Comments on: Free speech versus security

By: Nasir Shah

Nasir Shah — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Democracy or free press dosen’t mean you should poke anyone.

By: M Saleem Chaudhry

M Saleem Chaudhry — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I tend to endorse the spirit of your stance to emphasize on civilian and military leadership.
The top positions call for thorough critical evaluation of both favourable and adverse feed-backs,before issuing a verdict as knee jerk reactions are never helpful.
Another prerequiste for top leadership is to have guts and nerves to accept objective realities, at the earliest and undertake corrective measures,rather timely before it’s too late.This can be only ensured through freedom of speech and not actions like the one in Buner,reported by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

By: goodgenie4u

goodgenie4u — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

There is no perfect solution to resolving conflict of interest issues with profit based news reporting. The media owner wants you to watch just the commercials. The news is just the bait. News media take on the personality of their board of directors or private owners. So is there a possible fix?

If people have relatively more trust in a publicly funded INDEPENDANT judiciary, why not extend this logic to funding an independant news service with firewall protection from government interference?

The problem is that neither big business or governments wish this misery upon themselves. It’s bad for politics and business and as Americans keep insisting, communist threat! The population needs to be sheltered from the bitter pill that is the truth.

By: Shaikh Mohommad

Shaikh Mohommad — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Everyone who is anyone is hysterical about Taliban. The US Drone attacks tell loudly that Pakistan’s territorial integrity has been quietly undermined with the connivance of the Government and Pakistan Army. The Americans have not learned from their adventure in Vietnam. Vietnames people defeated US Army. The propaganda machine at that time spoke of Vietcong terrorists whom US Army was at loggerheads. Today US is fighting Pakistanis not Alqaida or Taliban. When will the US learn?

By: JE

JE — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Freedom of speech vs lack of back bone!

That is what Pakstani’s problem!

Taleban has imposed jizya (a completley outdated discriminatory tax that should have no place in a self resepcting nation in 21st century) on non-muslim Pakistanis in the recently sharia implelemeted areas of Pakistan, and we are yet to see national outrage and debate, let alone an orechestrated public opinion forming initiative from any national figure.

Ofcourse one can see, national prime time is more devoted to the discussion on the plight og muslims in Palestine!

The more and more you see it, the solution to Pakistan’s problem lies in embracing completely secular democracy and separating religion from state, as envisaged by nation’s founding father.

Without foing for it, the future of nation is bleak!

By: khan

khan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

There has to be balance of media freedom of press and the safety of the soldiers. the 3rd world countries have zero respect for the soldiers and military while developed nations herald their soldiers sacrifices.

giving away positions is signing a death warrant on those soldiers. and the media here is not responsible enough to avoid that.

By: Ashutosh Rai

Ashutosh Rai — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Proud Pakistani,

If you ignore injustice then it’s your turn next.

You say its dose not bother you. It is not simply injustice friend, it is the life of your own national in you own nation, an innocent Pakistani! Please don’t tell that they were not you or your relatives. If such things continues then who knows.

Journalists are human beings and they too may be as biased as you and I are. New channels are business enterprises. They too have to ensure revenue so that they can telecast them to you and ensure appropriate returns to the various stake holders too.

Let them speak and show what ever they have. Listen to various channels and also go through various talk shows and discussions too. This will help you in getting the fact and the prospective too.

Various journalists and new channels, despite being very biased, had greatly contributed to the development and evolution of our democracy. Our leaders and civil service officers can not afford to remain in denial. The channels had exposed corruptions, lawlessness and many other evil of the society.

Their contribution is unparallel.

If militants or the army are threatening or killing them, it is oblivious that they are involved in unlawful activities. The media and the people of Pakistan should take note and hit back through media and through democratic means.

Regards,

By: Larry Stout

Larry Stout — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“If I’d written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people — including me — would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.”

— Hunter S. Thompson

By: asmat jamal

asmat jamal — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

media & specially electronic media in Pakistan is still not properly mature. In a race to be the first, accuracy and truth is compromised. More damaging had been the immature analysis through totally unaware people. For instance, the violence of Talabans, Lal Masjid and other issues of national importance were handled very immaturely. Our media has been the innocent source of the extremists and terrorist propaganda tool.
Media has a serious role to play which is much higher than doing business and making money. If this country is not there they too will pack. Please do not remove these comments and prove to the world that you have the patience to listen to others point of view.

By: Asmat Jamal

Asmat Jamal — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Pakistani electronic media is still very immature and has done quite a lot of damage to national unity, acted as a force multiplier of Talabans and other violen groups and most of the time time it has left a bitter taste in the mouth of it audience.