if i tell you the amount of the biggest bribe i have ever paid, you will have a heart attack

Ahud1

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
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Malik Riaz on bribes, blackmail and launching media empire

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"I will go into media very soon. I will launch many TV channels, not one," says Malik Riaz Hussain.─Reuters

ISLAMABAD: Property developer and owner of Bahria Town group, Malik Riaz Hussain, who boasts of connections with top military brass and senior politicians, plans to move into media to protect himself from those who accuse him of wrongdoing.Riaz is one of the country's richest and most powerful businessmen,

a billionaire who has been caught up in corruption investigations and who is also well known for upmarket gated housing communities and charitable activities.
Read: Building tycoons show off mightNow the 66-year-old wants to build a media empire, which he hopes he can use to promote his own commercial interests and fend off those trying to tarnish his name."I will go into media very soon. I will launch many TV channels, not one,"

Hussain told Reuters in a rare interview earlier this month at his Bahria Town housing development, just outside the capital Islamabad.
"To stop blackmailers, I have decided that there is no way but to go into

media."
Also read: Malik Riaz says two ex-army officers blackmail himA world away from the chaotic, dirty streets of most Pakistani towns and cities, Bahria Town features giant replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.

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A replica of the Eiffel Tower is seen on a hill in an area being developed in Bahria Town on the outskirts of Islamabad.─Reuters

The roads are clean and smooth, grass is imported from Thailand and private guards provide round-the-clock security.Bahria Town is larger than the capital itself, and is part of a property portfolio that includes more than 40,000 acres of developments across the country and pays salaries to 60,000 employees.Also read: Sindh govt allotted 44,000 acres of land to Bahria Town:

Hussain says he is Pakistan's sixth largest tax payer. He also publicly states that he has paid bribes to top politicians, judges and even members of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) intelligence agency.The publicity wing of the military declined to comment on Hussain's allegations."If I tell you the amount of the biggest bribe I have ever paid, you will have a heart attack," Hussain said.Read more: Arsalan Iftikhar case:

Malik Riaz appears in court
In a public deposition in 2012 that hit Pakistani headlines, he said he had bankrolled the playboy lifestyle of the son of the country's chief justice in return for favourable treatment in court cases related to his empire.The case is ongoing, though it has stalled.

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A replica of the Statue of Liberty stands on a hill overlooking the construction of new homes in Bahria Town on the outskirts of Islamabad.─Reuters

Hussain also currently faces several investigations by the national corruption watchdog. Among the allegations against him are illegally grabbing land and using favour with politicians to have state-owned property allotted to him at throwaway prices.When asked about Hussain, the National Accountability Bureau said it did not comment on individual cases.Hussain denies wrongdoing,

and says he needs the platform of television news channels to help defend his reputation.
"I don't want to go into media, but there is no other way to handle this."He hopes a presence in Pakistan's young and boisterous news sector could also highlight his charitable contributions.

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A mix of occupied houses and houses under construction are seen in Bahria Town on the outskirts of Islamabad.─Reuters

Hussain previously held the license to Bol TV, a fledgling news channel, before he transferred it to software company Axact in 2013, documents from the national media regulatory body show. Hussain denies ever being involved in Bol.Also read: The Bol implosionThe channel was closed last year after the government launched an inquiry into Axact's business

practices.
Spurred by new technology and largely untouched by censors, Pakistan's broadcast media has flourished in recent years. Between 2002 and 2013, the state issued 89 broadcasting licenses.Television news channels are largely in Urdu, giving media groups influence over most of Pakistan's 190 million people.

Ties with military?

Hussain's accumulation of wealth is emblematic of Pakistan's nexus of money and connections.He started his career 30 years ago as a contractor who once sold his family silverware to take his infant daughter to hospital.His big break came in 1979 when he borrowed 1,500 rupees ($14.34) from a friend and applied for a

contract with the military's engineering wing.
Also read: Malik Riaz let off over alleged tax evasion worth Rs119.4bn: reportThat connection led to a long-standing relationship with the powerful military, Pakistan's largest landowner and contractor.Currently, he has five joint development projects with the army spread over thousands of acres.

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Workers walk past a statue of a cow and a sign advertising a new development in Bahria Town on the outskirts of Islamabad.─Reuters

Recent chatter among Pakistan's elite suggests that Hussain may be losing his influence with the military under the country's army chief General Raheel Sharif. The military declined to comment.Also read: Malik Riaz loses right to ‘Bahria’ brand nameHussain dismissed such rumours."If I didn't have relations with Raheel Sharif, the joint ventures would have shut down, wouldn't they?" Hussain said.

"I am friends with the army, I am friends with the institution."
Also read: ‘COAS green-lighted NAB action in DHA Valley scam’

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نادان

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
پہلے تو اس کو پکڑو جس نے رشوتیں دے دے کر ایمپائر کھڑی کی ......لینے والوں کے نام یہ اگل دے گا ..لٹکاؤ ان سب جہنمیوں کو بیچ چوراہے
 

khandimagi

Minister (2k+ posts)

بھینس تو بھینس تھی، بھینسے بھی نچوڑے اس نے
چیونٹی جہاں نہ چلے، دوڑا لئے گھوڑے،،اس نے




 
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Porus

MPA (400+ posts)
پہلے تو اس کو پکڑو جس نے رشوتیں دے دے کر ایمپائر کھڑی کی ......لینے والوں کے نام یہ اگل دے گا ..لٹکاؤ ان سب جہنمیوں کو بیچ چوراہے


