is a Muslim, about the same number believe that he falsified his birth certificate to get into office. These are obviously malicious lies but no one in the American Administration is
Kohenoor TV studio fire kills five during Ramzan transmission. Thank you, corporate media!: Related post: Dunya News must not politicize the murder case against Mian Amer, Atif Aslam and Qasmi “Corporate media” refers to a system of mass media production, distribution, ownership, and funding which is dominated by corporations and their CEOs.