Pakistan media watch on January 10, 2019Middle East’s Muslim countries have been turned into ruins for Greater Israel Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah, head of the Tehreek-Nifaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, and patron-in-chief, Supreme Shia Ulema Board, has said that the government should explain its contact with Tel Aviv (Nawa-i-Waqt, January 8). The Muslim countries should not forget that Greater Israel’s map includes Makkah and […]
Pakistan media watch on January 3, 2019Interestingly, the paper used the term marhoom for Justice Cornelius, which Pakistani media exclusively uses for deceased Muslims. More interestingly, Mr. Asar Chauhan used the term aanjihani for Asif Zardari’s deceased father, Hakim Ali Zardari (Daily 92 News, January 2). The Pakistani media exclusively uses this term for deceased non-Muslims. Soothsayer says Asif Zardari, Shahbaz […]
Pakistan media watch on December 27, 2018Ambassador Zafar Hilali says another Pakistan can come into being in India Zafar Hilali, former ambassador who happens to be Agha Shahi’s nephew, said in a TV show “Night Edition” that oppression against minorities was at its peak in India (92 News, December 24). There are 300 million Muslims in India and not a single […]
Pakistan media watch on December 20, 2018Pakistan is ever-ready to pounce on India India will be called to account for all of its crimes, including the fall of Dhaka and the Army Public School tragedy (Nawa-i-Waqt, December 17). If a war is initiated against Pakistan, India will be badly defeated. An FIR, ie, a criminal complaint, has been registered against India […]
Pakistan media watch on December 13, 2018Nawaz Sharif begged the jail boss to make a quick phone call to his son in vain Arshed Waheed Chaudhary wrote a touching story in Jang (December 8). On September 11, 2018, Mian Nawaz Sharif got an inkling that he would not be able to see his wife, Kulsum, alive. He was in solitary confinement […]
Pakistan media watch on December 6, 2018The US has started speaking India’s language In its issue of November 27, Ausaf reported that the United States had started speaking India’s language. It was referring to the statement of the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in which he had said: “We call upon all countries, particularly Pakistan, to uphold their UN Security […]
Pakistan media watch on November 27, 2018Pakistan is the number one country in seeking Facebook censorship, reported Waseem Abbasi Indians and Americans are religious and racial bigots The United States has immeasurable clout in Pakistan, Mr. Irshad Ahmad Arif wrote in Daily 92 News on November 23. He approvingly quoted the late Lt. Gen. Hameed Gul as saying that important civil […]
Pakistan media watch on November 19, 2018Ausaf columnist calls Judaism a cancer: Ms Asma Hadeed’s November 12 speech in the National Assembly speech has been widely condemned by religious elements. The PTI MNA had advocated a less strident approach towards Jews. Maulana Asharaf Jalali, the head of Tehreek-i-Labbaik (Jalali Group), has descried it as an attack on Islam. In his Ausaf […]
Pakistan media watch on October 16, 2018Global conspiracies being plotted against Pakistan, says military spokesperson While talking to journalists in London, the military spokesperson, Major General Asif Ghafoor, has said that international conspiracies are being plotted against Pakistan (Nawa-i-Waqt, October 14). He said that the July election was extremely transparent and free. He also went to on say that ‘the military […]
Pakistan media watch on October 10, 2018As Gujrat chief minister, Modi got Babari mosque demolished through RAW Senator Rehman Malik, a PPP leader and former interior minister, made a fool of himself with the help of Nawa-i-Waqt. In an editorial page article on October 6, he wrote: “As the Gujrat chief minister, Modi got Babari mosque demolished through RAW.” The fact […]