Capital Talk

{{Short description|Pakistani political talk show}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = Capital-talk.png | genre = Political talk show | camera = | runtime = 36 minutes | creator = | developer = | producer = Jahangir Malik | executive_producer = Tafseer Hussain | presenter = Hamid Mir | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | country = Pakistan | location = Islamabad, Pakistan | language = Urdu | network = Geo News | first_aired = {{start date|2002}} | last_aired = present | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 3700 | list_episodes = }}

'''''Capital Talk''''' is the flagship political talk show broadcast on Geo News. Hosted by Hamid Mir,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Masood |first=Salman |date=2011-09-28 |title=In Pakistani Media, the U.S. Is a Target for Acrimony |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/world/asia/in-pakistani-media-the-us-is-a-target-for-acrimony.html |access-date=2022-04-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Capital Talk looks at the challenges, issues and concerns facing Pakistan on a daily basis. The format includes several guests who participate in a dialogue on a topic related to current affairs.<ref name=geo>{{cite web|title=Capital Talk Analysis |url=http://www.geo.tv/geonews/program.asp?pid=127 |website=geo.tv/ |accessdate=30 January 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126035959/http://www.geo.tv/geonews/program.asp?pid=127 |archivedate=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is broadcast four days a week (Monday to Thursday) on Geo News.

== History == thumb|Hamid Mir at the ''Capital Talk'' studio Launched in 2002, it is the oldest current events program in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-31|title='Ready for consequences!' – Hamid Mir responds after being pulled off air|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/31-May-2021/hamid-mir-responds-after-being-barred-to-host-talk-show-amid-controversial-speech|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Daily Pakistan Global|language=en}}</ref> The first guest at the show was Ameen Faheem with whom the first host Hamid Mir discussed the 2002 Pakistan general election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-21 |title=Hamid Mir on Twitter: "Makhdoom Amin Fahim was my guest in 1st ever episode of capital talk on Geo TV in 2002 with Zafarullah Jamali we discussed "kon baney ga PM"" |url=https://twitter.com/hamidmirpak/status/667906444398829568 |access-date=2022-04-23 |via=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> Special transmissions are also broadcast focusing on crises zones, more important ones of which took place during Long March of 2009.

In December 2007, the show was banned by Pervez Musharraf due to Mir's constant criticism of the Government. The show returned in January 2008 but was hosted by Muhammad Malik instead of Hamid Mir. After the General Election of 2008, Mir returned to ''Capital Talk''.

In October 2012, Capital Talk completed its 10 years of running. This was celebrated by Geo News by running a special episode of the program.

Few of the famous political figures which have been interviewed include General Pervez Musharraf, Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Jemima Khan, Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice. Aamir Liaquat Hussain, Shehbaz Sharif

=== Removal and return of Hamid Mir === In May 2021, after journalist Asad Ali Toor was attacked by masked men, Hamid Mir supported him and criticized Pakistan's military establishment of censoring the media and persecuting journalists. On 30 May 2021, Mir was banned from Geo News and it was reported that he would no longer host the ''Capital Talk'' show.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hashim|first=Asad|title=Pakistani journalist 'taken off air' after military outburst|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/31/well-known-pakistani-tv-news-journalist-taken-off|access-date=2021-05-31|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-01 |title=Geo issues statement after taking Hamid Mir off air |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1626917 |access-date=2022-04-23 |newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-06-01 |title=Hamid Mir: Groups condemn Pakistan TV host suspension |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57312122 |access-date=2022-04-23}}</ref> On 8 March 2022, Hamid Mir returned to Capital Talk after the ban was lifted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hamid Mir Backs on TV Screens As Ban Lifted|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2022/03/08/hamid-mir-back-on-tv-screens-as-ban-lifted/|website=thefridaytimes.com|date=8 March 2022|accessdate=31 March 2022|language=en}}</ref>

==See also== *Geo News *Urdu News

==References== {{Reflist}}

[https://onepakistan.net/browse-Capital-talk-videos-1-date.html Capital talk with Hamid mir]

Category:Geo News Category:Pakistani television talk shows