Farrukh Khan Pitafi’s Official Website « Welcome back Hamid Mir, Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas - You didn’t think you were alone, did you? (originally posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008)

Welcome back Hamid Mir, Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas - You didn’t think you were alone, did you? (originally posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008)

Geo Television has brought back Hamid Mir in its program Capital Talk. This certainly marks the change of heart at PEMRA. According to the reports PEMRA’s opposition to Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas’s return on Aaj TV has also mellowed down. This according to the sources has been possible owing to the international pressure and the solidarity shown by world media and the rights groups. If these crusading journalists ever thought that they were left alone, they know better now. I congratulate these stalwarts and request the ones still under censure to get their dresses ready for their shows. Likewise the ban on YouTube has also been lifted. Democracy is back in the Islamic Republic.
Let me also thank the world media for the solidarity shown. Early yesterday Blogger News Network (BNN) carried my story Musharraf’s inquisition: Reason why Youtube was blocked in Pakistan
Apart from the political motivation behind the ban I also pointed out how Pakistan’s best anchors were being kept away from their responsibilities. The world interest proved to be enormous as within no time the story had been viewed near nine thousand times and was widely quoted. While the foolishness of the authorities must have added to this forced U-turn, the world interest in the restoration of democracy in Pakistan. Thank you very much.

Posted by farrukh at 10:32:50.

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