In response to comments made by TV presenter and analyst Moeed Pirzada during Haider Mehdi’s vlog on April 23, prominent anchor Nasim Zehra has announced that she will file a defamation lawsuit against Pirzada in a US court.
Pirzada had referred to a discussion between Zehra and journalist Hamid Mir on 24News HD TV as “rubbish” and “deliberate and scripted.” During the discussion, Zehra had called for a court martial of former army chief Gen (Retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, while Mir had disclosed that Bajwa had once told journalists that the Pakistani military did not have enough diesel to keep its tanks running. Mir also claimed that Bajwa wanted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Pakistan without the knowledge of Imran Khan’s government.
Pirzada questioned who had instructed Zehra to call for Bajwa’s court martial and alleged that the discussion was planned and scripted to support political figures such as Nawaz Sharif, Mohsin Naqvi, Asif Ali Zardari, and Gen. Asim Munir. He also pointed out that three channels, including 24News HD TV, belonged to Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who has the support of Zardari and Sharif, and the army chief Gen Asim Munir.
In response to Pirzada’s remarks, Zehra stated that she will file a defamation suit against him in a US court and plans to release a vlog. She added that ignoring such slanderous comments would be inexcusable.
Zehra is a prominent anchor in Pakistan and has received several awards for her work, including the Best Investigative Journalist Award in 2009. She has been a vocal critic of the Pakistani military and has called for greater accountability and transparency in the country.
This lawsuit is expected to further fuel the ongoing debate surrounding the role of the Pakistani military in politics and the media’s relationship with political figures.
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