Haroon ur Rasheed breaks silence on controversial phone call
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 7 November 2018
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Haroon ur Rasheed speaks out on the backlash he faced following a controversial phone call. He claims he was misrepresented as a criminal by the media.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Columnist and analyst Haroon ur Rasheed says he was trolled for two weeks for supporting an innocent man.
In his column in Daily Dunya about a telephonic conversation in which he appears to threaten a police officer, he said he has been presented as a criminal and the police officer as a saint.
This is the first time Rasheed has talked about the incident.
As the audio went viral, the columnist was trolled for days.
He added that he did not know the man he was supporting during the call, saying he may never meet him. “The political parties not happy with journalists had a field day against me. PTI was in the forefront (in criticizing him).”
Rasheed said everybody including people with a religious background, so-called liberals, intellectuals, and others went after him.
KEY POINTS:
- Rasheed faced trolling for two weeks for supporting an innocent man.
- He was criticized by multiple political parties, notably PTI.
- The controversial audio of the phone call went viral.
- Rasheed states he does not know the man he defended.
- He highlights the collective criticism from various groups.
