During 2nd Gulf war in 2003 when everyone was preferring to sit in front of TV to get the latest war updates, I got chance to watch an episode of Tim Sebastian’s Hard Talk in which he was brutally murdering one of US govt official. Since that day I become a big fan of him. Now I heard he doesn’t conduct that show anymore. I don’t know why but some local channels tried to copy him. GEO came up with a show Jawab Da which I often watch and enjoy though I missed the show in which Benazir got so mad that she threw the mic away and left the show.

Meet Mubashar Luqman who is/was also associated with Pakistani Film Industry and directed movie like Pehla Pehla Pyar. He has emerged himself as a rough, sarcastic and rude and off course a knowledgeable host like Tim Sebastian or maybe more severe than him .Luqman conducts host a serious show Luqman Dot Com on Business Plus channel in which he doesn’t miss any chance to dissect his guest(s).I am not regular but still managed to watch few of his programs. Specially the way he knocked out Tehmina Doltana was awesome. She was being like Khisyani Billi Khamba Nochey. Today his guest was Punjab Fishery Minister Jaam Hashim or something. Oh boy it seemed that it was his judgment day.

The program begins with the question to a Minister, Kitnay Kama liye ab tak? in sarcastic tone. You guys would agree with me that you can’t expect some one in Pakistan to ask such question to a minister.Yeah Shahid Masood do have guts but this man is really Baap of him. Minister actually misjudged his host and thought he would make him fool by saying lots of Alhamdolillah, Inshallah and Mashallah though I know at the end of the show he would be saying Laholwala quat Illah billah in heart.

Sorry this post will be lengthy as usual but I would like to inform our fish lovers, especially in Punjab about reality. According to Minister, most of fish demand in Punjab is being met locally fish farmers. He was then asked about actual figure of demand, No answer just Ain bain Shain. That person was not even aware that total demand of fish in Punjab is 2000Kg/day out of which 16,000kg is being imported from Burma and as Luqman revealed further; it is actually expired Indian fish which first goes to Burma then to Karachi port and finally reach to Punjab province and people has been eating poisonous fish for long time. They bought @Rs.30/Kg and in market it is sold 200+/Kg. Can you guess he was not even aware of fish’s type properly? He was NOT even aware of budget of His ministry. When he was asked about cost required to setup a farm, he replied PKR 60,000. When he was told that on official website it is four corore ruppees then he was like a dead dog. Interesting thing was that a PPPP female member Uzma and a big private fish farmer were there as well and they were also playing with poor Minister. He didn’t know anything about his own ministry. The annual non-development budget of Fishery ministry is 12 corore and development budget? Well according to him 5 corore but official report of his department says 4 corore and as usual he was a blank faced person. The program reached to a stage when Luqman clearly said to him, Aap incompetent hain, corrupt hain. Great work Luqman to come up with such a wonderful political show. Business plus has really pulled out talented people to beat old competitors.

In last Luqman said to him that he should have gone to CM of Punjab, reveal all things and submit the resignation. Can you guess what would be his answer? =)

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