ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) central leader Shireen Mazari on Thursday said that Geo TV promoting the ‘journalism of blackmailing’ in the country as it defamed Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief for 8 hours.
Shireen Mazari alleged that the news channel had not provided her political party full coverage in general elections.
She was addressing a press conference in the federal capital of Pakistan; said that Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman is still blackmailing, Geo News anchorpersons announced the PML (N) victory before the official results, she added.
Mazari put severe allegations on the news group; saying that Geo is acting as PML-N’s government media house and its employees are working for government.
She replied to a question about the controversial program on-air by Geo News, that we are not in favour to ban the channel.
She demanded the punishment for the responsible ones after complete inquiry over the matter.
She said “Mir Shakeelur Rehman is still blackmailing. The group had concrete nexus with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s government.”
She waved a picture of statistics issued by European Union (EU) observatory group after 2013 general election according to which the Geo news gave maximum coverage to PML-N during election campaign, local news web reported.
She refused to accept the explanations given by Geo Group and said that Ehsan Mani’s statement was misrepresented by the Geo.
She said that the same Jang group was against the Nawaz Sharif in 1999 when his government accused the group of tax theft. “They launched a whole campaign against Nawaz Sharif and his cabinet members in newspapers for curbing their freedom. At that time Nawaz Sharif termed the matter rooted in tax payments. Same is happening today with one difference that PML-N is standing with Geo.”
Mazari also said that now PML-N ordered to form a committee which would be responsible for implementing PEMRA’s decision on the Geo issue. “PEMRA is already not giving any. Formulation of such committee is only a delaying tactic.”
She demanded that Geo should unconditionally apologize, take action against whose responsible for maligning security forces, taking foreign money and hurting feelings of Muslims.
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