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| Geo blocked over news of shoe hurling at Zardari |
| 2010-08-08 |
| The transmission of Geo News has been blocked overnight in various parts of country after it aired news regarding hurling of shoes at President Zardari during his party address in Birmingham, Geo News reported cable operators sources as saying. Meanwhile, many offices of cable operators in Karachi have been set ablaze by angry activists of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #2 Um, why are they burning the news stations? Is like, "killing the messenger," since you didn't like the message? |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-08-08 18:33 |
| #1 However, Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar rubbished the above report, saying there is no substance in it as he was himself present at the convention and no such incident took place during the President’s speech. “I was sitting in the front row and I can confidently say that nobody threw anything,” Farhatullah Babar said while talking to Geo News. On the other hand, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira confirming the incident said that ‘highlighting a wrong act of a person would not be a right thing to do’ and added that the incident will be investigated. Poor stupid Babar. in the midst of videos, photos and live coverage, he sticks to his guns. it was all a mirage. what we need now is a cartoon of the event. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-08-08 11:29 |