EXPOSED: Goodbye, Gang of 4 -- Why I Left Due to Self Censorship

Hard talking #pakistani journalist #wajahatsaeedkhan covers #pakistan #pakistannews #pakistanarmy and the #pakistani diaspora like nobody else. His latest report is about why he's leaving the #GangOf4, which is a regular show he conducts with ‪@DrMoeedPirzadaOfficial‬ ‪@drshahbazgill‬ and ‪@SabirShakir‬.
Wajahat's take is simple: he was censored by his colleague/s out of a show which he co-owns and co-produces. His views were removed without his permission, nor any warning, for a flimsy reason.
Earlier on July 11, Wajahat helped co-produce the latest version of #gangof4 for Sabir Shakir's channel. But the actual broadcast revealed that almost 10 minutes of Wajahat's -- and only Wajahat's -- conversation were wiped clean. Here's the link to that broadcast: • The Explosive (PODCAST...
Considering that Wajahat, Moeed, Gill and Sabir do the show together, and on a round-robin basis, with nothing ever censored, Wajahat tried to find out why he was censored out of this show.
The excuse that he was given by Sabir was: "Barrister reviewed, he suggested, because our vlogs strictly monitored اور پھر نئے مقدمات فوج میں بغاوت کا الزام , they have plan new cases against us. So some precautions ضروری۔"
This is disingenuous, and a fallacy. No lawyers have been reviewing the shows. And if they are being shown this production, with whose permission?
Wajahat maintains that this censorship by his collegue/s to please the military, as well as other members of the media establishment.
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Bio: Wajahat S. Khan is an Emmy-nominated journalist and author reporting on Indo-Pacific security and focusing on the Af-Pak conflict. An Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Center of Global Affairs and non-resident Senior Fellow at Washington’s Atlantic Council, Khan is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism and the University of Michigan, as well as Pakistan’s only Shorenstein Fellow for Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has reported from 16 countries covering conflict, diplomacy, and media for digital, cable and network news. During the final years of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, Khan was bureau chief in Kabul and Islamabad for NBC News, and embedded with over a hundred NATO, Afghan, Indian and Pakistani military and paramilitary units as he covered South Asia for leading US, British, Indian, Japanese and Pakistani networks and publications since the beginning of the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Recently, he served as the Digital Editor at Nikkei Asia, where he launched Nikkei’s first podcast series, and edited a popular weekend newsletter at the Eurasia Group. He frequently dabbles in cricket, and is the author of the 2019 Amazon / Harper Collins non-fiction bestseller, “Game Changer: Being Shahid Afridi.” He lives between New York City, London and Karachi.

[@raheelasardar9145]

Wajahat, i am your mother’s age and this is coming from years of experience. I am sorry to see you leave and request you not to do so, I think you have gotten hurt and have become too emotional, instead of airing your grievances in public, you should have discussed it between the four of you and then reacted.

[@Funwithanushay]

United U stand n divided U fall,sort out n finish this matter

[@Mah-rukh285]

پاکستانی صحافیوں کو متحد ہونا چاہیے اور ایک دوسرے کی طاقت بننا چاہیے یہ وقت متحد ہونے کا ہے منافقت کا نہیں 😢

[@sarimkhan8425]

Wajahat, please stay united. This is not the time to fight with each other, you and sabir are both our heroes and this nation has understood how to differentiate between right and wrong. Don't fight, you are being emotional. We love you. Stay united please.

[@majidadar868]

Hamid Mir never uttered a single word against Zardari and Bilawal . This two faced journalist works for them .

[@osmanahmed7163]

Wajahat bro, i know Sabir at times seem playing both sides of the wicket as he doesn’t talk openly even in his exile and having an FIR on his sister. But don’t you leave the gang of 4 as you are the one who introduced it. Instead, delete him from the gang of 4 and add Shahzad Akbar in it. Please. WAJAHAT ARE YOU READING MY COMMENT???

[@saedarashad7781]

Wajahat, I admire you of being so bold. It’s this very quality of yours that made me follow you that you are always “Black and White “ I pray for your success.

[@IrfanKhan-ij7sh]

Dear Wajahat, I am very sad listening to this v-log. We all listen to you all , you are a light in this difficult times. Please be patient. Sort this out in private and try to continue as you are not doing this for yourself but for Pakistan. Greater good, greater target is in front of everyone.

[@user-uz1ks7qj9g]

صابر صاحب کی نیت خراب نہیں بلکہ طبیعت میں احتیاط بہت زیادہ ہے۔اس لیے آپ چاروں اپنے حصے کا جہاد کریں۔اللہ آپ سب کا حامی وناصر ہو۔

[@mohdmzaman]

Very sad. I am not from Pakistan but I listen to you all because of Imran Khan. Hopefully, Sabir Sakir will fix it. From New York American Bangladeshi.

[@muhammadjunaid5250]

Bro , hats off to you! Just saw it… more power to honest journalists & journalism

[@fbilgrami]

Wajahat I can understand the frustration and disappointment at the current moment but we all love to see you guys get back together and work out some level of new normal for everyone. Life is like that. Mistakes will be made and things rarely go in a direction you desire.

[@yasir8003]

#wajahat

[@hinaasmat4610]

Stay united

[@shahidwaheed973]

There was nothing wrong what Wajahat spoken, Dr Moeed was at the same wavelength, i would say this is Saber Shakir who felt insecure and edited your part. you are very right Saber should have asked your permission before deleting your part.

[@ABDULREHMAN-qq8og]

"Huge respect to you. I have never seen a brave journalist like you in my life. Waiting for your new video on the incident that happened at Bannu. Please provide your analysis."

[@azeemmuhammad225]

پاکستان کی یہی بد قسمتی ہے کہ چار پاکستانی اکٹھے نہیں چل سکتے۔ poor people. آپ بھی وہی ہیں

[@ArifKhan-fp6co]

WSK, I am 100% agreeing with your point of view, you are so right and Sabir Shakir is supposed to ask you before editing the show, that is 100% his fault.

[@LivethewayYouLike]

Its okay to be isolated rather than going against your life principles.

[@dekhbhaidekh1208]

You are 100% right now i got my doubts about Gill & sabar that may be their software must hv been updated