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The Urdu website of the BBC Sunday carried two stories on President Musharrafs’s US visit; both of them really terrorized me and I am mulling over a possible lawsuit against all of those Pakistanis working with a “foreign” organization to “tarnish” the image of our beloved country. I have strong objections to the way BBCURDU.COM adopted for its reporting on Musharraf’s visit, it must took cue from Pakistani newspapers, which reported President remarks, on rape cases, in very “responsible” manner, placing them on inner-pages as their publication on front-pages might incite anti-government sentiments.

Most of you know that last week US daily Washington Post, “misquoted” President Musharraf saying that rape in Pakistan was a moneymaking concern and if you want to become a millionaire “get yourself raped”. See the difference! BBC people flashed these remarks on their website but Pakistani media was “responsible enough” to attach little importance with them. And when Canadian Prime Minister Paul Morton urged Musharraf to make apologize, again I found a 200 words story on probably the second-last page of Daily Times, while BBC men tried to highlight it as “big development”.

On Sunday, again BBC took “irresponsible stand” and quoted Mr. President saying he can speak louder than the NGOs voicing protest on rape cases in Pakistan. “He [the President] warned NGOs that ‘I am a soldier and know the art of war, I would fight you and if you cry I can cry louder than you,” the BBC reported.

Well…I m waiting for Monday newspapers, which have dispatched their senior correspondents to cover the presidential visit, to know that what president actually said. I believe the President is again misquoted and “senior correspondents” would relieve me of worries, assuring that “sab acha hay” (every things is fine). The BBC can also be accused of “insensitivity” for its report on Musharraf’s address to Jewish Congress (JC). It quoted Jack Rosen, a member of JC saying that a Jewish delegation quietly visited Islamabad in May this year.

Well… BBC guys you really don’t know how much embarrassment it can bring to Pakistani government, it might “instabilize” the country as opposition is already poising to launch an anti-government movement. I m sure Pakistan’s free and independent media would take a responsible position while reporting the event.

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