
By Raza Ruman
‘Notorious’ anchor of PTV sports Dr Nauman Niaz showed his true ‘auqat’ and insulted Pakistan Cricketer Shoaib Akhtar and Pakistan in a live show.
Multiple clips are circulating on social media so I thought I shud clarify. pic.twitter.com/ob8cnbvf90
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 26, 2021
Surprisingly despite a passage of over a day neither Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of it not Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry booted Niaz out of the PTV or the sport programme. And this low level human was holding the show even today…what a shame.
The legendary former fast bowler quit the PTV show after being “insulted” by shameless Niaz.
The insulting thing for Pakistan was in this show was that Akhtar was humiliated before former foreign players and in a way it was a humiliation of Pakistan.
I was shocked to see how this so called educated anchor #NaumanNiaz spoke to @shoaib100mph in the #PtvSports show which was shameful. #ptv should send this guy for a refresher course how to talk to guests in a show. Totally butameez chap. Shame on him. Pathetic behaviour #PakvsNz pic.twitter.com/fDnOJ61sYf
— Mishi khan (@mishilicious) October 27, 2021
The two were part of a panel for PTV Sports programme “Game On Hai” along with guests such as West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards, former England captain David Gower, former Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir and former fast bowler Umar Gul. The panel was discussing the Pakistan-New Zealand T20 World Cup match which Pakistan won by five wickets.
During a discussion on the Pakistan squad, Akhtar credited the Pakistan Super League’s Lahore Qalandars franchise for discovering Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Notorious Niaz took issue with Akhtar’s comments and said: “You are being a little rude so I don’t want to say this but if you’re being over smart then you can go. I am saying this on air.”
Once the show resumed after a break, Akhtar apologised to the guests on the panel and announced his resignation from PTV, saying that he could not continue with the programme because of “how I was treated on national television”.
The incident brought heap of condemnation on Dr Niaz demanding the government to immediately booted out this “Ill mannered, Ill couth and third rate man” from PTV. There were top trends on Twitter supporting this sand.
Former army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani’s brother Amjad Kiyani tweeted: “The arrogant dr must be kicked out og PTV. Pemra shoukd ban him and PCB should declare him persona non grata. We at our level must boycott the channel and programme on which he appears as anchor or expert. I expect IK to move strongly in support of a legend.”
“How can an absolute nobody speak to Shoaib Akhtar like that on national tv?? Simply unacceptable & utterly obnoxious. This is what happens when upstarts are elevated. #ShoaibAkhtar is a legend,” PM Khan’s former wife Reham Khan said in a tweet.
“The way #DrNaumanNiaz insulted our superstar #ShoaibAkhtar on air was pathetic. Such a shame!You are unprofessional and arrogant and you need to be sent home. JaHiL Insan Aik Legend ky Sath misbehave.”
Another tweeter said: “When everyone is praising Pak & acknowledging it’s tremendous performance in WC why would u do it?
Respect your heroes
@ImranKhanPTI
@shoaib100mph
#IStandWithShoaib100mph NaumanNiaz ShoaibAkhtar نعماننیازمعافی_مانگو بائیکاٹپیٹی_وی
Twitter user Iqbal Qadri said: “NaumanNiaz Done the least I can do to this idiot over smart anchor who thinks he can get away by disrespecting cricket legends. Sorry to you @iRashidLatif68 Bhai you should have taken stand for your player.”
Actress Mishi Khan said: “I was shocked to see how this so called educated anchor #NaumanNiaz spoke to @shoaib100mph in the #PtvSports show which was shameful. #ptv should send this guy for a refresher course how to talk to guests in a show. Totally butameez chap. Shame on him. Pathetic behaviour.”
The arrogant dr must be kicked out og PTV. Pemra shoukd ban him and PCB should declare him persona non grata. We at our level must boycott the channel and programme on which he appears as anchor or expert. I expect IK to move strongly in support of a legend
— Apkayani (@Apkayani1) October 27, 2021
Without going into who was right or wrong in this argument between Shoaib Akhtar & Nauman Niaz, just on merit alone; a host on state owned channel threatening to kick out a guest sporting legend OnAir, is simply outrageous & calls for the host to be fired.pic.twitter.com/FLiFc7IfhM https://t.co/3myNPq9W3b
— Malik Khurram Khan Dehwar (@KhurramDehwar) October 26, 2021
Is this how we treat our legends?@shoaib100mph had to leave the studios during their live transmission at PTV sports after "badtameezi" by Dr Nauman Niaz. https://t.co/B6yV1fuEva pic.twitter.com/xgahQjq3Hm
— Ajmal Jami (@ajmaljami) October 26, 2021
دوٹکے کا اینکر@shoaib100mph is star he lives in our hearts#نعمان_نیاز_معافی_مانگو#ShoaibAkhtar#NaumanNiaz pic.twitter.com/yjgqATQCp5
— adv shahbaz ghazlani (@advshahbaz56) October 27, 2021
When everyone is praising Pak & acknowledging it's tremendous performance in WC why would u do it?
— Hammad Haider (@hammadhwattoo) October 27, 2021
Respect your heroes@ImranKhanPTI@shoaib100mph
#IStandWithShoaib100mph #NaumanNiaz #ShoaibAkhtar#نعمان_نیاز_معافی_مانگو #بائیکاٹ_پی_ٹی_وی pic.twitter.com/ScfKYQx9nv
PTV explaination needed#ShoaibAkhtar#NaumanNiaz pic.twitter.com/ExMipTIKxe
— Qasim Saleem Gujjar / لنڈے والا فلاسفر (@qasim_salim) October 27, 2021
Simply shameful behavior of so called cricket expert Dr Nauman Niaz with our superstar Shoaib asking him to leave the show on air with sir viv Richards and other panelists sitting next to him we all should boycott #PtvSports until he apologizes to #ShoaibAkhtar #NaumanNiaz pic.twitter.com/EQsJkeby0M
— MEHMOOD NIAZI (@MEHMOODNIAZI15) October 27, 2021
#NaumanNiaz
— Muhammad Iqbal Qadri (@amiqbal) October 27, 2021
Done the least I can do to this idiot over smart anchor who thinks he can get away by disrespecting cricket legends. Sorry to you @iRashidLatif68 Bhai you should have taken stand for your player.#UnsubscribeCaughtBehind pic.twitter.com/R7omZnM1kb
You are unprofessional and arrogant and you need to be sent home.
— Waqas🇮🇹 (@WaqasKh93033410) October 27, 2021
JaHiL Insan Aik Legend ky Sath misbehave..#NaumanNiaz pic.twitter.com/dsnTsomIVr
How can an absolute nobody speak to Shoaib Akhtar like that on national tv?? Simply unacceptable & utterly obnoxious. This is what happens when upstarts are elevated. #ShoaibAkhtar is a legend!!!
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) October 27, 2021
The way #DrNaumanNiaz insulted our superstar #ShoaibAkhtar on air was pathetic. Such a shame! https://t.co/WSmRjomYF6
— Meer Hamza Baloch (@imeerhamza) October 26, 2021
Everyone in the country is hoping the premier through information minister Chaudhry throw this notorious character Niaz out of PTV. PAK DESTINY