Hassan Nisar misbehaves with Reema Omar in live show

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 3 years ago

ISLAMABAD—Senior journalist Hassan Nisar misbehaved with analyst Reema Omer appearing on Geo News' live show Report Card.

While sharing opinions regarding the current political situation, Nisar lost his temper and started a verbal attack on the female panelist.

The anchor made an obvious mistake; she did not cut both the guests and let the degrading comments go on air during the live show.

Several journalists have demanded that PEMRA take action against this. "Hasan Nisar needs to be taken off air permanently. His harassment of Reema Omar was appalling. He is a misogynistic dinosaur. Let's pledge we will switch channels whenever he comes on air," Quatrina Hussain, prominent journalist, tweeted.

This isn't the first time Nisar specifically targeted Reema. In 2020, he made misogynist comments against her during the same show.

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