i agreee with haris. the same is happening with our colleague Tariq Habib, who works for Daily News, an evening english daily of Jang roup, after he did a story about mysterious disapperance of five pakistanis teaching at a dubai based medical college. the wife of one of the missing persons, wrote a letter to chief justice, and others informing them about diappearance of her husband and four others. she fears that her husband and others have been abducted and shifted to Gunatanamo Bay. As soon as the story appeared in the paper, he is receiving threats from a so-called Major Akram, who pretends himself to be an ISI operator. Unknown persons are chasing Mr habib, and calling him from different numbers besides hurling life threats.
The PFUJ, the KUJ and other journalist organisation must take note of such tactics aimed at harassing the newsmen.
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Dear All
Hunza River crisis in Gigit Baltistan may be an opportunity as well. As Orya Maqbool Jan put, in Samaa’s program that the lake in Ata Abad may be tuned into a dam and once we build power houses there, this crisis will become an opportunity.
Regards
Habib
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After reading this email from Mr. Haris Khan, i was shocked and was trying
to search the audio tape which is being mentioned by harish khan. I found a
website from where i downloded it. After hearing the tape i am not sure if
the person speaking to the militant is Hamid Mir or not but there are some
contradictions in the following email from Haris Khan. I have highlighted
the points in Blue.
I tried to attach the audio tape downloaded from this site http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n5ntmuzjftt
but it is too big to be allowed by google
setting. So you can download from above website
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Hamid Mir’s terrifying indiscretions
LAHORE: A shocking audiotape of a conversation between Hamid Mir – one of the country’s top TV anchors – and a man purportedly linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has revealed that negative information that Mir passed on to the Taliban could have led to the execution of Khalid Khawaja, the retired Air Force official allegedly killed by a group calling themselves the ‘Asian Tigers’.
The tape – which has Mir divulging dirt on Khawaja, ostensibly to someone who is going to cross examine him – was first posted by the Let Us Build Pakistan blog, and picked up by other online publications, including Café Pyala. It is still unclear who made the tape, with online speculation suggesting that it could be the militants themselves, or even intelligence agencies who released the recording.
Whatever the source may be, it is clear that one of the voices on the tape is Mir’s, a fact corroborated by his allusions to events such as his sacking from the daily Ausaf. In the tape, the person on the other end asks Mir for information on Khalid Khawaja. The content of the conversation suggests that this call was made before Khawaja’s execution earlier this month. Mir goes on to detail what he knows about Khawaja’s background, linking him to the CIA, an international network of Qadianis and an American named Mansur Ejaz, who, Mir claims, even offered to solve the Kashmir issue.
At one point, the voice on the other end claims to have abducted Khawaja. Here, Mir volunteers further information linking Khawaja to the Lal Masjid operation, saying that Khawaja and his wife were the ones responsible for the death of Ghazi Rasheed and the humiliating capture of Maulana Abdul Aziz and his family. Mir then urges the man to cross-examine Khawaja about his relationship with Mansur Ejaz, Qadianis and a CIA agent named William Casey.
Mir also mentions Javed Paracha – the Kohat-based PML-N lawmaker who offered to mediate Khawaja’s release. Towards the end of the tape, the voice on the other end says that he will relay the information (that Mir has given) to Hakeemullah Mehsud. staff report
Points of interest in the conversation
* Hamid Mir’s disparaging attitude towards Qadianis (in his own words, he considers them worse than kaafirs)
* His nonchalance when suicide bombings or the looting of NATO trucks are mentioned
* Mir’s repeated references to occasions where Khawaja has personally ‘betrayed’ him (He holds Khawaja personally responsible for his departure from the daily Ausaf)
* The high degree of reverence with which Mir refers to Ghazi Rasheed, Javed Paracha and other terrorists, including Abdul Rehman Kennedy
Dear All,Thank you very much for your support.Today publisher of Daily Times and Governor Punjab Salman Taseer created a new record in the history of yellow journalism by publishing a one sided tape drama scandle against me.I would like to remind my journalist colleagues that Salman Taseer published many dirty articles against me in the past when i was banned by Musharraf regime on tv.Today he published the transcript of a concocted tape with some comments on the front page of his newspaper.Yes he tried to kill many birds with one bullet.
This is a conspiracy against me.Khalid Khawaja was assassinated in the month of April and this tape surfaced in the middle of May just few days before some important political and leagal events.I am consulting with my lawyers and i will go into court against Salman Taseer for publishing a one sided concocted story against me.My hands are clear and i have no fear except Allah who have provided me a new opportunity to unmask some more realities in the court of law.
