Abstract
Primary focus of the study is to dig out the challenges that are
faced by the electronic media channels. Administration of
channels faces the ban on transmission while Journalists are
murdered by the known and unknown forces in Pakistan. The
study also provides the research conducted on the murdered
journalists during 2002 to 2013 in Pakistani areas. Pakistan could
not achieve the benefits of free media since its emergence from
1947 to 2002, for about 55 years because Pakistani people were
forced by the powerful authorities to listen and watch to what the
powerful groups in Pakistan wanted. There was only one state
owned channel PTV (Pakistan Television) who had the
responsibility to show the truth but people had become fed up with
the performance of only one channel because there was no
competition and choice for people to dislike the PTV’s
transmission. In 2002, General Musharraf who was although a
military ruler did to what democratic governments could not. He
established a new institution “PEMRA” and deputed him to issue
the licenses to private channels so that they may show the truth to
Pakistani nation. He had never imagined that the free media
established by his own hands, would turned against him and will
oppose his dictatorship but he did not care about it and constructed
the first brick to establish a concrete based building for the
freedom of electronic media field in Pakistan. Later, it was proved
that free media criticized the non-democratic activities performed
by the General Musharraf as a ruler. When he imposed emergency
in Pakistan and suspended the Chief Justice, media opposed his
action by conducting different programs. Pakistan is a dangerous
country for Journalists who are working for electronic media
channels. Numerous tools are used to stop their voices by the
powerful authorities, even they are murdered too. Pakistan is
considered most deadly country for Journalists. Twenty six
journalists were murdered during the 2002 to 2013 in different
Pakistani areas. Different channels are banned to on-air their
transmission for short and long period.
Asim Bashir , Naudir Bakht, Zubair Shafiq , Farzana Arshad. (2020) Challenges before Electronic Media Channels in Pakistan, Journal of Pakistan Vision, Volume 21, Issue 1.
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