LAHORE – Renowned journalistic duo Rauf Klasra and Amir Mateen won’t be continuing their television show ‘Aap Kay Muqabil’ on Aap News, it emerged on Monday.
Klasra, who is known as a bitter critic of the ruling regime and has made a name for himself for exposing dozens of scandals, tweeted that the TV channel management informed that the ‘show has been closed down with immediate effect’.
https://twitter.com/KlasraRauf/status/1176161709595201536
Thank you dear viewers for your trust and immense response, stated Klasra without revealing any reason for the closure of the show.
Amir Mateen and Rauf Klasra had joined Aap News in May this year after bidding farewell to 92 News.
Decision to join new tv channel was not easy one particularly when you have good offers from established channels—Then what made me& @AmirMateen2 opt @aapnewspk ? Let me explain as why we took the “road less travelled” in my new Video Blog-
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https://t.co/VLInDlIjAb— Rauf Klasra (@KlasraRauf) May 21, 2019
Though the official version of Aap News and the journalistic video regarding the reason for show closure is awaited, Mateen had claimed a few days back that Omar Ayub Khan, the Minister for Power, had threatened him with his job.
https://twitter.com/AmirMateen2/status/1175474139173466117
TV show ‘Aap Kay Muqabil’ provided valuable information to the viewers and ran from Monday through Thursday at 10 PM.