This fabricated tape is part of a bigger drama against journalist community.Some elements want to silence the voice of media on certain national issues by blackmailing journalists like me.These people are very unhappy on those journalists who are raising voice for missing people,who are opposing government stand NRO and who criticized the fake degree holder members of the parliament.Many journalists are disliked by the government and some parts of the establishment.These journalists may become a target one by one.Some government ministers warned me on May 13th that some elements are trying to use the family of Khalid Khawaja against me and journalists like Ansar Abbasi,Kamran Khan and Shahid Masood will also face some new cases.I am sure we will face these kind of fabricated cases with unity.Thanks again for showing solidarity with me.
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DEAR MR.HAMID MIR SAHIB
ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM
WE ARE ALL WITH YOU HAMID SAHIB. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS RUBBISH FROM YOUR OPPONENTS. ALLAH’S SUPPORT IS ALWAYS WITH YOU –INSHA-ALLAH
KINDLY ACCEPT MY REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
A FAN OF YOURS,
TARIQ HASAN
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These are once again tough times for the Pakistani media, which is the only way through which people can keep their eye on the government and get to know the real truth.
The governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer who himself runs a newspaper and a T.V channel has many times ridiculed the T.V anchors and termed them enemy of nation. If anyone remember his statement regarding anchorpersons where he is of the opinion that anchorpersons of TV channels think of themselves as some godly figures and said if these anchorpersons were in the West, they would have long been handcuffed and arrested. |
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1.as far as i know there is no study done on this matter. 2. Korakaram road will be affected by building Diamir Bhasha too. And it will be more than 100 km. 3. Only a scientific study can guarantee safety of the people living there. I think we should give it a thought.......even to reject! Regards --- original message --- From: "jamil bhatti" <jamilbh...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Ata Abad Lake/An opportunity for Dam Date: 16th May 2010 Time: 5:49:58 pm
Dear All
Hunza River crisis in Gigit Baltistan may be an opportunity as well. As Orya Maqbool Jan put, in Samaa’s program that the lake in Ata Abad may be tuned into a dam and once we build power houses there, this crisis will become an opportunity.
Regards
Habib
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It would be nice if Mr. Mir just denied that it was his voice on the tape.
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I have just been informed by some colleagues from Peshawar that Taliban have released a statement and categorically denied all the contents of a tape concocted by Salman Taseer.I will share the details after getting the details. --- On Sun, 5/16/10, Ali Hussain <alihuss...@gmail.com> wrote: |
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I have already said that this tape was fabricated.Now Taliban have also denied the tap.What is the use of our agencies.These Taliban call people,they send emails and our secret agencies cannot do anything except to launch dirty propoganda against innocent people.Here is the statement with the email address of Taliban.
From: muhammad umer [mailto:talibanme...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sun 5/16/2010 10:48 PM Cc: talibanmediacenter Subject: press release 16-05-2010 (on Behalf of ASIAN TIGERS) This is a press release from Taliban Media Center commenting on the fake audio tape issued by some secret agency of pakistan. We are actively condumn the reliability of this tape since there was no conversatin like that in between us and Mr. Hamid Mir. Althoug we have talked with many different persons of media. It is very often and there is no doubt that they are not involved with us. This is seems to be a conspiracy to destroy the reputation of Mujahideen and the brave people of this country who want to bring truth in front while revealing the dark faces of this nation. Suppose, this audion tape can be accepted as a true one than it is also demanded that the video tapes of Shery Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Salman Taseer should also be treated as the same degree. Since sexy pictures of Salman Taseer's daughter and sons are on media so can any one tell the nation how a loose characterd person can be a governor of a province. What action should government agencies took? Why they are delaying? Unfortunately the secret agenceis of Pakistan are directly opposing the nations benefits and try to sabotash the well repudiated personalities and institutions for the greater interst of their own. We also like to remind the fake movie, released to media for defacing the actual good will of Mujahideen in swat. That was prooved to be faked later but on its basis army did the brutal assault/operation of the whole area. Now people of this country must understand that Mujahideen