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PTI slams ARY News for airing 'baseless' report, announces boycott and demands apology

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 17 July 2025 |  JP Staff Report

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PTI slams ARY News for airing 'baseless' report, announces boycott and demands apology
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) criticized ARY News for its unverified report implicating party leaders. PTI has announced a temporary boycott of ARY programs and is demanding a formal apology from the channel.

ISLAMABAD—The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has come down hard on ARY News, accusing the channel of broadcasting false and one-sided information in a report involving party leadership and Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan.

PTI’s Information Secretary, Sheikh Waqas Akram, expressed strong disapproval in a video clip shared by EPI News, in which he slammed ARY News for failing to verify the claims or seek the party’s version before airing the report.

The controversy centers around a report broadcast by ARY News that claimed Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, Adviser to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, had allegedly been pressured by Aleema Khan and Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to "include or drop someone’s name."

Calling the claims “absolutely incorrect and baseless,” Waqas Akram accused ARY of spreading disinformation. “It is an attempt to malign Imran Khan’s family and the chief minister. I have spoken to Barrister Saif, who said he had not spoken to anyone in ARY,” Akram said.

He further stated that Aleema Khan was deeply disturbed by the report and viewed it as part of a smear campaign. “It is a pity that despite being a channel of stature, ARY is running the false news again and again and not even seeking PTI’s version and quoting only ‘sources’,” he remarked.

Akram announced a temporary boycott of ARY News programs by all PTI members: “We are telling all party members to boycott ARY programs today and not to appear in any of their shows. We will decide tomorrow if this boycott will continue.”

He concluded by condemning the broadcast and demanding a formal apology from ARY News.

The development adds to the growing tensions between mainstream media outlets and political parties in Pakistan, raising fresh concerns about responsible journalism and ethical standards in news reporting.

تحریک انصاف کا اÛ' آر وائی نیوز پر جھوٹی خبر نشر کرنÛ' کا الزام، بائیکاٹ کا اعلان اور معافی کا مطالبہ

اسلام آباد—پاکستان تحریک انصاف (Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی) Ù†Û' اÛ' آر وائی نیوز Ú©Ùˆ سخت تنقید کا نشانہ بناتÛ' ہوئÛ' الزام عائد کیا ہÛ' کہ چینل Ù†Û' پارٹی قیادت اور عمران خان Ú©ÛŒ بہن علیمہ خان Ú©Û' بارÛ' میں جھوٹی اور یک طرفہ خبر نشر کی، بغیر ان کا مؤقف جانÛ'Û"

Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی Ú©Û' سیکریٹری اطلاعات، شیخ وقاص اکرم Ù†Û' ای Ù¾ÛŒ آئی نیوز Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' شیئر Ú©ÛŒ گئی ایک ویڈیو میں اÛ' آر وائی پر شدید غصÛ' کا اظہار کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' کہا کہ چینل Ù†Û' خبر نشر کرنÛ' سÛ' پہلÛ' نہ تصدیق Ú©ÛŒ اور نہ ہی Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی کا مؤقف لیاÛ"

یہ تنازعہ اÛ' آر وائی نیوز Ú©ÛŒ اس رپورٹ Ú©Û' گرد گھومتا ہÛ' جس میں دعویٰ کیا گیا تھا کہ وزیراعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا Ú©Û' مشیر اطلاعات بیرسٹر محمد علی سیف پر عمران خان Ú©ÛŒ بہن علیمہ خان اور وزیراعلیٰ علی امین گنڈاپور Ù†Û' کسی کا نام شامل یا خارج کرنÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' دباؤ ڈالاÛ"

شیخ وقاص اکرم Ù†Û' ان الزامات Ú©Ùˆ "بالکل غلط اور بÛ' بنیاد" قرار دیاÛ" انہوں Ù†Û' کہا: "یہ عمران خان Ú©Û' خاندان اور وزیراعلیٰ Ú©Ùˆ بدنام کرنÛ' Ú©ÛŒ کوشش ہÛ'Û" میں Ù†Û' خود بیرسٹر سیف سÛ' بات Ú©ÛŒ ہÛ'ØŒ انہوں Ù†Û' کہا کہ ان Ú©ÛŒ اÛ' آر وائی سÛ' کوئی بات نہیں ہوئیÛ""

انہوں Ù†Û' بتایا کہ علیمہ خان اس خبر سÛ' شدید نالاں ہیں اور اسÛ' ایک پروپیگنڈا مہم کا حصہ سمجھتی ہیںÛ" "یہ افسوسناک ہÛ' کہ اÛ' آر وائی جیسÛ' باوقار چینل Ù†Û' ایک مرتبہ پھر جھوٹی خبر نشر Ú©ÛŒ اور پارٹی کا مؤقف جاننÛ' Ú©ÛŒ کوشش تک نہیں کی، صرف 'ذرائع' Ú©Ùˆ حوالہ بنا لیاÛ""

شیخ وقاص Ù†Û' اعلان کیا کہ Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی Ú©Û' تمام رہنماؤں Ú©Ùˆ آج Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' اÛ' آر وائی Ú©Û' پروگرامز کا بائیکاٹ کرنÛ' Ú©ÛŒ ہدایت دی گئی ہÛ': "ہم تمام پارٹی اراکین سÛ' کہہ رہÛ' ہیں کہ وہ آج اÛ' آر وائی Ú©Û' کسی پروگرام میں شرکت نہ کریںÛ" Ú©Ù„ ہم فیصلہ کریں Ú¯Û' کہ بائیکاٹ جاری رہÛ' گا یا نہیںÛ""

انہوں Ù†Û' خبر Ú©ÛŒ مذمت کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' اÛ' آر وائی سÛ' معافی کا مطالبہ بھی کیاÛ"

یہ واقعہ پاکستان میں مین اسٹریم میڈیا اور سیاسی جماعتوں Ú©Û' درمیان بÚ'ھتی ہوئی کشیدگی Ú©ÛŒ ایک اور مثال ہÛ'ØŒ جو خبر رسانی میں ذمہ داری اور صحافتی اقدار پر ایک بار پھر سوال اٹھاتا ہÛ'Û"

Key Points

  • PTI accuses ARY News of broadcasting false information.
  • Boycott of ARY programs announced by PTI members.
  • Claims made about Aleema Khan and Chief Minister Gandapur deemed baseless.
  • PTI demands a formal apology from ARY News.
  • Conflicts between media and political parties continue in Pakistan.

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