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Nida Yasir's poorly researched interview has Twitter users rolling on the floor in laughter

Nida Yasir's poorly researched interview has Twitter users rolling on the floor in laughter

Our TV show hosts really need to start doing some background research before calling guests on their shows.
04 Sep, 2021

You can run but you can't hide from the internet when it comes to digging up embarrassing things and TV show host Nida Yasir is learning that the hard way. A clip was recently shared on Twitter of a 2016 show Yasir did in which she asked her guests some pretty inane questions about Formula 1 racing.

In May 2016, Yasir interviewed Abdul Aleem and Mohammad Shariq War on her show Good Morning Pakistan on ARY Digital. The young men were part of a team from NUST that had built an electric racing car and were going to the Formula Student in the US.

Somehow, the video was recently reshared on Twitter and went viral, especially for Yasir's questions. It seemed as if she had done zero research before calling her guests on the show and asked them inane questions, like why don't you have a three-person race car. She also didn't seem to understand what Formula 1 was.

By and large, most people who saw the video were left shaking their heads.

Some watched and shared it for the sheer entertainment value.

Many can't get her questions out of their heads.

But there's something to be grateful for.

Some users took notes to use it as a defence tactic.

Many applauded the young guests for not laughing. To be honest, we can't say we would have been able to keep straight faces.

Some found videos proving that Yasir was not alone in her level of research.

One user wanted people to stop bashing Yasir for not knowing what Formula 1 racing was.

But others knew that as a talkshow host, it's her job to know what her guests do.

There's some new technology on the way, according to this user.

Would her content be the same if she did research, asked the internet. Probably not.

Someone wanted the internet to cut her some slack because it's not like the rest of us are geniuses out here.

If nothing else, thank you Nida Yasir for the laughs.

