Klasra says government pressure led to their program's closure
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 25 September 2019
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Rauf Klasra revealed that their program was discontinued due to external pressures following their investigation into corruption. This decision was made despite claims of financial issues from the channel's management.Summary
ISLAMABAD — Television analyst Rauf Klasra disclosed on Wednesday that their program on Aap News was stopped because he along with Amir Mateen exposed the corrupt ministers.
“For exposing the corrupt, Prime Minister Imran Khan was upset, and we were receiving messages, and the management was under pressure,” he said in response to a tweet by Maj. (Retd) Muhammad Arif who claimed their show was stopped because of the channel’s financial health.
ریٹائرڈ میجر صاØب آپ Ú©ÛŒ اطلاع غلط ÛÛ'Û" Øکومت Ú©Û' وزراء اور کرپٹ ایلیٹ Ú©Ùˆ ایکسپوز کرنÛ' پر عمران خان ناراض تھی اور میسجز ارÛÛ' تھÛ'Û"Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ø¯Ø¨Ø§Ø¦Ùˆ میں تھیÛ" اگست تک سب Ú©ÛŒ تنخواÛیں کلیر ÛیںÛ"اس Ù„ÛŒÛ' جھوٹ Ù†Û Ù¾Ú¾ÛŒÙ„Ø§Ø¦ÛŒÚºÛ" عامر اور میں Ù†Û' Ø²ÛŒØ§Ø¯Û Ù¾ÛŒØ³ÙˆÚº Ú©ÛŒ جاب Ú†Ú¾ÙˆÚ' کر ÛÙ…ÛŒØ´Û Ø§Ø²Ø§Ø¯ÛŒ Ú©Ùˆ ØªØ±Ø¬ÛŒØ Ø¯ÛŒ ÛÛ'Û" https://t.co/QwHmGRMSuf
— Rauf Klasra (@KlasraRauf) September 25, 2019
“These guys don’t work on low wages, and the channel cannot pay them more money. If the government had to stop their show, they would have had Hamid Mir’s program taken off air first,” said the major.
Klasra told Arif that the channel had cleared all their salaries until August. “Amir and I have always preferred freedom to money.”
In another tweet, Klasra disclosed that they were punished for exposing the 452 billion GIDC scandal.
Aap News discontinued the program Aap Kay Muqabil this week without officially citing any reason.
Øکومت ناراض تھی ÛÙ… Ù†Û' 452 ارب روپÛ' GIDC پر ایکسپوز کیوں کیا جس میں لمبÛ' Ûاتھ مارÛ' جارÛÛ' تھÛ'Û"کیوں عوام کا Ù¾ÛŒØ³Û Ø¨Ú†ÙˆØ§ÛŒØ§ جو ڈونر دوستوں Ú©Ùˆ معا٠Ûونا تھاÛ"اÙسوس ÛÛ' ÛمیںGIDCسکینڈل Ú©Ùˆ ایکسپوز Ù†Ûیں کرنا چائیÛ' تھاÛ"انÛیں ڈاکÛ' مارنÛ' دیتÛ'Û"عباسی، شری٠کی Ø·Ø±Ø ÛŒÛ Ø¨Ú¾ÛŒ جیل میں ÛوتÛ'Û"نیب کیسز بنتÛ'Û" https://t.co/QwHmGRMSuf
— Rauf Klasra (@KlasraRauf) September 25, 2019
KEY POINTS:
- Klasra's show was stopped after exposing corrupt ministers.
- Prime Minister Imran Khan reportedly expressed displeasure.
- The channel faced management pressure, according to Klasra.
- Klasra highlighted the 452 billion GIDC scandal as a reason for backlash.
- The program 'Aap Kay Muqabil' was discontinued without official reasons.