are not their enemies. But the government, politicians and military beaurucrates are the real enemies of this nation. Also it is demanded by us that all the relevant records of phone calls in between us and the major media representatives should also be released for public pursuation. ASIAN TIGERS had prooves for their satisfaction that's why they kidnapped Khalid Khwaja. We contacted the ASIAN TIGERS on this matter and they denied any kind of connections with either Mr.Hamid Mir or any other person related to media. They also condumns the fake audio tape. Also they demanded the actual agenceies who bring this tape. If these agenceies have any kind of proof then they need to bring it in front. Who forced ASIAN TIGERS to kidnap Khalid Khwaja and Colonel Imam with Asad Qureshi. What was the role or Gen. Hameed Gul and Gen. Aslam Beg. Where you fit Ibrahim Parachi and Shah Abdul Aziz. Either Gen. Hameed Gul and Gen. Aslam Beg are the actual Punjabi Taliban or this tape is the fake one. Ibrahim Parachi is also the CIA agent and Shah Abdul Aziz is a doule agent of Xe and ISI. If Mr. Hamid Mir attracted or give instructions to ASIAN TIGERS in order to kidnap Khalid Khwaja then they must have conversations more than once. These tapes should also be published for media. Are we right in demanding this action? If Mr. Hamid Mir gave proof to ASIAN TIGERS then he also gave instructions to them for kidnapping Khalid Khwaja & company. We expect that very soon these tapes should also be available on internet and youtube. By the way what exactly the dates of this tape is. Secondly, who gave the authority to PTCL or any government agency to tape a phone prior to any court order. By doing this PTCL is also establishing it's reputaion as an alley of terrorists (Govt. of Pakistan, ISI and Army). If this happened again then PTCL should ready to get the most suitable answer in proper manner. Although we know how PTCL was sold to these culprits and Khwaja was also involed in that deal. Do you want to raise the curtain? PTCl should clear it's position in order to bring the facts if this tape is true or fake. If they claim it is a true tape then they also give explanation why they tape these calls. If this is the fake one then they also took legal actions against that agency. If PTCL will not take any action then no problem, we are here and you have a very little time for confession. Take care. Note: This statement is on behalf of ASIAN TIGERS --- On Sun, 5/16/10, s hussain <smhm...@yahoo.com> wrote: |
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Do you think these acts enjoy constitutional protection. Who was punished for this ????
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lie, dishonesty, double standard & bribable act should be given constitutional protection as this is is common in Pakistani politics. They failed to make Pakistan progress. Starting from the President to Prime Minister and penetrating to all sects of life in Pakistan. all evil forces are in the parliament and supporting each other.
Hamid, I support you
Pervaiz Toronto
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You have admirers much beyond your community and mailgroups!
God bless.
Shahzad Nawaz
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From: hamid mir <mir...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 01:31:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
Dear All,Thank you very much for your support.Today publisher of Daily Times and Governor Punjab Salman Taseer created a new record in the history of yellow journalism by publishing a one sided tape drama scandle against me.I would like to remind my journalist colleagues that Salman Taseer published many dirty articles against me in the past when i was banned by Musharraf regime on tv.Today he published the transcript of a concocted tape with some comments on the front page of his newspaper.Yes he tried to kill many birds with one bullet. |
This is a conspiracy against me.Khalid Khawaja was assassinated in the month of April and this tape surfaced in the middle of May just few days before some important political and leagal events.I am consulting with my lawyers and i will go into court against Salman Taseer for publishing a one sided concocted story against me.My hands are clear and i have no fear except Allah who have provided me a new opportunity to unmask some more realities in the court of law.
This fabricated tape is part of a bigger drama against journalist community.Some elements want to silence the voice of media on certain national issues by blackmailing journalists like me.These people are very unhappy on those journalists who are raising voice for missing people,who are opposing government stand NRO and who criticized the fake degree holder members of the parliament.Many journalists are disliked by the government and some parts of the establishment.These journalists may become a target one by one.Some government ministers warned me on May 13th that some elements are trying to use the family of Khalid Khawaja against me and journalists like Ansar Abbasi,Kamran Khan and Shahid Masood will also face some new cases.I am sure we will face these kind of fabricated cases with unity.Thanks again for showing solidarity with me.
