Pakistan media watch on October 2, 2018Indo-Pak hostility costing them $35 billion dollars a year Dunya (September 26) quoted a World Bank report “A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia” as saying that missed trading opportunities are inflicting a loss of $35 billion a year on India and Pakistan. The volume of trade between India and […]
Pakistan media watch on September 24, 2018Shireen Mazari scolds EU Dr Shireen Mazari, the federal minister for human rights, has expressed her grave concern over the human-rights situation for Muslims living in Europe (Dunya, September 19). Mazari believes Muslims don’t have religious freedom in the EU. She has urged the international community to take notice of this situation. She expressed these […]
Pakistan Media Watch on September 17, 2018China has advised Pakistan toget out of Kashmir-centered India policy According to Durdana Najam, Pakistan needs to look beyond itself and replace the security state mindset with one based on bilateral economic relations with neighbours and beyond (The Nation, September 10). Economy, and not nuclear capabilities, should be made the deterrent to war. China has […]
Pakistan media watch on September 10, 2018Nawaz Sharif determined to overthrow the Imran government; Shahbaz Sharif to remain indifferent Haroon-ur-Rasheed says that he has learned through reliable sources that Nawaz Sharif and his lieutenants have resolved to overthrow the Imran government. They will implement this plan after three to four months. It is their belief that Maulana Fazlur Rahman will be […]
Pakistan media watch on August 28, 2018Smear campaign against Saleem Safi is unjustified Saleem Safi reported that Mian Nawaz Sharif had paid over Rs 6 million to the state exchequer for his personal expenses. This infuriated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) supporters. They initiated a vicious campaign against him, calling him all kinds of names. He was described as a stooge of […]
Pakistan media watch on August 20, 2018Jaseemuddin wanted the national anthem in Bengali Zafar Mahmood, former federal secretary, has written in Jang (August 17, 2018) that when Pakistan’s national anthem was being prepared Jaseemuddin, a Bengali writer and poet who was a member of the cabinet committee, wanted the national anthem in Bengali. When it became clear to him that the […]
Pakistan media watch on August 12, 2018Maulana Ameer Hamza, a leader of Jamaatud Dawa, is a columnist for Dunya newspaper. In his August 10 column, he criticized fossilized religious leaders who opposed the learning of English during the British raj. He said that these leaders opposed western dressing, called the train dajjal(the anti-christ), banned the use of loudspeakers to deliver azaan […]
The undiplomatic diplomat on October 8, 2017Diplomacy is a delicate art. Diplomats are supposed to choose their words with utmost care and they avoid offensive, direct and even plain language. For this reason, they are often called mealy-mouthed. American travel writer, humorist and a one-time magazine editor Caskie Stinnett once famously said, “A diplomat is a person who can tell you […]