Pakistan Media Grows Spine; Takes On The Powerful Military
Pakistan’s media is on the warpath and ready to push back against the men in uniform and the government of weak-kneed Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Seema Guha 03 June 2021, Last Updated at 12:20 pm AP outlookindia.com 2021-06-03T12:20:14+05:30
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Pakistan’s media is now taking on the all-powerful military and has openly warned the army that enough is enough. If the attacks continue journalists are willing to strike back. No, not with guns and batons but by exposing the dark secrets of the men in uniform. A tantalizing glimpse of what this could mean was on display during a protest demonstration at Islamabad’s National Press Club.
Illustration by Reem Khurshid
FILTHY curses, and the gleam of a pistol. That is about all the barber says he knows of the attack on Ajay Lalwani as the journalist sat getting a shave from him on the evening of March 17 in Saleh Pat, Sukkur district. The street outside was in darkness because of a power cut; a couple of emergency bulbs provided the only light inside. “I heard someone order me to move to the back of my shop,” recalls Khalil Ahmed the barber. Then came the gunshots. Two bullet holes can be seen in the barber’s chair where Ajay sat. Witnesses saw two men flee from the scene on a motorbike. Three more individuals waiting in a car outside sped away while firing in the air. “The thana is within walking distance, but the cops took half an hour to arrive,” says a source within the police.
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Illustration: Noor Us Safa Anik
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