پاکستان میڈیا واچ کی ٹیم سینیر جرنلسٹ حامد میر کی گاڑی میں لگائے گئے بم اور اس طرح کے بزدلانہ روئیے کی پر زور مزمت کرتی ھے۔ پاکستان تحریک طالبان نے حامد میر کی گاڑی کے نیچے بم لگانے کا اعتراف کیا اور حامد میر کو سیکولر کرار دیتے ھوئے یہ کہا کہ وہ مسلمان اور […]
We noted earlier that The News (Jang Group) had engaged in pointless point scoring by elevating a story about Americans unhappy with the recent election posting on the White House website asking that their states be allowed to secede from the US. The Nation has not only repeated this story, but added some creative misinformation to make […]
According to a bold front page headline of The News ‘Citizens of 20 states seek separation from the US’. Is the great American Super Power on the verge of collapse before our very eyes? Will the UN have to intervene before another civil war? Actually, that’s nt likely. The story is referring to “several petitions…requesting […]
The Express Tribune reported earlier this week that foreign security firm G4S’s stake in Pakistan operations was recently purchased by its local partner, Ikram Sehgal. We have noted before that Mr Sehgal has a small problem with disclosing relevant facts and conflicts of interest related to his business ventures when talking to media, and unfortunately […]
پاکستان میڈیا واچ کی ٹیم اپنے قارین کی توجہ مندرجہ زیل کالم کی جانب مرکوز کروانا چاھے گی۔ نصرت مرزا صاحب کا یہ جنگ اخبار کا کالم ۔ جو کہ ایک اخباری کالم کم اور سائنس فکشن کا ناول زیادہ معلوم ہوتا ھے۔ پاکستان میڈیا واچ کی ٹیم اس کالم کو مدنظر رکھتے ھوئے چند اہم نقات اٹھانا […]
Talking to a group of officers at GHQ on Monday, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made a statement that media talking heads and so-called ‘investigative reporters’ should take to heart: While constructive criticism is well understood, conspiracy theories based on rumours which create doubts about the very intent, are unacceptable. COAS Kayani […]
Nadir Hassan wrote for Express Tribune that it is time to de-link drones and terrorism. Nadir Hassan’s analysis is based on a commonly accepted idea: that TTP and Afghan Taliban are two distinct groups with different goals. Much of the terrorist violence in the country is the handiwork of the TTP, a coalition of various militant groups […]