Hamid Mir |
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Monday, May 17, 2010 ISLAMABAD: The Taliban Media Centre issued a press release on behalf of Asian Tigers on Sunday commenting on the audiotape issued by, what it alleged, was some secret agency of Pakistan. Following is the text of the press release: “We actively condemn the reliability of this tape since there was no conversation like that between us and Mr Hamid Mir. “Although we have talked with many different persons of media, it is very often and there is no doubt that they are not involved with us. This seems to be a conspiracy to destroy the reputation of Mujahideen and the brave people of this country who want to bring truth in front while revealing the dark faces of this nation. “Suppose, this audio tape can be accepted as a true one, then it is also demanded that the video tapes of Sherry Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Salmaan Taseer should also be treated as the same degree. Since sexy pictures of Salmaan Taseer’s daughter and sons are on media, so can any one tell the nation how a loose character person can be a governor of a province? What action should government agencies take? Why they are delaying? “Unfortunately, the secret agencies of Pakistan are directly opposing the nation benefits and trying to sabotage the well reputed personalities and institutions for the greater interest of their own. We also like to remind the fake movie, released to media for defacing the actual goodwill of Mujahideen in Swat. That was proved to be faked later but on its basis, the Army did the brutal assault/operation in the whole area. Now people of this country must understand that Mujahideen are not their enemies but the government, politicians and military bureaucrats are the real enemies of this nation. “Also it is demanded by us that all the relevant records of phone calls between us and the major media representatives should be released for public persuasion. Asian Tigers had proved for their satisfaction that’s why they kidnapped Khalid Khwaja. We contacted the Asian Tigers on this matter and they denied any kind of connections with either Hamid Mir or any other person related to media. They also condemn the fake audio tape. Also they demanded the actual agencies who bring this tape. If these agencies have any kind of proof, then they need to bring it in front. Who forced Asian Tigers to kidnap Khalid Khwaja and Colonel Imam with Asad Qureshi? What was the role of Gen Hameed Gul and Gen Aslam Beg? Where you fit Ibrahim Paracha and Shah Abdul Aziz. Either Gen Hameed Gul and Gen Aslam Beg are the actual Punjabi Taliban or this tape is fake one. Ibrahim Paracha is also the CIA agent and Shah Abdul Aziz is a double agent of Xe and ISI. “If Mr Hamid Mir attracted or give instructions to Asian Tigers in order to kidnap Khalid Khwaja, then they must have conversations more than once. These tapes should also be published for media. Are we right in demanding this action? If Mr Hamid Mir gave proof to Asian Tigers, then he also gave instructions to them for kidnapping Khalid Khwaja & company. We expect that very soon these tapes should also be available on Internet and Youtube. By the way what exactly the dates of this tape is. “Secondly, who gave the authority to PTCL or any government agency to tape a phone prior to any court order. By doing this, PTCL is also establishing it’s reputation as an ally of terrorists (Govt of Pakistan, ISI and Army). If this happened again, then PTCL should ready to get the most suitable answer in proper manner. Although, we know how PTCL was sold to these culprits and Khwaja was also involved in that deal. Do you want to raise the curtain? “PTCL should clear its position in order to bring the facts if this tape is true or fake. If they claim it is a true tape, then they should also give explanation why they tape these calls. If this is the fake one, then they should also take legal actions against that agency. “If PTCL will not take any action, then no problem, we are here and you have a very little time for confession. Take care.” |
----- Original Message -----From: hamid mir
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 11:42 AMSubject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
I have just been informed by some colleagues from Peshawar that Taliban have released a statement and categorically denied all the contents of a tape concocted by Salman Taseer.I will share the details after getting the details.
--- On Sun, 5/16/10, Ali Hussain <alihuss...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Ali Hussain <alihuss...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
To: pressp...@googlegroups.com
Cc: "hamid mir" <mir...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 10:45 PM
Yes Gill SahibI totally agree with you. Mir Sahib should come and clarify the allegations...whether correct or incorrect. It will be better that Mir Sahib should come forward after these have been published in Daily Times.RegardsAli Hussain
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Adnan Gill <adnan...@cox.net> wrote:
Mir Sahib,I have no doubt that Salman Taseer or people like him want to embarass you by releasing this tape. I don't think anyone is questioning the motives of your opponents, but what I want to know is whether its true or not?I wish you would have set the record straight by clearly stating, whether it's your voice on the tape or not? Whether you ever had such a conversation or not?Folks,Voice patterns of any given person are as unique as his/her fingerprints. Cheap and more powerful computers have transformed the art of `forensic voice identification` into a science. Such technology had been in use for many years by the CIA and the NSA to identify, isolate and track audio signatures of people of interest out of millions of other noises. Some of American police departments are even using this technology as lie-detectors. Perhaps, a news outlet could make a small investment in buying software like `VoiceVault` to set the record straight, once for all. Instead of guessing, such technologies should enable the media to confirm or deny such accusations.Adnan
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Dear All
Hunza River crisis in Gigit Baltistan may be an opportunity as well. As Orya Maqbool Jan put, in Samaa’s program that the lake in Ata Abad may be tuned into a dam and once we build power houses there, this crisis will become an opportunity.
Regards
Habib
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----- Original Message -----From: hamid mir
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 11:42 AMSubject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
I have just been informed by some colleagues from Peshawar that Taliban have released a statement and categorically denied all the contents of a tape concocted by Salman Taseer.I will share the details after getting the details.
