Freedom of the Press!
Whether you like it or not, he is the guy who did it. I am no admirer of military men taking over power but lets be honest and call a spade a spade. No body gave this freedom of the press like he has. And it is a myth that any body tried or struggled for it. He gave it on a platter. This is one of his major achievements along with first time ever massive development in Baluchistan like the rest of the country.
And that very same media worked against him. The media did not show responsibility in handling their new found freedom. But still it is a scared media. Despite the freedom it is a scared media, scared of the landed class. That is the reason you do not see any campaign to rid the country of feudalism. They are scared of the armed people like the Taliban and somehow softens their crime.
On this Press Freedom Day lets resolve to show more responsibility in journalism and daring too.
4 comments:
So true. When we set aside hate then we see facts and give the devil his due. Well done Pervez but to your own detriment in the end. In any case you did a good job for the country whatever politicians and an ungrateful media may call you.
It is a shame the whole day Pakistani media did not remember him and paid a tribute. Doesn't matter history is recording it. A hero is a hero regardless of what the narrow minded talk about.
He opened up the media without knowing what he is doing. He had no people to control it. He has given rise to irresponsible journalism. It devoured him and will devour all the future incumbents.It is the owners of channels who's views are going to get currency in the name of what the people want. What do they know what people want? There is no mechanism to know. The anchors are pushing their own agendas like the one Waheed Hussain of Waqth etc. Most of the media is pro-terrorists one way or the other. The government does not arrest any one for airing dangerous views that send the wrong message and extoll the gun weilding terrorists who they call as extremists and militants. As the editor of this blog wrote earlier they must be called Dahshagard only.
He was himself the first casualty of the freedom of expression. Poor guy. Second casualty was Pakistan. People with such low intellect and level become the opinion makers. People like Hamid Mir, Qk. Shahid Masood, Waheed Hussain, Talat Hussain and the like who in fact are the political spokesmen of the devils
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