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Muhammad Jibran Nasir, a civil rights activist of Pakistan, who has made his importance felt to the people of the country through his presence on social media, has been targeted for his views on Pakistan’s forces, laws and recently, its judiciary.
For the second time this year, the BOL Network, Pakistan’s most scandalous media group, has gone after Jibran Nasir. This time, their allegations are more serious than before.
In a program aired on BOL, Jibran Nasir was showcased as an anti-Pakistan actor, who is working on an Indian agenda. According to the TV channel, Jibran Nasir has been taking funding from an Indian NGO. The recent spat started after Jibran Nasir, along with famous director Jami and others, had set up a press conference in regard to the Shahzeb Khan murder case.
During the press conference, Jibran Nasir was confronted by a BOL reporter who brought the Indian NGO accusation and Jibran was left fuming at the question. After that, BOL aired a special show where they tried to prove that Jibran Nasir was working against Pakistan’s forces, Islam and judiciary.
This is what Jibran Nasir had to say on his Facebook profile: “For pursuing justice in #ShahzebKhan murder case, for excersing my constitutional right of approaching supreme court @BOLNETWORK is for the 2nd time this year falsely accusing me of blasphemy, foreign funding and treason just to protect #ShahrukhJatoi. For BOL its all about money.”
Since the claims, people on social media have rallied to support Jibran and have called for him to file a FIR against the media hub, for their constant allegations of blasphemy and sabotage against him.
This is not the first time that BOL has accused anyone, the channel, ever since it got over the ban, has shown stereotypical ‘Arnab Goswami’ type jingoist approach for many, where they have delivered direct verdicts of wrongdoing, instead of questioning people as to what journalism teaches.
