Islamabad
Pakistan envoy to United States Ambassador Izaz Chaudhry had twisted journalists arm put to task the Pakistani journalist based in New York in year 2004.
The journalist Mian Zahid Ghani was then correspondent of News Network International NNI and Aizaz Ch was deputy Permanent Representative Pakistan Mission to United Nations.
Prominent Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader MNA Javed Hashmi was sentenced to jail by former Pakistan president Gen Pervaiz Musharaf. Muslim League (N) USA executives wanted to meet with the United Nations Human Rights Director Bakery Waley Nidai to protest journalist Mian Zahid Ghani arranged this meeting.
On April 23/2004 the meeting day firstly press councilor Pakistan Mission to United Nations Mansoor Sohail, forbade Mian to have this meeting matured he said when PMLN people come they do not have access to the UNHR director simply tell them that he has gone out on a meeting and asked Mian to rush to 22nd floor to UNHR director office and ask them to cancel the meeting for today. Mian refused. Then came Permanent Representative Pakistan Mission to United Nations Amb Muneer Akram he too said the same to Mian. But the journalist refused.
On May 4/2004 Izaz CH wrote complaint letter to Gov of Pakistan in it he wrote that the journalist refused both to Amb and the press councilor said in the meeting talk on Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari , Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif was held. Exactly after 7 days ISI called NNI and ordered to terminate Mian NNI was also ordered to send a letter to DGEP Director General External Publicity Ministry Info. DGEP after receiving NNI termination letter forwarded it to Mansoor Sohail asking him to make way journalist entry into United Nations is banned The DGEP said to Sohail if journalist entry is banned you will be promoted to Press Minister. Mansoor Sohail managed to block journalist entry into the United Nations in September 2004. Next month he was promoted to Press Minister.
Three months have passed and journalist did not receive His salary so on July/7/2004 he called NNI head office in. Islamabad talked with editor who. Told him that since last three months from. may 11/2004. He was booted out of NNI. Out of his service gave him the detail of Aizaz CH letter and ISI call. Journalist called. aizaz and. He brought the letter at United Nations journalist read it complained that we are friends sit eat take tea together how come you betray. He said. He was ordered by Ambassador to write the letter now how could he refuse him.
Journalist same day called Jeddah talked with Nawaz Sharif told him about his termination Sharif said currently Shehbaz is out when he. Come. Home will tell. Him.. Then the journalist wrote and complained to CPJ Community to Protect Journalist. CPJ instigated a female officer to investigate, she called and talked with Pakistani national media based in New York. Talked with. Publisher’s editors of local weekly Pakistani newspapers. After two weeks. Said to CPJ that. No letter was written. By. Any of Pakistan mission officer. against the journalist said the complaint is fake. Interestingly the female officer was daughter of then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. How. Could she say anything bad of his father’s government.
It may be mentioned that former Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit letter was made public in which Basat had declared Izzaz. Worst Foreign Secretary ever izzaz. In his reply. Said jealousy has. No remedy izzaz said he ignored the letter by reciting Four Quls. And Surah Falaq.
Here Izzaz. Lied too how come he could be a true Muslim of going through holly scripts when on fact he Betrayed His friend by putting Him to task a Financial loss of his salary Journalist Mian again joined NNI after one year and 7.
Months in January 1996 with the help of Ishfaq Gondal then secretary Ministry information
Journalist in favour of PMLN opposed to press councilor and Ambassador and the meeting was held Izaz CH wrote the letter against the journalist and ironically Nawaz Sharif designated same person as Foreign Secretary then Pak envoy to United States.
