It is extremely sad to admit that the profession of journalism in Pakistan has suffered nightmares and moral atrocities for decades now.
• Biased reporting, twisting the history for vested interests and igniting hatred is on the timelines and news of the hour.
• The volume of biased reporting upon the educated masses has increasingly damaged the ideological frontiers of Pakistan.
• Regular criticism (for the sake of it) on decisions which hold strategic value of national interest is prevailing. Criticism is accorded to diminish the unity amongst races and ethnicities.
• The writ of monitory authorities is lost in the name of freedom of expression.
• Sarcasm and mockery regarding Islamic values is performed with pride which further wages intolerance and sensitivity amongst the masses.
• Conspiratorial attitude has poisoned the nurseries of upcoming talent to the profession.
• The conduct of pseudo-liberals is aiding to the level of extremism in our societal thoughts. The element of neutrality is no more seen as the value of profession but a taboo instead.
It is now a challenge to raise our voice against the ultra elite who pose to be the deciding majority however in reality they enjoy terms with those who are known to the masses as enemies.
Change is always gradual and the recent spring in the Middle East has endorsed to the effect that the final battles of the struggle happen on the streets. The aspiration for an Islamic Welfare State shall be realized as it is driven by real men with no benefactions and defects.
A liberal elsewhere in the world is defined (according to Oxford Dictionary) as:
“someone willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas, favourable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms”
But in Pakistan, a liberal (a ‘pseudo’ I’d say) is defined as ‘extremely’ intolerant, proudly abusive, Islam-bashing, Muslim-ridiculing person and who prostrates in front of the West. If you are a religious person or talk about upholding decisions in the interest of state, no matter how sensible and open to discussion your are, oh no! how dare you called yourself a liberal?