:: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STOP GEO TV NETWORK FROM TELECASTING BLASPHEMOUS PLAY ::

On 13th October an ad sponsored by Geo TV network was printed on page 11 of The NEWS International (Lahore edition) about its upcoming plays for the next quarter. According to the ad Geo TV network would telecast a drama serial by the name of “Habibi Habiba” from 20th October. In this ad a man and a woman are shown to be dancing and holding each other while the text reads:

“Markazi khayal, mabni barqissa Hazrat Yousuf (A.S.)”(i.e. central theme taken from the story of Hazrat Yousuf (A.S.) )"

This is not the first time Geo network has aired programme attacking Islam and Muslims. It is the very network which provides daily air-time to Voice of America (VoA) for US propaganda. And it is the same network which proudly screens obscene Indian films in its bid to promote Hindu culture in Pakistan. All this is carried out under the watchful eye of the government and PEMRA (Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) which shows that the network has full government support for its ongoing war on Islam and Muslims. However, the current act of Tauheen-e-Risalat (blasphemy) which is geared towards linking our sacred and holy Prophets with obscene plays and immoral pictures has surpassed all its previous ills. Does Geo think that it can openly commit these acts of blasphemy in a Muslims majority country? Do the owners and administrators of the Geo network have no fear of the punishment of the Day of Judgment? We demand from the government and PEMRA to stop Geo from airing this blasphemous drama serial. We want to make this clear to the rulers as well that Muslims will never allow Geo or any network to commit any act of Tauheen-e-Risalat (blasphemy) in Pakistan.


Naveed Butt
The Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan

Something Fishy About The GEO TV Network

The ever-booming media industry in Pakistan is making progresses and advancements by leaps and bounds, owing to the fact that their constant hot-cake national issues are being highly projected in the Western media (CNN, BBC...) in a way that makes one think "Oh, was it really that bad?"

What I am about to state forth is a short unbiased article whose purpose is not to degrade, humiliate or distort the profiles of the individuals/organization mentioned, but rather to instigate possible formulated theories on their comparisons in every reader's mind, using the information properly acquired with the help of organs of sight and sound.

SOMETHING NEW RELATED TO THE GEO TELEVISION NETWORK
After completing Class XI in college (mid 2007), I decided to engage myself in a suitable occupation at some multinational or atleast well-reputed company. I didn't have any graduate degrees with me but with the references of my elder cousin brother, I soon got a job at a legal-services firm by the name of "The Western Standard" situated in Cavalry Ground, Lahore. I was to work only 2 weeks there as a legal transcripter.

What I came to know directly during this short period, was that the owner of that firm (my boss) was a very nice individual by the name of Dr. Amir. What's so cool about him? Well, turns out he is one of the children of GEO TV's owner. GEO also has shares in stock markets. Obviously, if one purchases 51% of the shares of a particular company, he's practically it's owner and hence obviously he gets to direct its future policies and business handling techniques. Same was the case with Dr. Amir. By the course of time, his father had bought more than 51% of GEO's shares and hence became it's owner.

After careful questioning every now and then, I got to learn more about his personality. He was a slim person, sporting a French beard, with a bald head and tons and tons of wealth. Though he never boasted about his richness in front of me and the other employees.

Dr. Amir was not a medical doctor. He had obtained his Doctorate in International Business & Marketing from the London Metropolitan University years back. Because of knowledge since Matriculation days about the nefarious activities of the secret Freemasons and their associated societies, I questioned him regarding the Freemasons, to which he coolly replied to me with the following words: "You know what, some of my best colleagues and friends in the University were Freemasons themselves".

This statement had shocked me till the nerve, but today as I write this little article, I come to realise that it isn't necessary that if a person has Masons as friends, he's a Mason too or he's influenced by them. But anyways, the thought was constantly encroaching on my mind that I had to investigate more.

I came to know, furthermore, that his elder sister was the Managing Director of the GEO Network based in Islamabad. In those days, the news was still hot that "POLICE ENTERED AND BOMBARDED GEO TV'S ISLAMABAD OFFICE". I asked Dr. Amir a few days later about the whole incident. He replied again, in that cool tone: "The Government and Musharraf compensated us for the loss by paying us lots of money" To which I replied: "Is that it? You agreed just at that one point?" He nodded and shrugged hopelessly, which suggested to me that the whole incident was just some kind of a topi drama (false-play) aimed at "stupidizing" (a new word I've coined) the masses. A few days, I came to know that Dr. Amir's younger sibling was planning to launch a kids channel by the name of "Wikkid TV".

These are just some memory imprints. I can only guess what the real intentions of GEO are. Anyways, Allah Knows Best!

P.S. After a few days, I felt uncomfortable and decided on not going to the office thereafter.