While commenting on a case related to the award of extra marks to the chief justice
(Abdul Hameed Dogar’s) daughter, the prime minister’s former press secretary Zahid Bashir has claimed that
a senior journalist working for English daily The News is ‘involved in corruption’,
a private TV channel said on Tuesday. Bashir said he was ready for a face-off with
the journalist, Ansar Abbasi, to bring out the truth.

Mr Zahid Bashir attended a talk show hosted by Dr. Danish and produced/broadcasted
by a TV Channel ARY One World. The title of talk show was “Sawal Ya Hai Kai” and it
was aired on 29th December 2008 at about 11.05 P.M.

The show exposed Ansar Abbasi’s dishonesty and corruption.

A letter was read in the same program, sent by one Ashraf Ansari to FBR with the
subject “Tax evasion by Ansar Ahmed Abbasi Journalist”.

The letter also exposes Ansar Abbasi’s father’s activities who according to
Ansar Abbasi is “a known businessman of Muree” whereas according the letter,
he was a poor labourer.

According to the letter, Ansar Abbasi has the properties having worth of
Rs.444 millions. The figures and details of properties owned or attributed to
Ansar Abbasi are surprising.

For example, the wardrobe inventories of Ansar Abbasi, who is reported to
have 150 foreign suits, diamonds and precious watches etc. Ansar Abbasi
has one office maintained car by Jang and other inexplicable perks.

It was reported that Ansar Abbasi owns two hotels in Islamabad and a
CNG pump for which he had never paid any taxes.

Listen to Voice of America’s Program ‘Round Table’ (13 March 2007) in which Ansar Abbasi admits that he filed the news report about the corruption of the Chief Justice. You can find an audio link to the radio program on the following website. Skip to Minute 22:30 and listen to Ansar Abbasi’s admission:

“pakistaniat.com/2007/03/13/pakistan-wasi-zafar-voice-america-interview-news-ansar-abassi-law-minister-supreme-court/”

The JUI Senator Dr. Soomro asks Ansar Abbasi in this program:

“Tell me, whether your earlier report about the corruption of the Chief Justice was true? or whether your current stance in support of the Chief Justice is true?”.

Did Ansar Abbasi have an answer?

No. He is a shameless blackmailer.

In 2006, Abbasi released a news report alleging Chief Justice Iftikhar M. Chaudhry of corruption and nepotism (in regards to appointment of his son as an ASP).

Listen to Voice of America’s Program ‘Round Table’ (13 March 2007) in which Ansar Abbasi admits that he filed the news report about the corruption of the Chief Justice. You can find an audio link to the radio program on the following website. Skip to Minute 22:30 and listen to Ansar Abbasi’s admission:

“pakistaniat.com/2007/03/13/pakistan-wasi-zafar-voice-america-interview-news-ansar-abassi-law-minister-supreme-court/”

However, since Abbasi’s agenda is larger than that, i.e. to support Taliban and Al-Qaeda, he later on decided to side with the Chief Justice, when in 2007 Chief Justice was suspended by General Musharraf. Abbasi’s main aim was not to support the Chief Justice but to criticize Musharraf because Musharraf was at that time a thorn in the side of the Taliban and their supporters.

That explains why Abbasi is extremely bitter towards PPP, ANP, JUI, MQM and all those forces which are currently in the government which is conducting a successful operation against militants/terrorists of Taliban, who happen to be friends of Mr. Ansar Abbasi.