The Infamous Interview
By Dr Ghayur Ayub
London, UK
Mehr Bukhari was part of a sting operation in that notorious interview. People around the world having keen interest in Pakistani politics watched her 'back-bending' conversation and body language during 'off-the-air' times. Despite her explanation the next day on her talk show, she cannot hide the visual fact that she tried her best to get Riaz Malik's 'blessings'. He responded with a 'fatherly' attitude and promised to give her exclusive one-to-one interview . The question is why did she want to have a one-to-one interview? What else she could have done that she didn't do in those two hours? The viewers did not see her 'usual abrasive' approach which everyone was expecting of her. The 'off the air' leaked out segments told the real story the next day.
Whether she likes it or not, her behavior in her 'on the air' and 'off the air' TV interview degraded her in the eyes of the public. Khwaja Asif tried to save her integrity by calling her a 'collateral damage'. It is not as simple as that. The only way she could be counted as 'collateral damages if she resigns from Dunya TV as her colleague Nasim Zahra did. That is the only honorable way otherwise showing clips of her conversation and trying to explain her position is like cleaning her greasy hands with water instead of turpentine. Her dubious behavior can cast a shadow on her husband Kashif Abbasi's integrity, who is known to be an upright anchor.
Finally, if one removes the part in which Mubashar Lucman received a call from the Prime Minister's son and then handed over the telephone in a disgraceful manner to Riaz Malik, he acted and sounded more upright than Meher Bukhari during those crucial 'off the air' time.
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