Freedom of Media in Pakistan- the Pros and the Cons

Anything that is or can become a source for improving Pakistan’s overall impression in the world is subject to a great controversy within the country. If we go few years back, say 20 years, there was only one state-sponsored channel that was solely responsible for covering those aspects of life that the Government of Pakistan allowed it. Now that the things have changed, there is a more than a hundred channels that have established within last 10 years of development. An interesting point here is, despite of encouraging the diversity these channels have offered to their viewers, people often raise questions about whether the media should be free to such an extent or not. Throughout this post we will talk about this subject.

Freedom of Media as a Curse!

It has been a quality of the citizens of Pakistan since the day it appeared on map, that they know how to derive the most negative use of a thing that intends to add something positive in the society. Similarly, the freedom of media has been exploited to such an extent that now about 50% of the people, according to the statistics, consider it as a curse. As a matter of fact, the 24/7 telecast of live coverage often helps the terrorists and agencies that learn about all the moves of the state forces and plan something for their escape. For example, what I observed two days back was, a slide about rangers possible raid in a locality ran on almost all televisions, which might have helped the conspirators to escape from the place. Not only is this, but the freedom of media often taken as a complete authority by the channels and actors who telecast bold and vulgar programs just on the name of freedom.

Freedom of Media as a Blessing

When we say that we want Pakistan to become a developed country, we must therefore be ready to absorb the changes that are working as strong factors in increasing the country’s overall productivity. Talking about some negativities that has came with an independent media, it is essential to throw some light on how important the role of media is. Did people ever know what was happening in closed doors where politicians could make as much money as they wished and transferred much bigger amounts from Swiss banks than now? Did your stories were ever given a voice before the free media emerged? Simply no! The media today has given people the basic rights to identify with what country is going through, learning about the hidden realities, and at the same time, are now capable of competing the world in sports, fashion, music, etc, just because they now know their real worth. Thanks to media.

Every next thing you will come across in your life is followed by two aspects, for some the glass is half filled, while for some it is always half empty. With this note, we leave you with your opinion.