{"id":111074,"date":"2025-08-30T19:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=111074"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:28:27","slug":"bhai-bhai-channel-viral-girl-not-employed-at-british-news-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111074\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bhai Bhai Channel&#8217;? Viral girl not employed at British news organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Desk(National times)- When a young reporter went viral for squealing her way through \u201clive coverage\u201d on a rocking boat during floods, many thought\u00a0<em>BBC Urdu\u00a0<\/em>had found its quirkiest new correspondent. But as it turns out, Mehrunnisa wasn\u2019t holding a mic for the British Broadcasting Corporation at all \u2014 she was on duty for something entirely different: Bhai Bhai Channel. Multiple rivers in Punjab, including Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab are witnessing increased water flow due to torrential rains coupled with the water discharge from India, killing at least 30 people. Amid this devastation, social media users in Pakistan found a lighthearted moment in reporting of Mehrunnisa. It all started when the &#8220;BBC Urdu News Punjab TV&#8221; reporter was covering the Punjab floods from a rocking boat. She kicked off her report with all the seriousness: \u201cAs you can see, the water pressure is rising.\u201d But within seconds, the character broke, giving way to an unfiltered squeal: \u201c<em>Bohat dar lag raha hai, kabhi yeh iss side hoti hai kabhi uss \u2014 balance nahin ho raha humse<\/em>\u00a0(We\u2019re terrified, the boat keeps tipping from one side to another, we can\u2019t balance).&#8221; And then came the sign-off that sealed her viral fame: \u201c<em>Bas aap hamare liye dua karein<\/em>, guys\u201d (Just pray for us, guys). During this what some social media users say &#8220;cute reporting&#8221;, some identified the logo on her mic \u2014 which stated: &#8220;<em>BBC Urdu<\/em>&#8221; \u2014 resembling with an international media outlet&#8217;s one. However, this wasn&#8217;t the case. After the video went viral, the\u00a0<em>BBC Urdu<\/em>\u00a0issued a statement to clear the air. &#8220;It has come to our attention that a digital media company called BBC Urdu News Punjab TV is operating in Pakistan while using the\u00a0<em>BBC\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>name,&#8221; it stated. &#8220;The\u00a0<em>BBC\u00a0<\/em>has no connection whatsoever with this organisation or its reporters, nor has it authorised the use of its name in this manner,&#8221; it said, distancing itself from the digital platform and the reporter. The British broadcaster warned audiences to beware of impostors and requesting to &#8220;first verify the presence of any content published under the\u00a0<em>BBC\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>name on the\u00a0<em>BBC\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>official platforms.&#8221; As expected, Mehrunnisa \u2014 now a viral sensation \u2014 didn\u2019t back down and offered her own clarification. \u201cPeople say we copied\u00a0<em>BBC<\/em>, but we didn\u2019t. Their\u00a0<em>BBC\u00a0<\/em>stands for British Broadcasting Corporation, and our\u00a0<em>BBC\u00a0<\/em>stands for\u2026 Bhai Bhai Channel.\u201d She squealed, she panicked, and she signed off proudly.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk(National times)- When a young reporter went viral for squealing her way through \u201clive coverage\u201d on a rocking boat during floods, many thought\u00a0BBC Urdu\u00a0had found its quirkiest new correspondent. But as it turns out, Mehrunnisa wasn\u2019t holding a mic for the British Broadcasting Corporation at all \u2014 she was on duty for something entirely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Bhai Bhai Channel&#039;? 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