In case you haven’t been up to date with the world of social media, the recent showdown between Shahid Masood and Saeed Ghani is what’s keeping Pakistanis entertained on Twitter.

 

Shahid Masood is a journalist and political analyst who doesn’t need a detailed introduction.

He’s been presiding over our TV screens for years, making his name one that’s pretty well known in every household.

Source: newsone.tv

 

Saeed Ghani happens to be a high ranking member of Pakistan People’s Party.

Source: samaa.tv

Now, Shahid Masood has always managed to rub people the wrong way with his candid and rather brazen approach to analyzing politics. If you watch his shows, you know that the man does not hold back. Which kinda sorta perfectly explains why he’s in his current situation.

 

Apparently, Masood passed certain statements on the show that were basically allegations against Saeed Ghani. 

Now we’re used to a certain style of anchoring where we know that this is routine. Plus, we also tend to believe that politicians toh waisay hee corrupt hain. That’s kind of how we expect things to happen.

What no one expected was Ghani instantly calling out Masood for these “baseless allegations,” accusing him of spreading fake news.

People probably weren’t expecting Ghani to literally hop aboard a plane to clear his name – but he did.

You’ve GOT to admit – that’s a solid Bollywood move.

Woh sab toh hua hee – when Masood allegedly remained unresponsive to all this, Ghani kept trying to get his attention. 

And then, this video started circulating.

You’re going to want to watch this. Trust me.

Ab jab high-ranking leader sahab is taking down a news analyst online, his supporters were bound to join in.

Some of them were rather creative. 

https://twitter.com/sumaira_laghari/status/933381472400084993

Others had their attention elsewhere. 

Kuch Ghani sahab ki tareef bhi kar rahe thay.

And they reported Masood to PEMRA. Of course. 

Step one to solving any problem is always reporting it to PEMRA.

There were a ton of accusations that were hurled against Shahid Masood. Some involved Pervez Musharraf. Others involved cases from 2010. Basically, Ghani’s supporters were in full mud-slinging mode. And boy, did they dig deep to find the filthiest mud to sling.

But of course, Shahid Masood ke supporters bhi thay. 

https://twitter.com/BushraQureshiPK/status/933370211385913345

More than that, they just seemed more anti-Ghani. Which worked in Masood’s favor in this case. 

Some people also called out Ghani over him booking his flight. 

Some people were probably thought, “Hashtag trend kar raha hai. I’ll add to it too.”

Thank you for the insight.

https://twitter.com/DrSaqlainSh/status/933393627778347008

But THIS GUY. This guy pointed out exactly how the entire scenario was playing out to be. 

While it feels like we’re a part of a drama, it’ll be interesting to see where things go from here. Oh, and if you need a better explanation for what’s going on between Ghani and Masood, here’s a video that’ll explain the very same:

https://youtu.be/Sd0xh8puzrU

Ab humein nahi pata ke who’s lying and who’s being honest. All we can do is sit back, scroll through Twitter or turn on the TV and see the drama unfold on our news feed and news channels.

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