Pakistani media promoted a conflict or tried to resolve it?

 Pakistani media developed in Musharraf regime as number of media channels were launched including Geo News, Aaj Tv, ARY news, Express Tv, Samaa TV and many other channels started their transmission. Before this there was only one channel which was Pakistan Television which was giving only on e hour news. I mean that Newspaper was the  only source to get news regarding current affairs. There was not reasonable access of one to get information. The credit is undoubtedly, goes to Musharraf that he developed the media industry. These channels gave a way to the flow of information . Electronic media as well as Print media tried to provide quick and clear information according to their followers. This element to attract the readers and listeners toward themselves every media channels is trying her best to influence other due to the environment of competition.

All knows better that the owners of  channels run their  channels run their media industry through advertisement and as the attracts the people toward themselves they will get more and more advertisement which is a guarantee of their stability.

I will give credit to the media that they are playing their role to bring socio-political awareness in an influential way of which it was hard to consider before one and half decade. But still there is a great responsibility lies on their shoulder. They are expected to play their leading role in the state especially in conflict areas.

I think they did not do that in conflict areas Balochistan, FATA, and Khyber Pashtunkhwa which they are doing in protected areas in Lahore.  It has been seen that once an attack was made in AnarKali Bazar of Lahore, media gave full time coverage to it. It is not wrong but the point is that if the more worsening attacks are made in conflict areas; they are not given fully coverage. They are fail to cover the merciful stories of conflict areas. Their education, families, hospitals, come to destruction, they whole story are stopped to only 3 minutes based on only one report.

I am not denying the fact that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous state for journalists. They have sacrificed their lives but it is there duty to unveil the fact and support the aggrieved instead of their channel rating.

(Note: This article has been written on june 19, 2014)

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