More on Dr Shahid Masood
Guest Blog by RedKazim
When Dr Shahid Masood was about to move to London (as a medical practitioner) he pestered the editor, Ilyas Shakir, for a letter stating that he was the ‘London bureau chief’ of Qaumi Akhbar. Ilyas Shakir avoided him for quite long apprehending that the doctor wanted to get a visa on the basis of his association with a newspaper. He bothered the news editor, Mr Khusnood, tirelessly who finally issued him an official letter.
Dr Shahid Masood’s break in the media came when famous singer Nazia Hasan died in London. He came to Pakistan with the body of Ms Hasan and interviewed the mother of the deceased. Qaumi Akhbar was the only newspaper of Pakistan which covered the story comprehensively and people noticed Dr Shahid Masood for the first time as a journalist.
Then came the Valima reception of Altaf Hussain for which the ‘bhai’ sent special invitations to Ilyas Shakir and reporter Sabir Ali. Since it was a personal invite from Altaf bhai, the two had to attend the reception. The ‘bureau chief’ was then asked by Ilyas Shakir to make arrangements for their stay in London. Now the ‘bureau chief’ pleaded his editor to take him along to the Valima ceremony of the MQM chief. That was probably the first big political gathering Dr Shahid ever attended.
Ilyas Shakir then planned to interview Benazir Bhutto who was also in London at that time. Once again the ‘bureau chief’ was accompanying Ilyas Shakir and Sabir Ali. When the three reached Benazir Bhutto’s residence, Dr Shahid Masood was stopped at the entrance by Wajid Shamsul Hasan (who has now been appointed Pakistan high commissioner to the UK) on the pretext that he was not a journalist. Sabir Ali argued in favour of letting Dr Masood in, saying that he was Qaumi Akhbar’s London bureau chief.
Finally he was allowed to enter the premises by Benazir Bhutto herself. After the conclusion of the interview, Dr Shahid Masood convinced Ms Bhutto to hold a copy of Qaumi Akhbar while he photographed her. Ms Bhutto obliged and in the next day’s issue of Qaumi Akhbar, the caption of the front-page picture read at the end: photo by Dr Shahid Masood.
Later, staffers at Qaumi Akhbar heard that the pest they always tried to keep away from had joined a television channel. Most people envied while some sent him congratulatory messages. To Dr Shahid Masood’s credit, he always met his ‘ex-colleagues’ respectfully even after his eventful stint at Geo.
I don’t know whether one should call it a success story or not. Successful Dr Masood is but at what cost? Sane people know Dr Shahid Masood as a religious fanatic who always likes to play to the gallery. Many people call him Dr Qayamat Masood because of the set of CDs he released suggesting that the doomsday was just round the corner. Not only is he ideologically an extreme rightist, his ‘facts’ are more often than not wrong and concocted. His level of general knowledge can be judged by an entry posted by London-based Ayesha Ijaz Khan, who is also a The News occasional contributor, on her website [PDF Download].
There’s no denying the fact that what he achieved came as a result of his untiring efforts to make inroads into the mainstream press but the outlandish manner in which he lied in his recent Jang column on the resignation of the president speaks volumes of his professional integrity and honesty.
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Pupu sala Dr. Shahid invented condoms as well? ppl what the hell you guys want from him? every one has right to propel.
temporal RK:
thanks for this and the link to ayehsa’s post which added depth
in fact i owe you one for that link:)
(have used an excerpt from there on baithak)
Barrister Ali K.Chishti I could safely assert this blog about S.M as ‘bull shit’ and nothing more; yaar there(s) a limit and Awab I seriously have started to doubt your intensions now; what on earth are you doing? You should seriously look what you are publishing! Please..!
For the record:
I) Dr.Shahid Masood went to a med-school in Karachi where he joined NSF (PPP’s student union).
II) Dr.S.M did not attend Altaf Hussain(s) wedding reception nor was in any way affiliated to MQM (yes, as any Urdu Speaking person – he had / has sympathies with MQM)
III) Dr.SM has worked hard – kindly do not undo his work
The writer of the piece is a communist / wannabe and should be ignored!
(continued)
aamir attaa yea, this is being too personal… matter of fact that all of us are striving for success. Professionalism is not to attack someone personally. However, liking or disliking someone is natural, but should not be expressed in open forums like here.
I am fearing if tomorrow i become a big man in Pakistan’s scene then you guys are going to expose my childhood deeds?
I am not doubting the legitimacy the content presented here, but this is really not a good way to oppose anyone.
Let’s start taking things positively…!
Regards
Salman aamir ataa writes:
“Let’s start taking things positively…!”
Now that is a oxymoron that Pakistanis can actually think positively.
