Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's interview pulled off from Pakistani news channel mid-air

An interview of former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari conducted by country's senior journalist Hamid Mir was taken off air within a few minutes of broadcasting on Monday.

Expressing his dismay in a series of tweets over matter, journalist Mir informed that Zardari's interview began to air on Pakistani TV channel Geo News at 8:03 pm (local time). It remains unclear as to why interview was taken off a few minutes later.

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"Interview of Asif Zardari stopped on Geo News within few minutes those who stopped it has cour to accept publicly that y stopped it," wrote Mir.

Mir went on to say, "Geo News anunced that interview of Asif Zardari will t be aired it was started at 8:03 and stopped within few minutes I am getting calls from all over world people asking what happened? State of Pakistan giving a bad name to this country we don't need enemies"

In a later tweet, Mir claimed that he received a call where he told that team of a local television channel was under pressure to t interview him over said matter.

"I was sitting in front of a Dawn News camera for 11 o clock show and n I received a call that @ZaraHatKay_Dawn team is under pressure t to interview me on Asif Ali Zardari issue y said sorry I said thank you, somebody, for running and controlling Pakistan on telephone calls," wrote Mir.

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In snippets of interview circulated across social media shows former Pakistani president divulging that a probe involving Pakistan PM Imran Khan into a big scandal was underway. Critics have slammed attack on Press Freedom in Pakistan by authorities and blamed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over his alleged involvement in unprecedented incident. 

tably, incident took place against backdrop of Zardari's arrest on Monday in a multi-million dollar money laundering case. 

(With ANI inputs)