Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Usman Manzoor
ISLAMABAD: Senior writer and columnist Nazir Naji, who has been recently allotted a plot in Islamabad by the PPP government, went ballistic and used vulgar language, profanities and abuses against a reporter of The News, when he was called to seek his version of the plot story two days ago.
Reporter Muhammed Ahmad Noorani had called Nazir Naji to confirm whether he had been allotted a plot in Islamabad although he had one in Lahore. Nazir Naji first responded to his questions politely and explained his side, saying it was his right to get a plot in Islamabad as a Punjabi because Islamabad was the federal capital where we all have a right.
But a few hours later Naji rang up Noorani twice from Lahore and started heaping verbal abuses and profanities, using threatening language and questioning the reporter’s right to ask him about his plot saying: “I have 50 years of service in journalism and you just have four years experience. How can you dare to ask me such a question.”
Nazir Naji challenged the reporter to record his conversation and threatened to fix him and his boss in 24 hours because he had dared to ask a personal question. The frightened reporter recorded the telephone talk to ensure that he was not accused of any misbehaviour with a senior journalist.
Earlier in his explanation, Nazir Naji said he had applied for a plot in 2004 and he had a right as the Lahore High Court (LHC) had issued a judgment in favour of some other journalists and he could also benefit from the same judgment.
The profanities continued for over 20 minutes in two calls made by Nazir Naji to The News reporter and ended with threats of fixing him and Ansar Abbasi, who is the Editor Investigations and supervisor of Noorani. Nazir Naji also called both of the journalists “dogs” and blackmailers.
Later, Group Editor of The News Shaheen Sehbai called Nazir Naji about the unfortunate conversation and asked him whether the reporter of The News had misbehaved with him. The group editor later said Nazir Naji confirmed that he had lost his temper because the reporter was asking irrelevant questions.
The next day Nazir Naji expressed his regrets in a call to another journalist of The News, Rauf Klasra. Nazir Naji made a telephone call to this correspondent from Lahore on Sunday and said he was really sorry that he said something which he should have not said to Noorani in the first place, Klasra reported.
He told Klasra that he was a blood pressure patient and when he got a call from the reporter, he might have felt provoked and said certain things which he believed now should have not been said at all.
“Nazir Naji did not mean to say what he said to Noorani, as he felt that he should have kept his temper under control while talking to the reporter. The famous columnist said it was an unfortunate thing to happen and for this he was ready to say sorry to Noorani, Klasra reported. Until Monday night, Nazir Naji had not called Noorani.
Source: http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=173451
had it been an army person ..klasra would have launched a mass campaign agianst him..hypocrites
Thanks Mr. Noorani and group confronting the nation with mirror. The mirror that does not lie or hide anything. This is our true character and ethic. What a shame !!
NAZIR NAJI among those Journalists who know how to make HAY WHILE THE SUNSHINE in simple English he is an OPPORTUNIST nothing else.
you are right Arshad .this is our bad luck that we have such kind of so called intellectuals in our 60 years history.it is all because of them that we are in a mess now a days. I hate them and every true pakistani hate these robbers who have sold their souls.
here is the list of these DANISH WARAANAS
Nazir Naji
Asad ullah Ghalib
Pj mir
Najam sathi
Hassan nisar
Mubashir Luqman
Jasmine manzoor
I listened converstation of both journalist on awaz tv. Noorani’s behaviour was the great he controled himself. Nazir said he has 50 years experience and Noorani just has 4 years so what Nazir used so many bad wording for Noorani. Shame Nazir ur behaviour, way of talking style n ur used wording was shit.Nazir asked him who given you authority to ask him about plot allotment. Noorani has the rights to ask Nazir about allotment coz he is the journalist. It was the not personal question which Nazir want to show. I hope Journalist committee will take an action against Nazir Naji misbehaviour and hopefully he would loose their job and their 50 years experience will go to grave with him. God Bless Pakistan
Member of journalist Mafia group
journalist of Pakistan can do anything
Shame on The News Group if they do not pursue the case and fix Mr. Naji for misbehaving with their employee. But with all due respect News Group will not like to offend their own senior colleague. Hypocracy prevails. Bravo my hypocrate Journalists.
POLITICIANS, LAWYERS , JOURNALIST , MOULVIS THEY ARE ALL BASTARD….
It is a reall shame that Mr. Nazir Naji has used such an abusive language in such a hyper tone. This speaks some ‘fishy fishy’ and ‘lain dain’ to obtain a plot otherwise he must be showing normal behavior had this not the case. God bless on our country. But there is also an ethical issue for other journalist Mr. Noorani for tape recording Naji’s voice. Have Mr. Noorani asked Naji;s permission to record his voice? This is a big question mark and speaks loud of our journalism ethics.
Nazir Naji should be hanged till death.That will be his minimum punishment. Throw him out of journalists association and Pakistan. Such people are burden on the soil of Pakistan.
I hv a question here.Who is danishwar ? How this term is to be defined ?
The person who is columnist,writer,poet or higher officer is he danishwar,no matter whether he is using street & profane languages, or an a class politician,no matter whether he is jamshed dasti,asif jamal or sh.rasheed.
All those who have no ethics & morals they r just bull shit & nothing else.