ISLAMABAD: One more audio of PML(N) leaders has been leaked on the social media. In this audio Maryum Nawaz and Pervaiz Rashid are discussing about journalists who can be called “PML-N’s spokespersons” on the programme Report Card which goes on air on Geo TV. The discussion focuses on journalists who are against the party and open criticize PML(N) leadership.
From the audio, it appear that Maryam Nawaz is going see someone who is a part of the channel’s management or has information on the channel’s internal working while Pervez Rashid is telling Maryam about what she can ask that person.
“They have a programme Report Card. In that program, you know there is a Hasan Nisar who hurls abuses at us a lot,” says Rashid.
Maryam Nawaz replies that Irshad Bhatti is now also part of the program.
“They have also added Irshad Bhatti. You know that he speaks filthy words,” says Pervez Rashid.
“Mazhar Abbas’ tilt is also against us. It includes sarcasm and jokes. Sometimes, he spins the discussion to make fun of PML-N.”
Rashid sad that there is not a single panelist in the program who can be called PML-N’s spokesperson.”
He further states Hafeezullah Niazi was one person on that show who would treat Imran Khan the same way as Nisar and Bhatti treat the PML-N.
“The way they [Nisar or Bhatti] abuse us, he used to do the same to Imran Khan. But now they have removed him from the show and even suspended his column.”
To this, Maryam Nawaz says that she would ask the person why Niazi has been removed from the program.
“I would like to request you to talk to this person and also to Mir Shakil,” says Pervez Rashid.
“First, let me get the inside story from this person,” says Maryam.
“If they do such an imbalanced program … There was one check on Imran Khan and they have removed it but the dogs barking at us have been added [to the show],” says Rashid.
Maryam called it complete bias of the channel’s management.
Abbas, Bhatti, Nisar are panelists on the show while Niazi has been a part of the show in the past.
At this point, there is some disruption in the audio and the topic changes to Maryam Nawaz giving instructions about gifts to be sent to two journalists.
“The two baskets which Abbu jan brought from Azerbaijan which Kainat packed last night, one is to be sent to Nusrat Javed, other to Rana Jawwad.”
Nusrat Javed, a senior journalist has been part of talk shows on several news channels. Rana Jawwad is the Geo TV director news. This is the second audio leaked to media involving Maryum Nawaz’s conversation about management of media and journalists/TV analysts, etc.