--- On Sun, 5/16/10, Ali Hussain <alihuss...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Ali Hussain <alihuss...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
To: pressp...@googlegroups.com
Cc: "hamid mir" <mir...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 10:45 PM
Yes Gill SahibI totally agree with you. Mir Sahib should come and clarify the allegations...whether correct or incorrect. It will be better that Mir Sahib should come forward after these have been published in Daily Times.RegardsAli Hussain
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Adnan Gill <adnan...@cox.net> wrote:
Mir Sahib,I have no doubt that Salman Taseer or people like him want to embarass you by releasing this tape. I don't think anyone is questioning the motives of your opponents, but what I want to know is whether its true or not?I wish you would have set the record straight by clearly stating, whether it's your voice on the tape or not? Whether you ever had such a conversation or not?Folks,Voice patterns of any given person are as unique as his/her fingerprints. Cheap and more powerful computers have transformed the art of `forensic voice identification` into a science. Such technology had been in use for many years by the CIA and the NSA to identify, isolate and track audio signatures of people of interest out of millions of other noises. Some of American police departments are even using this technology as lie-detectors. Perhaps, a news outlet could make a small investment in buying software like `VoiceVault` to set the record straight, once for all. Instead of guessing, such technologies should enable the media to confirm or deny such accusations.Adnan
----- Original Message -----From: hamid mir
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:31 AMSubject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
Dear All,Thank you very much for your support.Today publisher of Daily Times and Governor Punjab Salman Taseer created a new record in the history of yellow journalism by publishing a one sided tape drama scandle against me.I would like to remind my journalist colleagues that Salman Taseer published many dirty articles against me in the past when i was banned by Musharraf regime on tv.Today he published the transcript of a concocted tape with some comments on the front page of his newspaper.Yes he tried to kill many birds with one bullet.This is a conspiracy against me.Khalid Khawaja was assassinated in the month of April and this tape surfaced in the middle of May just few days before some important political and leagal events.I am consulting with my lawyers and i will go into court against Salman Taseer for publishing a one sided concocted story against me.My hands are clear and i have no fear except Allah who have provided me a new opportunity to unmask some more realities in the court of law.This fabricated tape is part of a bigger drama against journalist community.Some elements want to silence the voice of media on certain national issues by blackmailing journalists like me.These people are very unhappy on those journalists who are raising voice for missing people,who are opposing government stand NRO and who criticized the fake degree holder members of the parliament.Many journalists are disliked by the government and some parts of the establishment.These journalists may become a target one by one.Some government ministers warned me on May 13th that some elements are trying to use the family of Khalid Khawaja against me and journalists like Ansar Abbasi,Kamran Khan and Shahid Masood will also face some new cases.I am sure we will face these kind of fabricated cases with unity.Thanks again for showing solidarity with me.
From: ikram....@pk.g4s.com <ikram....@pk.g4s.com>
Subject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
I agree with haris and amir latif, hamid mir is a very courageous journalist whose credentials and credibilty are both impeccable.more power to himSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Warid.
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Subject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
i agreee with haris. the same is happening with our colleague Tariq Habib, who works for Daily News, an evening english daily of Jang roup, after he did a story about mysterious disapperance of five pakistanis teaching at a dubai based medical college. the wife of one of the missing persons, wrote a letter to chief justice, and others informing them about diappearance of her husband and four others. she fears that her husband and others have been abducted and shifted to Gunatanamo Bay. As soon as the story appeared in the paper, he is receiving threats from a so-called Major Akram, who pretends himself to be an ISI operator. Unknown persons are chasing Mr habib, and calling him from different numbers besides hurling life threats.The PFUJ, the KUJ and other journalist organisation must take note of such tactics aimed at harassing the newsmen.a
From: Haris Khan <ajaa...@gmail.com>
Subject: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
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Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 9:07 PM
Hamid Mir is an old target of enemies of Pakistan and democracy.American author Robert Spencer wrote many articles against him on the web pages.US Ambassador wrote a letter against Hamid Mir last year.On the other side some sponsored extremist elements in the Pakistani establishment accuse our journalist friend that he is working for CIA.This allegation was first made by an ISI sponsored intellectual Zaid Hamid when Hamid Mir was banned by Musharraf in 2007.Now these same elements have hatched a new conspiracy against Hamid Mir and concocted a so-called telephonic conversation of Hamid Mir with some unkown person.It is clear that this conversation is the creation of some dirty minds.They tried to prove that Hamid Mir is talking to some militant about Khalid Khawaja but interestingly Hamid Mir is actually trying to know that where is Khawaja?He can talk to anyone who calls him but this tape breaks many times and it is a clear computer work.So-called militant in the tape is accusing that Khawaja was involved in the bombing of a Mosque in Rawalpindi but Hamid Mir is not aware.Militant informing him that the son of Khawaja is part of Al Qaeda but Mir is not aware.Mir never confirmed these things despite the fact that other person trying to put some words in Mir's mouth.The main objective of this whole tape is to prove that Khawaja was a terrorist having links with CIA and Hamid Mir hates Qadianis.May be somebody in the agencies want to blackmail Hamid Mir.Some people trying to kill two birds with one stone.We think that this is a dirty work of some secret agencies because Hamid Mir is raising voice for missing persons.May be some more journalists will also come under fire in coming days but we don't need to worry.We will expose all the anti-media and anti-Pakistan elements in the establishment.
