Abstract
Pakistan finds its way towards democracy in the year 2008 after ten years long dictatorial reign of Pervaiz Musharraf. The transition distinguished by liberalize and vibrant mass media. The role of media remains positive, if the media assume its role as a watchdog of democracy. Although Pakistani media is pulsating but still its job is difficult in performing responsible information to the masses. The media and journalists in Balochistan are facing a number of challenges, reporting on sensitive issues and in conflicting zones are the biggest challenges facing by Journalists. Balochistan has turned out to be very dangerous zone for the journalists. There is a war like situation which is a big challenge the journalists are facing. The underground militant movements create an environment of intimidation and coercion restricting media’s freedom of speech and expression. This study searches for how Media is affected by and how journalists perform their duties under conflicting and challenging environment
Babrak Niaz , Sadaf Naqvi. (2013) Reporting In Conflict Zones; a Case Study Of Balochistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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