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LAHORE: Renowned religious scholar Tariq Jameel has apologized over his statement about media.
He made apologised for his remarks against the media, a day after his comments during the Ehsaas Telethon on Pakistani channels created quite a buzz on different social media websites.
Talking to a private news channel about his remarks from the other day, Tariq Jameel said that he had made a mistake.
Jameel’s comments created controversy after he appeared on the Ehsaas Telethon at the end to make dua in light of the COVID-19 situation and said that Pakistani channels, like foreign media, told lies.
“This is not just restricted to Pakistani media. Foreign media are also liars,” he said. Jameel said, “I apologize if I said something wrong”. He clarified that his statement was not for all media persons but for those who lie.
Geo News anchor Hamid Mir had also urged Maulana Tariq Jameel to declare the name of the channel owner who had had the interaction with the religious scholar.
“I would like to request Maulana Tariq Jameel that whenever he says something like this ever again, he should take names,” Mir had said. “It is also not right to spread misinformation about everyone.
مولانا طارق جمیل نواز شریف کی کابینہ کے اجلاسوں میں بھی یہی باتیں کرتے تھے جو آجکل عمران خان کے بارے میں کرتے ہیں انہوں نے آج دعویٰ کیا کہ ایک ٹی وی چینل کے مالک نے انہیں کہا کہ اگر میڈیا پر جھوٹ نہ بولا جائے تو میڈیا نہیں چل سکتا جھوٹ بولنے والے پر اللہ کی لعنت اسکا نام بتائیں pic.twitter.com/5tUAK3NcSI
— Hamid Mir حامد میر (@HamidMirPAK) April 23, 2020
