News, Views & Confused
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News, Views & Confused is a Pakistan
i political and social satire show. It is based on BBC
’s popular panel show Have I Got News for You
. It started to air on one of Pakistan’s leading TV channels AAJ TV
from April 11, 2007. The show is hosted by TV personality and journalist Fasi Zaka
and co-hosted by eccentric journalist and writer, Nadeem F. Paracha
and fashion journalist, Mohsin Sayeed. It is scripted by George Fulton
who is also the producer of the show.
The hosts of the show remain in character. Fasi Zaka is a witty democracy loving liberal, while Nadeem F. Paracha is the sardonic and cynical leftist with “quite authoritarian political views.” Mohsin Sayeed is the Fashion Journalist with an eye for social issues.
However, the last three episodes of the second season were produced by Assistant Producer, Sameera Eraehtram.
Mariam Mukaty was replaced for the new season with former Assistant Producer of the show, Sameera Ehteram.
Nadeem Baig who directed the first two seasons became Executive Producer while the direction of the show went to Suleman Arshad. http://www.aaj.tv/programme/index.php?pg=entertainment&pid=129 The script is now penned by host Fasi Zaka
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Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i political and social satire show. It is based on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
’s popular panel show Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
. It started to air on one of Pakistan’s leading TV channels AAJ TV
AAJ TV
AAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
from April 11, 2007. The show is hosted by TV personality and journalist Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka is a television host, satirist, political columnist, radio talk show host, music critic, academic and Rhodes Scholar in Pakistan. He is recognized for being one of the few media polymaths in Pakistan with a successful presence in print, television and radio, he is a public intellectual...
and co-hosted by eccentric journalist and writer, Nadeem F. Paracha
Nadeem F. Paracha
Nadeem Farooq Paracha , , is a left-liberal Pakistani journalist, cultural critic, satirist and short story writer.-Early life:...
and fashion journalist, Mohsin Sayeed. It is scripted by George Fulton
George Fulton
George Fulton is a British television journalist and producer who lived in Pakistan for nine years and got Pakistani nationality...
who is also the producer of the show.
The hosts of the show remain in character. Fasi Zaka is a witty democracy loving liberal, while Nadeem F. Paracha is the sardonic and cynical leftist with “quite authoritarian political views.” Mohsin Sayeed is the Fashion Journalist with an eye for social issues.
Second Season
At the successful culmination of the first season, the second season of the show began on August 4, 2007. For this season, Mariam Mukaty took over from George Fulton as producer. The script that was done by George, is now being handled by Mariam, Fasi Zaka and Nadeem F. Paracha. Nadeem Baig remained to be the show's director.However, the last three episodes of the second season were produced by Assistant Producer, Sameera Eraehtram.
Third Season
The third season of the show began on March 17, 2008.Mariam Mukaty was replaced for the new season with former Assistant Producer of the show, Sameera Ehteram.
Nadeem Baig who directed the first two seasons became Executive Producer while the direction of the show went to Suleman Arshad. http://www.aaj.tv/programme/index.php?pg=entertainment&pid=129 The script is now penned by host Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka is a television host, satirist, political columnist, radio talk show host, music critic, academic and Rhodes Scholar in Pakistan. He is recognized for being one of the few media polymaths in Pakistan with a successful presence in print, television and radio, he is a public intellectual...
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- Nadeem F. ParachaNadeem F. ParachaNadeem Farooq Paracha , , is a left-liberal Pakistani journalist, cultural critic, satirist and short story writer.-Early life:...
- Fasi ZakaFasi ZakaFasi Zaka is a television host, satirist, political columnist, radio talk show host, music critic, academic and Rhodes Scholar in Pakistan. He is recognized for being one of the few media polymaths in Pakistan with a successful presence in print, television and radio, he is a public intellectual...
- George Ka PakistanGeorge Ka PakistanGeorge Ka Pakistan is a Pakistani reality show broadcast on Geo TV in 2005. The show revolves around George Fulton, a British journalist who has three months to become a Pakistani. The show is considered one of South Asia's first original reality TV shows.-External links:**...
- AAJ TVAAJ TVAAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
- Have I Got News for YouHave I Got News for YouHave I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...