Read Latest Columns By Hamid Mir NOTE This page has no connection with Hamid Mir nor this.Many people are asking me a question for the last few days: “When will you leave Pakistan?” I am posing a counter-question to them: “Why should I leave Pakistan?” Some concerned friends fear for my life. 34933 likes 30 talking about this. Aftab iqbal columns, Ali Moeen Nawazish Columns, amir khakwani columns, amir siddiqui columns, dard e no, dr atta ur Rehman, dr atta ur rehman columns, express columns, Funny Cartoons, hamid mir, hamid mir columns, javed chaudhry columns, jung columns, Khabarnak, munnu bhai columns, najam saithi columns, Orya Maqbool Jan Columns, oryamaqbooljan.Pay Back by Javed Chaudhry 2 Pakistani Aik Leader Dosra Mazdoor by Abdul Qadir Hassan Khaberdar Hoshiyar by Hamid Mir Roti Kepra Aur Mekaan by Dr Abdul Qadeer KhanHamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and an author. The million-dollar question remains: Why was I banned by the number-one television channel in Pakistan that always champions press freedom?Recent Posts. I was also banned in 2007 by a military dictator — General Pervez Musharraf. On the other hand, many women on social media are still seeking an apology from Tariq Jameel pertaining to his comments on ‘behaya women’ in the same telethon.But why are people asking me this question? Because my TV channel banned me after a speech I delivered last week in support of press freedom. Since Tariq Jameel’s apology, both quarters have remained silent.I had only made a speech outside the National Press Club in Islamabad at a gathering of journalists, lawyers and civil society representatives. He is well-known for his stance against the dominance of the Establishment in Pakistan. He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers, both national and international. He has hosted the political talk show Capital Talk on Geo News.Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan had claimed responsibility for it. He was subsequently arrested in 2017 and was allowed to be interviewed by a journalist. I am still carrying two bullets inside, but some ISI stooges claim even today that I had staged a drama. After the attack, then PTI chief Imran Khan said I was, am and will be his “favourite anchor”.Almost two years before that assassination attempt, a powerful bomb was planted under my car in 2002. Even though I don’t know much about Asad Ali Toor, his pain became my pain.Also read: Hamid Mir’s defiance of military, ISI and emergence of a new ‘General Rani’ in PakistanI had faced the same propaganda way back in April 2014 when six bullets were shot into my body during a fatal assassination attempt in Karachi. Whoever dares to expose these invisible people is instantly declared “anti-State” by known proxies of the invisible forces in media and politics. Through my speech, I conveyed the message that stop attacking us, stop killing us, otherwise we will start naming you and you will no longer be able to hide behind your invisibility cloaks. Therefore, Pakistani media is going through the most difficult phase since the country’s inception.
Geo News had nothing to do with my speech at the gathering organised by the Pakistan Federal Union Journalists. My speech was never reported in any Pakistani newspaper. This is not my personal story, this is the story of over 140 media workers who had to die in the line of duty during the last three decades in Pakistan.That was the background of my visibly harsh speech, which was not aired on any mainstream television channel due to the censorship the media faces today. I had to face blasphemy charges in courts because I was supporting women’s rights through my writings. I had to face fake cases of murder and kidnapping. I lost my job twice for exposing greed and corruption. Colt 380 mustang priceBut they had never named anyone. I wanted to know who was pressuring them. They said that we are under tremendous pressure. However, I was asked by the management of Geo Television to clarify my position about my “controversial speech”. Microsoft emoji makerHe tweets Views are personal. I am expecting physical attacks, but I will not leave Pakistan.Hamid Mir is a journalist banned in Pakistan. I am expecting treason cases. It was not unexpected for me.
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