Shakil Chaudhary

Middle 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 Medina. Relations … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

Ambassador 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 one of them is a member of the LokSabha. (The factual position is that there … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

Pakistan 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 for terrorism in Pakistan and the murder of Maulana Samiul Haq. The … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

Nawaz 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 at the time. He started feeling an eerie restlessness. With a great deal of embarrassment, he was thinking … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

The 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 Council obligations to implement sanctions against the terrorists … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

Pakistan 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 and military positions are not given to any … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

Ausaf 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 column of November 16, Maulana Naveed Masood Hashmi … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

Global 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 made it … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch

As 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 of the matter is that Babari Mosque was demolished in 1992, and Mr … [Read more...] about Pakistan media watch