Javed Miandad played a key role in Pakistan’s 1992 WorldCup winning campaign. On February 26, 2020, he took to social media to convey his anger and disappointment towards a TV broadcast, which according to him had ‘disrespected’ him. Do not even bother to guess who this transmission could be from. Yes, of course, it had … Read more
Beg before the employees hit the streets. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, CEO of Jang and Geo group appears at the Supreme Court over charges levied against him for nonpayment of salaries to employees at Geo News. The editor-in-chief also faces a similar predicament as he faces authorities at the apex court. A Suo Motu case started off … Read more
PEMRA, short for Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, warned GEO TV when one of the officials at the news channel aired controversial content against the media watchdog. Earlier, the news channel had already faced heavy repercussions for airing an interview with Ehsanullah Eshan, the former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson. Now, they were found indulging in … Read more
GEO/JANG Group served notice for fanning sectarianism The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) served a notice to GEO Group after receiving complaints from the public against the program ‘Naya Pakistan’. It was added that a large number of masses strongly reacted to the program anchored by Talat Hussain on February 22 on Geo News. … Read more
Zohra Yousuf, Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that the GEO TV program ‘Aalim Online’, presented by Aamir Liaqat Hussain, the religious scholar, was spreading religious disharmony in the country. Hussain is a Pakistani television host, religious scholar and also a politician. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) decided to take strict and decisive actions against media outlets for maligning and defaming the party. In a press conference, PPP leader Jahangir Badar announced the boycott against both Geo and Jang, providing complete details and statistics for the biased propaganda against PPP. Jahangir Badar stated that GEO had become biased … Read more