Comments

Irfan Huq Sep 04, 2021 05:01pm
Anchors and host of the show do not do research. The research is done by the supporting staff and the people behind the show especially for that purpose and present it to the host who reviews and verified it. And decides what questions questions should be asked and what should be eliminated.
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Mudassir Hussain Azeemabadi Sep 04, 2021 05:07pm
It's a contest of being weird, foolish, funny & so on & this lady is a keen contestant.
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Ash Sep 04, 2021 05:32pm
There is another very a “knowledgeable” anchor Who did not know what is Apple Inc and thought other person was talking about Apple fruit... don’t understand how such incompetent women get anchor position! You can find this clip on YouTube.
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H Sep 04, 2021 05:41pm
It more funny ppl expect something sensible from her.
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SHAHID SATTAR Sep 04, 2021 05:47pm
And I couldn't get over the 'MOONSOON' bit yet, even though several monsoons have since passed.
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NYS Sep 04, 2021 06:16pm
Her strength in live show constant speaking whether it's empty My two cents need to replace that silly host made my adrenaline grow higher
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Khalid Sep 04, 2021 06:18pm
That's the IQ level of almost all morning show hosts
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Chrís Dăn Sep 04, 2021 06:49pm
TV should have an academy for all anchors and Khush Bekht Shujat,Mehtab Rashidi,Naeem Bukhari must be in governining body in academy . How these anchors can be sophisticated and impressive in knowledge without watching and learning!!! CNNś Amanpour,Hala Gorani should be invited who may teach these our anchor women that an anchor can speak and talk to people without shouting in irritable shrills. Currently all our anchor women without any exception speak gramattically wrong/incorrect Urdu,with incredible loud voice with terrible shrills behind their shoutings on poor us.
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Nazim Sep 04, 2021 06:52pm
It’s part of producer job too to provide basic information to program host.
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ST Sep 04, 2021 06:55pm
Nida Yasir . You and your Qs.. :))
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Ahsan Gul Sep 04, 2021 06:56pm
How many people in Pakistan know about Formula car racing? So, if you guys do then give a break to those who don’t. Sincerely
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Hyra Sep 04, 2021 06:57pm
Even monkey would know this if saw once in life on some sports channel while switching channels
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A. ALI Sep 04, 2021 07:06pm
hats off to the channel that engage her and give the topics of her choice. no wonder, only a few people see her shows.
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Nadeem Sep 04, 2021 07:54pm
Kitchen hosts need to do cooking programs and not knowledge base which they also lack!
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Anonymouseee Sep 04, 2021 08:10pm
This is what happens when no-brain folks become hosts just cuz they’re rich. This women didn’t even know what a Formula-1 is. I was laughing so hard with tears in my eyes.
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Chrís Dăn Sep 04, 2021 08:19pm
She is not able to speak Urdu-her national language with correct grammar and good vocabulary- how to think about her intellectual grooming!!!
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Such Bolta Hoon Sep 04, 2021 08:35pm
Safarishi host no calibre at all.
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Dr. Asim Maqbool Sep 04, 2021 08:46pm
Poor lady begging for fame!
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Sayyar Khan Sep 04, 2021 09:29pm
Now the feminist will say because women are deprived in Pakistan that’s why they cannot research anything for their job.
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Citizen Sep 04, 2021 09:32pm
These people don't have any knowledge but glamour.
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H Sep 04, 2021 11:04pm
I admire the courage and patience of these guys. Impressive!
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nk Sep 04, 2021 11:28pm
This fun making habit of our nation due to easy access of Social Media has taken over the country. I think we sometime over react and the lady in one of the tweet is correct many in the nation might have googled about Formula 1 right after.
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nk Sep 04, 2021 11:33pm
Did anyone in the Aurat March Group knew about Formula 1.
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Taj Ahmad Sep 05, 2021 12:02am
My advice to Nida Yasir, your show Good Morning Pakistan is very good, only advice I can give you....please talk less and let your guest speak more during her program.
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Ahmed Sep 05, 2021 01:36am
TV hosts need to actually listen to their guests more carefully so that they would know the context of discussion at a particular point. Also they should make a habit of reading and getting more information not necessarily by only googling but getting general knowledge. Always remember as one said: "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing".
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A Sep 05, 2021 08:28am
There are many such on tv. The selection criteria is ability to talk and present Intelligence is not the criteria, that’s not the job of anchor but panelists. But still IQ test would make sense.
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Hh Sep 05, 2021 10:02am
@nk it's her responsibility to do research before inviting her guests to the show. If you can't do your job right then leave. This shouldn't have happened.
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John Sep 05, 2021 10:57am
bas shaadiyaan kar wa lou shows me
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AA Sep 05, 2021 11:58am
@nk Yes. I have followed F1 since 1997.
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Jap Sep 05, 2021 12:29pm
I guess we should not be harsh on her because she is a woman?
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Mehar Sep 05, 2021 12:44pm
Incompetent. The woman doesn’t seem to have even basic knowledge of the content and made no effort to educate herself. Cannot blame others for one’s own ill preparedness.
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Lota Sep 05, 2021 01:36pm
@Ash Beware of the feminist troll now. The sentence should have end on "incompetent person". Not women!
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Altaf Sep 05, 2021 03:07pm
@Ash it is already here
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A shah Sep 05, 2021 04:10pm
Pakistan needs to invest in education
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Jawwad Sep 05, 2021 05:54pm
As dumb as they come. What can I say.
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Asma Sep 05, 2021 07:01pm
That is what happens when these so called celebrities who are barely matric pass start presenting programmes
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Yawar Sep 06, 2021 12:24am
@A shah The One syllabus system will likely make it worse
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WesternEast Sep 06, 2021 01:40am
Feeling sorry for the guests whose proud moments are being ruined by the unprepared host.
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INDEPENDENT Sep 06, 2021 08:14am
I am expecting more from Nida Yasir, Keep entertaining the world with your limited knowledge.
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Sharjeel Syed Sep 06, 2021 09:11am
I think people who have been watching her shows regularly, know it already. She never does any research and talks on the basis of (Her) common sense.
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Hafsa Kanwal Sep 06, 2021 09:29am
I think it is the best way for a common man to learn different things from their blunders if she did not asked about it I think 50% of us would never get it۔ So it is the show where she has to act as a common person۔
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Hassan Sep 06, 2021 10:26am
It is what it is! No shame, no regret and life continues with the channel in next morning show....
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Gollum Sep 06, 2021 11:59am
I think it's unjust to laugh on someone who has never seen a formula 1 car in life. Anchor Person's are normal people not technology experts.
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