خواب دیکھنا چاہئیں، لیکن اس خواب کے حقیقت میں ڈھلنے کی راہ میں کچھ رکاوٹیں ہیں


ایک تو یہاں بچانے والی افواج پکڑنے والوں سے زیادہ "مسلح" ہیں- پھر پکڑنے والوں میں سے بھی کوئی ایک آدھ "چوہدری" بننے کی کوشش کرتا ہے تو کہیں ملک صاحب کی آشیانہ سکیم میں اعلیٰ تعمیراتی کام آڑے آ جاتا ہے، کہیں لاہور کا بلاول ہاؤس رکاوٹ بنتا ہے اور کہیں دھرنے میں پہنچائے جانے والے لنچ باکس اور جہاز کی سواری آنکھوں میں مروت پیدا کر دیتی ہے- پھر بھی خواب دیکھنا چھوڑنا نہیں چاہئیے، کیونکہ امید پہ دنیا قائم ہے
 

ajoba

MPA (400+ posts)
to all who curse this man. tell me a single person or business in Pakistan which you can do without bribe or connections with top civil and military elite and succeed. He was a poor man and he grew and developed one of the best housing societies made a fortune.
 

khandimagi

Minister (2k+ posts)
ملک میں رائج معاشیاتی قانون پر دل و جان سے عمل کرنے والے شہری کے خلاف جلن کا مظاہرہ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔دماغ ٹھیک ہے آپ لوگوں کا۔۔ایں؟
سب کریں تو ٹھیک
راجو کرے تو ،،سالا،،کیریکٹر ڈھیلا ہے،'
،،،،،،،،حد ہے
 

Zaidi Qasim

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
پہلے تو اس کو پکڑو جس نے رشوتیں دے دے کر ایمپائر کھڑی کی ......لینے والوں کے نام یہ اگل دے گا ..لٹکاؤ ان سب جہنمیوں کو بیچ چوراہے





حیرت ھے ، مشرف کی رھائ اور بعد میں بھگائ کے بعد بھی آپ سمجھتی ہیں کہ پاکستان میں انصاف نام کی کوئ چیز ھے۔ یہ بات صدامی شکل والے ٹھگ سے پوچھیں۔





 
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Username

Senator (1k+ posts)
He's blackmailed because his hands are not clean.

How could somebody just grab all the prime locations of a country, while being honest and ethical?

His business practices are unethical and immoral.

He's facing hundreds of cases in different courts including Supreme Court. No individuals can beat his immense wealth and resources and win cases against him. Cases that run over decades. Finally people get tired and harassed and make amends by selling their pieces of land to this Land Mafia.

How could just EVERYBODY sell their land to this guy in the large housing schemes he plans? Are there no one who decline his offers? Who love their land and dont wanna sell?

Of course there could be many.... then how this guy manages to acquire their land?
 

Username

Senator (1k+ posts)


حیرت ھے ، مشرف کی رھائ اور بعد میں بھگائ کے بعد بھی آپ سمجھتی ہیں کہ پاکستان میں انصاف نام کی کوئ چیز ھے۔ یہ بات صدامی شکل والے ٹھگ سے پونچھیں ۔






جب مشرف کو ووٹ دے کہ صدر بنانے والی مذہبی جماعتوں کے لوگ اور اسے آئینی
صدر ماں کہ اس سے خلف لینے والے لوگ اس پر تبرا بھیجتے ہیں تو جانے کیوں مجھے
مگرمچھ کے آنسو " والی کہانی یاد آ جاتی ہے "
 

Zaidi Qasim

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)

جب مشرف کو ووٹ دے کہ صدر بنانے والی مذہبی جماعتوں کے لوگ اور اسے آئینی
صدر ماں کہ اس سے خلف لینے والے لوگ اس پر تبرا بھیجتے ہیں تو جانے کیوں مجھے
مگرمچھ کے آنسو " والی کہانی یاد آ جاتی ہے "



اور اس سے زیادہ حیرت مجھے ان آنسوؤں اور آہوں پہ ھے جو مشرف کی گیلی چڈی سے آج بھی قول اور قرار نبھا ہتے ہیں ۔





 

Liberal 000

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Malik Riaz is a honest man , he loves Pakistan ,his money is in this country , his business is in this country and above all he is building Pakistan instead of destroying it
 

sngilani

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Malik Riaz is a honest man , he loves Pakistan ,his money is in this country , his business is in this country and above all he is building Pakistan instead of destroying it

Besharam Insan hai... Bribe dey kar dosroon ka haq marney wala insan hai... shroo shroo mein tao apni joro rishwat kay tao per pesh karta tha. He will also going to hell like you.
 

Username

Senator (1k+ posts)


اور اس سے زیادہ حیرت مجھے ان آنسوؤں اور آہوں پہ ھے جو مشرف کی گیلی چڈی سے آج بھی قول اور قرار نبھا ہتے ہیں ۔






Ham Na tab aamir ke sath the Na ab hain

Aap tab bhi munafiqat kerte the. Aap aaj bhi munafiqat kerte hain.
 

Athra

Senator (1k+ posts)
پہلے تو اس کو پکڑو جس نے رشوتیں دے دے کر ایمپائر کھڑی کی ......لینے والوں کے نام یہ اگل دے گا ..لٹکاؤ ان سب جہنمیوں کو بیچ چوراہے



پکڑے گا کون مال لینے والے ؟؟؟ کمال کرتی ہیں نادان جی آپ بھی لیکن آپ کا کا قصور آپ تو ہو ہی نادان
 

Liberal 000

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Besharam Insan hai... Bribe dey kar dosroon ka haq marney wala insan hai... shroo shroo mein tao apni joro rishwat kay tao per pesh karta tha. He will also going to hell like you.

App ki zuban gawahi de rahi hai ke app janati hain

Is there anyone in Pakistan who has not given a bribe in his life?
Pious is one who do not get a chance
 

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