South Asia media landscape
The storm in India over a carefully researched and crafted BBC documentary had barely begun to die down when the international broadcaster’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai were raided by ‘tax authorities’.…
Modi and the media
For someone who never held a single press conference in his two terms in prime ministerial office and did not present himself for an interview with any bona fide journalist,…
Social media blackouts
Pakistan has long touted its ambitions to improve its citizens’ quality of life and economic well-being through digital transformation. This includes initiatives such as Digital Pakistan, or the more recent…
PMDC refutes reports of seat enhancement in medical, dental colleges
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has clarified that no provincial quota of public and private-sector medical and dental colleges was being enhanced, stressing that any such move required its…
Silencing Kashmiri media
The recent arrest of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj has sparked widespread concern about the state of press freedom and journalist safety in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir. Mehraj is the third…
BBC raids show India’s shrinking media freedom
At around 11 a.m. on Feb 14, some 20 Indian tax officials and police burst into the BBC’s offices in New Delhi, shouting at staff to step away from their…
Our times and the media
SOCIAL media platforms, especially Facebook, and their role in our troubled times — outside of Pakistan for once — have been a topic of interest for quite a while. If…
Media and rule of law
Freedom of speech and press are the hallmarks of a free society. Media educates and informs people. It helps them form opinions on vital issues. The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees…
State, citizens and social media
Over the last five years or so, we have seen a growing number of Pakistani bureaucrats, especially deputy commissioners (DCs), actively use social media platforms to engage with citizens. This…
Anti-media trend
IT has been a bleak year in most respects. So it’s not surprising to learn that 2020 has also been a dire year for press freedom globally. Recent reports from…