Basically we are all Muslims and we all believe in the truthfulness of holy Quran. The main shield for every person irrespective of being only a journalist is truthfulness. If Hamid Mir is truthful, not a biased journalist and pleads and struggles for truth to come to the surface then body or media group can do him any harm. We all need to dissiminate and spread news and truths based on reality to serve a greater national cause and humanity. My sympathies are with the one who is honest, sincere, truthful and unbiased whosoever he or she is.
Truth is the last winner
Regards
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Rubbish A handiwork of pro-ppp govt agencies. they can fool some of the people some of the time but can't fool all the people all the time. sabir aman --- On Mon, 5/17/10, Javed Afridi <javeda...@gmail.com> wrote: |
----- Original Message -----From: hamid mir
Dear Hamid Mir
No doubt You are a Great journalist and unmasking realities in your column and tv show but I am requesting you to discuss the genuin problems of the Pakistanes journalists like practice of non payment of their salaries,Non greata steps from Newspapers and TV Channels owners,unmask the Black sheeps and tout of agencies in media.If you do this You will be Heroe of Pakistan Media.We are with you in this war.
Qamar Zaman
ex Bureau Chief Daily WAQT (Faisalabad)
03216655400
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Someone told me that a TV channel (not sure it's Royal TV or not) has reported today that Hamid Mir filed 250 Million lawsuit against Salman Taseer. Is it true? Many thanks.
Hamid Mir denied that allegations leveled against him. We all are with the truth and Hamid Mir.By Amir Wasim and Nasir Iqbal
Anchor claims damning tape doctored
Wednesday, 19 May, 2010
ISLAMABAD: The ripples caused by the emergence of an audio tape on the web last week of an alleged telephone conversation between a prominent Pakistani journalist and a Pakistani Taliban militant has blown into a full-fledged controversy, with the journalist and television anchor now completely denying his involvement and many others calling for a high-level investigation to establish truth.
Hamid Mir, who finds himself in the midst of a raging debate on the issue of journalistic ethics, has moved a step further from describing the taped conversation as doctored or concocted to completely denying that it was his voice. And for all this he is blaming the country’s top civilian intelligence service, the Intelligence Bureau Directorate which, according to him, was part of a larger game to malign him and a few others.
Shocking as it is, the telephone conversation revolves round the alleged dubious role of an Islamic hardliner and former ISI operative Khalid Khwaja, and that too when he was still in the captivity of a little known militant group Asian Tigers. The man posing himself to be Hamid Mir is heard accusing Khalid Khwaja of being a notorious double agent, who had been working for everyone from the American CIA to Qadianis, and having played a dirty role in the Lal Masjid episode.
The large number of websites where this audio tape is currently available describe it as a candid conversation on telephone between Hamid Mir and a Punjabi Taliban. Some have gone to the extent of accusing Mr Mir to be one of the instigators for what happened to Khalid Khwaja, as within days of this supposed conversation a video of Mr Khwaja was released in which he had made similar “confessions” of his involvement in the Lal Masjid saga, and of working for CIA. Within days of this video tape, Mr Khwaja was shot dead and his body was thrown on a road in North Waziristan.
However, Hamid Mir says he neither has anything to do with such a conversation, nor he can even think of getting involved in such an affair. He has also denied the content of a statement, purported to have been issued by the Taliban, who denied this telephone conversation but at the same time blamed the telephone company PTCL for illegally recording telephones of its subscribers.
In fact, talking to Dawn in his office on Tuesday Hamid Mir claimed that the entire tape recording and its uploading on the website was the work of IB and that too at the behest of President Zardari and the government to malign him as, according to him, he has been a bitter critic of President Zardari and others in his programmes.
Mr Mir claimed that the IB had used a special gadget through which they could change the voices. “They took my voice sample and changed it to look my voice through the special gadget,” he said. He warned that more such tapes involving some other journalists and politicians would surface in near future.
Mr Mir further claimed that he had been informed about this purported tape before time by Interior Minister Rehman Malik. “The interior minister took me to his Parliament House chamber on Thursday and told me that an audio tape had been prepared to implicate me in some terrorism-related issue,” he said, adding the minister also told him that his life was in danger. “The minister even advised me to keep some guards with me,” he said.
Mr Mir claimed that the audio tape was first released on a blog being run by some people belonging to the ruling PPP.
In the tape, Mr Mir is purportedly heard asking an unknown Taliban member to interrogate Khalid Khwaja over his links with the CIA and his role in the Lal Masjid siege. The journalist also narrates some incidents to prove that Khalid Khwaja was a CIA agent. In the conversation, Mr Mir tells the unknown person that Khalid Khwaja had arranged his meeting with an alleged CIA man Mansoor Ijaz in Islamabad. Similarly, Mr Mir has also narrated an incident as to how on the request of Khalid Khwaja he arranged a meeting of the widow of an alleged Al Qaeda man, Abdul Rehman ‘al-Kennedy’, with her son in the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi, and that later it was revealed that the woman was a Canadian national and also a CIA agent.
