The treatment meted out this past week to journalists Amir Mir and Imran Shafqat has drawn condemnation from voices in the media and rights communities. But for the most part, the ordeal of the two journalists has been treated with gloomy acceptance. A media space which was vibrant and abuzz with debate just five years […]
An anchor on Indian channel The Times Now mistakenly referred to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China, as the “Pakistan Liberation Army” during a broadcast. This blunder, which has been the occasion for amusement on Pakistani social media, seems to have occurred due to a mistaken assumption […]
These days a Turkish series that draws upon some historical themes is the talk of the town in Pakistan, from national TV to social media websites. Ertugrul Gazi was the father of Osman (Ottoman), the latter being the warlord who laid the foundations of the Ottoman caliphate. On the orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan, […]