The media mainly television has become the main storytelling vehicle and the journalists have become the key players in legend making and identity building. Professional journalists are responsible to create a sense of belonging and to encourage the youth of Pakistan to behave like a responsible Pakistani.
On the contrary, Pakistani media has taken a completely [...]
When you think unconsciously, you create by default.
When you think consciously, you create by design.
Most political commentators are great. They are great at doing what their prescribed designation says: Commentating. What does commentating entail? In most cases it’s a description of all the malfunctions of the socio-political machinery of a people. It’s the writers’ take [...]
Well, its about time that we also focus on the corruption done by the media owners, journalists, anchors, bureaucrats and high army officials. We now know enough about the corruption done by the politicians and we know that they are evils. But we also have a passing inkling that others are also not angels.
We know [...]
We have to stop and ask what are we doing or saying to our people that this level of violence is acceptable for our people. We in our offices, shops, homes and public places should ask ourselves where we are going, where our country is going, what would become of us in few years of [...]
Time has changed in Pakistan; yesterday victims of suicide bombing were mentioned as “Jaan-ba-Haq” but today Pakistani media call them “Shaheed”.
Yesterday, a Pakistani soldier who died while fighting with Talibans was a “dead” to Pakistani media but today they mention him as “Shaheed”.
Yesterday, for Pakistani media and for so called leaders, Army was killing its [...]
Whatever the presidential spokesperson may say, what is said by the anchorpersons or the columnists elite gets listened, memorized, quoted, recalled and even followed by the masses. Masses see the talk shows, because that is readily available and the more spicey the talk show is, the more it remains in the memory. Masses don’t have [...]
Pakistan is teetering on the brink.
Nuclear Assets of the Pakistan are about to succumb to the Taliban.
Taliban are just 60km from Islamabad.
Balochistan is about to breakaway from Pakistan.
Pakistan will be bankrupt within week’s time.
Pakistan has no future.
Across Embattled Pakistan, there is no hope.
Aforementioned statements are nothing but a well-planned propagands by the dogs within the [...]
A lot of hue and cry has been made by the media in general and MQM in particular on an incident (Swat flogging incident) which have not been confirmed and verified. In my view this has all been done under a well planned conspiracy in an attempt to malign and tarnish the image of Islam [...]
Since the last few months there have been intense debates on whether the electronic media is becoming a monster or not. Certain people are propogating the opinion that the media is playing a destructive role for the society. They claim that in the days of dictatorship it calls for democracy and later tries to [...]
It’s now almost two months since the 26/11 attacks. There have words and comments made from both sides. Ever since the attacks, I have been active on Pakistani forums like Pakspectator. One of the things that I have realized over this period is that there has been complete lack of acknowledgment of the problems that [...]