Do not worry Aamir, Pakistanis also have weak memories of the past and are quite forgetful. Do continue the path to become a big man in Pakistan.
Regards
Mutazalzaluzzaman Tarar my comments might be construed as hindsight is 20-20 but I never trusted Dr. Shahid Masood. he seemed like he was always doing makhol and was more interested in chaska and bongian than anything else. there is and was a world of difference between a proper journalist like Talat Hussain (who has to be one of the very best in the world) and a hack like our good old Doctor sahib. doctor sahib’s questioning was often childish. it seemed like at times even he couldn’t believe his luck and how he could make up sensationalist crap and get away with it. so, when he “switched loyalties” to the dictator dog’s side, even though his numerous fans were very disappointed, I didn’t really care much because I never held him in high esteem from the start.
having said all that I refuse to believe in individuals - be it someone I respect immensely like the CJ Justice Iftikhar Ch., Aitzaz Ahsan or Talat Hussain or the lotacracy like Shahid Masood, etc. tomorrow if Talat or Aitzaz decide to sell out, I won’t slit my wrists. people come and go. what matters is the principle, the idea. what matters is the system. people are replaceable. just like in Shahid Masood’s spot, four more hack/mini Shahid Masoods will spring up. after all our matti is very zarkharez at producing such small, insignificant men.
Dinky Mind Lol @ the name “Dr Qayamat Masood” :D
Those who don’t know all this are big fans of him. I never liked his style “Tajziay, Tabsiray, behes, mubahisa…” in the programme “meray mutabiq”. He confuses things and makes us confused too :/
Keep us enlightened with such posts. I still can’t forget your post on Dr. Amir Liaquat Ali. :P It was one funny post :D
Ahmad Is there a defaming program going on this blog? Why Dr. Awab is so much against Dr Shahid Masood? There are shortcoming in every human. The main point here is did he not do the right thing most of the time. Did he not fight against dictatorship.
why are you searching and looking at negative only.
Kashif Whats wrong with this blog? why all negative comments about everyone? Are people who have written these posts completely sinless or angels?
Post something constructive…and grow up.
I don’t see anything wrong here about what S.M did, all it shows it he did not give up and kept trying.
Don’t look at everything with suspicion. By just posting quotes from some website you are not providing any substantial evidences.
d0ct0r *sigh* another one of Dr Shahid Masood bashing post,every one starts small and then eventually climbs up the ladder,nothing wrong with that,ever since his elevation as PTV MD he is constantly in the crosshairs ..
When that journalist from Samma claims that he didn’t saw Shahid Masood at the Presidency that day,that does not necessarily mean that Dr Shahid Masood wasn’t at all present at the president house at that time,being chairman of PTV obviously i can imagine that he won’t have been herded together with the rest of media teams covering the resignation that could explain why this journalist didn’t saw him.
His whole story is based on “According to sources in President House”
agakhani awab, this is 100% true now that like father, like son. You father has no deen eman and same with you. He is with zani-e-azam and you have the same approach, jahan mil jai taree, wahan hee bicha do dari. I still rememeber an old post in your blog http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2007/05/25/mqm-threatens-20-journalists whereby you mentioned something else and now its something totally different. Kaheen kissi din apnay ghar walon ko na badal laina. Zalalat ki bhee koi had hoti hai.
agakhani @d0ct0r
Why. Come on awab, this is your blog, if you wanna delete my comments, use it, dont use d0ct0r’s name for that farmaish. Every one is aware of this fact.
By the way, was there something serious or in my comment or something wrong. They are facts and you have to accept it.
Wajahat This is shocking article and is starting to demonstrate an unhealthy appetite for the blog owner to pile everything he hates together. The biggest fact he got wrong is that Dr Masood was Pro MQM. He was infact a leader in the PSF union in his med school days and I can vouch for the fact as my elder brother used to be in his batch. Secondly, PSF and APMSO (MQM Student Wing) were at war throughout that era. I am shocked by the inaccuracies in this article and would hope some clarification is presented or I would start thinking of teeth.com.pk as another propogandist site, full of lies.
d0ct0r agakhani
You and those who clap and dance outside 90 after Altaf’s demonic Qawaali performance are the prime example of ‘highly educated’ MQM supporter that mqm always boasts and brags about.nitwits and lowlifes like you think that abusing and acting like a cheapster would give weigh to your lame argument.
Secondly me and Teeth are two different people,as for your ‘facts’ are you trying to say that MQM didn’t sent bullet filled envelopes to senior journalists in Karachi? are you deny that Muhajir Rabita Council of MQM faxed the hit list containing names of these journalists from the fax number of 90 (nine zero MQM’s headquarter ) ?
