KARACHI: Another alleged audio clip of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has surfaced.
In the audio clip, Maryam could be heard speaking with Senator Pervaiz Rasheed regarding the panel of a news program of a private channel.
Maryam Nawaz and Pervaiz Rasheed can be heard discussing instructions for placing their person of choice on the panel and abusing journalists giving independent opinions.
Rasheed can be heard saying that the channel has included Hasan Nisar on the panel while Irshad Bhatti, who criticises PML-N has also been included. He also says that renowned journalist Mazhar Abbas regularly slams the party, while Babar Sattar also has an independent opinion
Pervaiz Rasheed could be heard saying as to why Hafeezullah Niazi has been removed from the panel and his column in the newspaper has been stopped. Maryam Nawaz said that she would inquire from the channel’s management for the bias against them.
Maryam was also heard directing Pervaiz Rasheed to provide ‘baskets’ to two journalists, which were brought by ‘Abbu’ from Azerbaijan – in an apparent reference to Nawaz Sharif, saying they should be given to Nusrat Javed to Rana Jawad.