Senior anchorpersons Gharidah Farooqi and Meher Bokhari went into debate mood on a television program while discussing the alleged audio tape of former first lady Bushra Bibi.
Gharidah Farooqi, Javed Chaudhry and Meher Bokhari have joined anchorperson Mansoor Ali Khan’s program on Samaa TV as penalists on the topic of an alleged leaked audio tape of former first lady Bushra Bibi.
Garidah Farooqi insisted on her opinion that the alleged audio tape of Bushra Bibi was authentic and it was released after its forensic examination. She later asked the higher authorities to launch a thorough investigation into the audio tape and termed it dangerous for the country.
“I’m firmly standing on my stance [about the audio tape of Bushra Bibi]. I had also confirmed the veracity of a conversation between Malik Riaz and Asif Ali Zardari in which the formerly ruling political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sought political benefits. I replied yes regarding the veracity of the conversation at that time and took full responsibility for it.”
Farooqi claimed, “The recently leaked audio tape of Bushra Bibi is 100% authentic and it is examined and proven. The voice of social media activist of PTI, Arsalan Khalid, was also real. In the coming days, more audio leaks will be seen. The veracity of these audio leaks will be confirmed soon.”
The journalist and anchorperson said, “Whenever, Bushra Bibi comes into political sphere, she will face criticism. This is not about dragging a woman into the politics. Who knows better than me about women being targeted by political activists during the PTI era. I will also demand an investigation and unveiling of the facts before the nation. When Imran Khan was the prime minister, instructions were given from Bani Gala through Bushra Bibi.”
آڈیو لیک۔۔ میرے کپتان کی سیاسی کشتی بھنور میں پھنس گئی؟
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Meher Bokhari argued, “This audio leak [of Bushra Bibi] can be given as much importance as the audio leaks of [Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President] Maryam Nawaz in which she was dictating media to carry the party’s narratives, otherwise, the media outlets will face the severe consequences of losing the government advertisements.”
She said, “This is not our work to label someone lier or honest person as per the individual’s statements or reports. As a journalist, we have to report the development after confirming it from different sources. Gharidah is like my sister and a colleague to me. If she thinks, Shahbaz Gill is a liar then we should also label other liers from the PML-N too.”
Bokhari said, “I have never met Bushra Bibi nor listened to her voice. I have no idea about the veracity of the audio leak. There are kind of technologies that can generate such content.”
An audio leak has surfaced on social media in which Bushra Bibi was allegedly instructing PTI social media head Arsalan Khalid to design trends of treasons against those who are reporting corruption stories against former prime minister Imran Khan, his wife and Farah Khan.
وزیراعظم عمران خان کی اہلیہ بشری بی بی صاحبہ کی مبینہ آڈیو لیک؛ PTI سوشل میڈیا ہیڈ ڈاکٹر ارسلان کیساتھ۔ جس میں وہ مبینہ طور پر ہدایات دے رہی ہیں کہ خان صاحب، اُنکے اور فرح کیخلاف ہونیوالی کرپشن خبروں کیخلاف اور دیگر اھم لوگوں کیخلاف غداری کے فتوے لگانیوالے ٹرینڈ بنانے ہیں۔۔۔ pic.twitter.com/EL80o7de1W
— Gharidah Farooqi (@GFarooqi) July 2, 2022