Even criminal Governor Ishrat Ibad or Farooq Sattar can’t claim that MQM wasn’t involved in that episode.
Ethnic political group(MQM Altaf) allied with ruling party releases journalist “hit list”
IFEX:
http://www.ifex.org/eng/layout/set/print/layout/set/print/content/view/full/83610/
Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA33/008/2007/en/dom-ASA330082007en.html
Reuters: http://lite.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL186008.htm
agakhani @d0ct0r
By the way first tell me who will believe that you and awab are different. First prove that and then move with any thing else. Its just like old imran series where Ali Imran was X2 and only he knew that he is X2.
d0ct0r @agakhani seems like you are finally convinced that MQM was indeed involved in threatening,blackmailing and sending journalists bullet filled envelopes.
No matter how much you whine and wail,the fact remains that MQM is a brutal terrorist organization which have been threatening torturing kidnapping burning and blackmailing not just Journalists but professionals and common citizens from every walk of life..
Teeth Maestro @agakhani - that is a good one, now we cant assume that all doctors are Awab can we…
Don’t know how to make you believe the truth, but I have known d0ct0r for sometime started mostly from Karachi Metroblog discussions and I think we have had our own share of battles between us as well to know that we are two different people - but we agree on one thing for sure MQM ;) we both seem to be on the same side on that issue
@d0ct0r - good luck in explaining this googly lol
Teeth Maestro @everyone: This issue is probably just another post in line with the controversial article written by SM after the presidential address - I truly have nothing against SM - this post was shared by the author redKazim and when I read it, it was just interesting to read how SM climbed to the top. There is no harm in that at all, maybe the funny bone in all this was how he made his way into verious interviews, quite normal in Pakistan. But what irks me is to see these LOTTAs spin, for a moment he was Anti-Musharraf but the next moment he climbed on to suck up to Musharraf [watch the PTV press conference] whatever happened to all those ‘principles’
For me this is just an informative post, read it as such and not as a conspiracy against the anchorman. I rest my case - LOL
Barrister Ali K.Chishti @aghakhani
Yaar please abstain from personal comments (especially about family); I completely agree with the issues you took up.
We should not be paying too much heed to doctor(s) part as he’s blinded and taken over by ethnic chauvinism and prejudice which he hides behind his hate for MQM. In reality such people are against us the ‘migrants’ and suffers from PGD (Punjabi Genetic Disorder) which is dangerous then HIV ; let them die out of hate and disgust while we as a ‘Mohajir’ Nation educate ourselves more and vote for MQM (with her goods and bad) since this is about our identity.
Aghakhani – Doctor happens to be a extreme version of Awab – two different souls!
(although Doctor might come with a statement that he’s urdu speaking which is b.s)
MQ This is hilarious! Now people are even showing signs of paranoia. Some of your characters are spending too much time on this site and do need help (like a good psychiatrist).
Red Kazim Neither do I have anything personal against Dr Shahid Masood nor is the entry part of any ‘conspiracy’ against him. In fact I have called Dr Shahid Masood a success story and appreciated him for meeting his ex-colleagues respectfully after making it big in Geo. And please don’t accuse the owner of the blog to be hand in glove with the ‘detractors’ of Dr Masood. I and Dr Awab hardly know each other personally.
Teeth Maestro @Notanky - “Mearay Mutabiq by Daaandan Saaz” now that will be a blockbuster hit ;) PS im shy on tv so I doubt I can ever match the greatest spin doctor Bill O’reilly but somehow I thought Shahid Masood [in my opinion] was aspiring to be like him sadly his dream was cut short when he was offered a post as PTV boss
@AK Chishti: true you are one person that can attest to the fact that we are two different people, now cant we safely say that d0ct0r and I are on one end while you hail from the opposite side of the barrel ;)
kaka jaan Dr SM is a very devious man. He has climbed his way up with the help of freinds in the agencies.Taliban,MQM and PPP. He is vicious, unstable, scheming and has a very fat ego. During his first address to PTV staff after taking over, he announced “I am a rightist”. And his conduct has proved it.
It is mind-boggling to see a PPP Govt appointing him, giving him unprecedented powers and it is pathetic to see the powerful Sherry Rehman totally helpless in this regard.
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dr_jawwad71 i totally agree with REDKAZIM when he writes:
“I don’t know whether one should call it a success story or not. Successful Dr Masood is but at what cost?
i use to say one thing that i m not corrupt because i m a honest man but because i didn,t get the chance of it.
jamshed butt Dr shahid is not so important that we are going to discuse this guy,he is just a hipocrate who has been doing jobs in different political orgnistaions time to time.Now he is going to misguide the people.
He was also a student activist of Jamat-e-Islami, long term affiliation.