When asked about the contents of the controversial tape, Mr Mir said that in the recent past he had talked about Khalid Khwaja in detail on telephone only with an office-bearer of the PPP. He, however, denied that he had had any meeting with Mansoor Ijaz in Pakistan. He, however, confirmed the other part of the tape and admitted that he had “arranged a meeting of a woman with her son at the CMH on the request of Khalid Khwaja.” But, he said, later he came to know that one of the sons of the woman living in the US was working for the CIA and not that woman as claimed in the audio tape.
Mr Mir said he had met Mansoor Ijaz only once in New York in 1995 where he had gone as part of the delegation of the then prime minister Benazir Bhutto. “Mansoor Ijaz had come to see Ms Bhutto, but instead he met Asif Zardari,” he said.
When contacted, president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Pervez Shaukat refused to comment on the issue, saying they would come out with some statement in the next few days after holding consultations with other office-bearers.
Legal Notice
Meanwhile, Hamid Mir has served a legal notice on Publisher of Daily Times Salman Taseer who also happens to be the Governor of Punjab, Editor Rashid Rehman and Staff Reporter and Chief Executive Officer Business Plus Mian Ehsanul Haq demanding to pay general damages of Rs250 million as a compensation for allegedly damaging his reputation, along with a written apology within 14 days that should also be published in the newspaper in a similar manner and prominence as the alleged defamatory report was published.
“Our client vehemently denies the conversation made in the alleged communication as fabricated and concocted one,” the legal notice served by Advocate Assad Ullah Jaral on behalf of Hamid Mir said for publishing, what he claimed to be a libellous report titled: “Hamid Mir’s terrifying indiscretions,” along with transcript of alleged communication in the newspaper on May 10, 2010.
Besides on May 17, 2010, a private channel Business Plus also aired the same ‘negative propaganda’ against Mr Mir, the notice said, adding the act of defamation in the television programme and news bulletin was deliberate.
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/Anchor-claims-damning-tape-doctored-950
Dear All:
I have never heard the tape nor do I have any idea what the back and fro is all about except that Mr. Mir and his supporters accuse everybody against them of fabrication, lies, treachery, even treason.
However I have not read a single message in which Mr. Mir categorically denies that it is not his voice on the tape and he never had any such conversation.
Mansoor Hussain |
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----- Original Message -----From: Jawad - USASent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 5:07 AMSubject: Re: A new web war against Hamid Mir-warning for journalist community
Hamid Mir denied that allegations leveled against him. We all are with the truth and Hamid Mir.By Amir Wasim and Nasir Iqbal
Anchor claims damning tape doctored
Wednesday, 19 May, 2010
ISLAMABAD: The ripples caused by the emergence of an audio tape on the web last week of an alleged telephone conversation between a prominent Pakistani journalist and a Pakistani Taliban militant has blown into a full-fledged controversy, with the journalist and television anchor now completely denying his involvement and many others calling for a high-level investigation to establish truth.
Hamid Mir, who finds himself in the midst of a raging debate on the issue of journalistic ethics, has moved a step further from describing the taped conversation as doctored or concocted to completely denying that it was his voice. And for all this he is blaming the country’s top civilian intelligence service, the Intelligence Bureau Directorate which, according to him, was part of a larger game to malign him and a few others.
Shocking as it is, the telephone conversation revolves round the alleged dubious role of an Islamic hardliner and former ISI operative Khalid Khwaja, and that too when he was still in the captivity of a little known militant group Asian Tigers. The man posing himself to be Hamid Mir is heard accusing Khalid Khwaja of being a notorious double agent, who had been working for everyone from the American CIA to Qadianis, and having played a dirty role in the Lal Masjid episode.
The large number of websites where this audio tape is currently available describe it as a candid conversation on telephone between Hamid Mir and a Punjabi Taliban. Some have gone to the extent of accusing Mr Mir to be one of the instigators for what happened to Khalid Khwaja, as within days of this supposed conversation a video of Mr Khwaja was released in which he had made similar “confessions” of his involvement in the Lal Masjid saga, and of working for CIA. Within days of this video tape, Mr Khwaja was shot dead and his body was thrown on a road in North Waziristan.
However, Hamid Mir says he neither has anything to do with such a conversation, nor he can even think of getting involved in such an affair. He has also denied the content of a statement, purported to have been issued by the Taliban, who denied this telephone conversation but at the same time blamed the telephone company PTCL for illegally recording telephones of its subscribers.
