Abstract
The aim of this study was to find out the social construction of reality of media regarding women
rights’ violation in Pashtuns and Punjabis communities in print media, for which Urdu daily Express was
selected. The researchers collected data from the newspaper’s Peshawar and Lahore editions from January
to March, 2015. For the data collection, the researchers used coding sheet which was devolved under the
consideration of objective and research hypotheses. Data was collected through purposive sampling
methodology. The results of the study explored that both the editions of the daily Express covered the issues
of women rights’ violation. It also disclosed that Peshawar edition has given more coverage on the front,
city and back pages to women rights violation than the Lahore edition. The results disclosed that the Lahore
edition has not ethically covered news about women rights’ violation, while the Peshawar edition covered
it more ethically. It is concluded that Peshawar-based journalists are following cultural values of Pashtun
society, that is why the issue has been covered positively in the area.
Khayam Hassan, Dr. Sajjad Ali, Dr. Faiza Latif. (2020) Portrayal of Violence against Women Rights in Pashtun and Punjab Community: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Express Peshawar and Lahore Edition, Journal of Arts and Social sciences, Volume 7, Issue 1.
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