In fact, talking to Dawn in his office on Tuesday Hamid Mir claimed that the entire tape recording and its uploading on the website was the work of IB and that too at the behest of President Zardari and the government to malign him as, according to him, he has been a bitter critic of President Zardari and others in his programmes.
Mr Mir claimed that the IB had used a special gadget through which they could change the voices. “They took my voice sample and changed it to look my voice through the special gadget,” he said. He warned that more such tapes involving some other journalists and politicians would surface in near future.
Mr Mir further claimed that he had been informed about this purported tape before time by Interior Minister Rehman Malik. “The interior minister took me to his Parliament House chamber on Thursday and told me that an audio tape had been prepared to implicate me in some terrorism-related issue,” he said, adding the minister also told him that his life was in danger. “The minister even advised me to keep some guards with me,” he said.
Mr Mir claimed that the audio tape was first released on a blog being run by some people belonging to the ruling PPP.
In the tape, Mr Mir is purportedly heard asking an unknown Taliban member to interrogate Khalid Khwaja over his links with the CIA and his role in the Lal Masjid siege. The journalist also narrates some incidents to prove that Khalid Khwaja was a CIA agent. In the conversation, Mr Mir tells the unknown person that Khalid Khwaja had arranged his meeting with an alleged CIA man Mansoor Ijaz in Islamabad. Similarly, Mr Mir has also narrated an incident as to how on the request of Khalid Khwaja he arranged a meeting of the widow of an alleged Al Qaeda man, Abdul Rehman ‘al-Kennedy’, with her son in the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi, and that later it was revealed that the woman was a Canadian national and also a CIA agent.
When asked about the contents of the controversial tape, Mr Mir said that in the recent past he had talked about Khalid Khwaja in detail on telephone only with an office-bearer of the PPP. He, however, denied that he had had any meeting with Mansoor Ijaz in Pakistan. He, however, confirmed the other part of the tape and admitted that he had “arranged a meeting of a woman with her son at the CMH on the request of Khalid Khwaja.” But, he said, later he came to know that one of the sons of the woman living in the US was working for the CIA and not that woman as claimed in the audio tape.
Mr Mir said he had met Mansoor Ijaz only once in New York in 1995 where he had gone as part of the delegation of the then prime minister Benazir Bhutto. “Mansoor Ijaz had come to see Ms Bhutto, but instead he met Asif Zardari,” he said.
When contacted, president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Pervez Shaukat refused to comment on the issue, saying they would come out with some statement in the next few days after holding consultations with other office-bearers.
Legal Notice
Meanwhile, Hamid Mir has served a legal notice on Publisher of Daily Times Salman Taseer who also happens to be the Governor of Punjab, Editor Rashid Rehman and Staff Reporter and Chief Executive Officer Business Plus Mian Ehsanul Haq demanding to pay general damages of Rs250 million as a compensation for allegedly damaging his reputation, along with a written apology within 14 days that should also be published in the newspaper in a similar manner and prominence as the alleged defamatory report was published.
“Our client vehemently denies the conversation made in the alleged communication as fabricated and concocted one,” the legal notice served by Advocate Assad Ullah Jaral on behalf of Hamid Mir said for publishing, what he claimed to be a libellous report titled: “Hamid Mir’s terrifying indiscretions,” along with transcript of alleged communication in the newspaper on May 10, 2010.
Besides on May 17, 2010, a private channel Business Plus also aired the same ‘negative propaganda’ against Mr Mir, the notice said, adding the act of defamation in the television programme and news bulletin was deliberate.
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/Anchor-claims-damning-tape- doctored-950
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Dear Hamid, rest assured overwhelming majority of your friend and admirers are with you in this sleaze campaign against you. stay on course and dont be overawed by the ferocity of current onslaught. you will prevail as ever. regards afzal khan afzal khan/Islamabad May 21 Phone: 0092 300 518 3277 |
Asalam-o-Alaikum!
In your email, you have written about the War which is being done against Mr. Hamid Mir. I fully Agree with you that the sanity is required while critizing any person I dont say the Mr. Hamid Mir is an Angel he must have done many wrong things but no one can deny his work for democracy. Now a days it has become a fashion to criticize Journalists who are true to their work. You must know that letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com was created to malign many Journalist who were telling the truth in which Hamid Mir was also included and most of the Journalists from jang group were its target for this purpose I bought a site with the same name latusbuildPakistan.com wher I could invite all the Journalists to express their views or the Journalists who were targeted could come and tell the truth and realities.
LetUsBuildPakistan.com is with me and if they want to use it for their positive image they can use it. All other Journalists can also use it for the Journalism purposes.
Regards!
Wasalam!
From: Mirza Babur Naveed Baig