Disinformation Cell Archive
The ugly handiwork of Shireen Mazari, the media Baji of the Taliban: Editors criticise newspaper article against WSJ reporter By Iftikhar A. Khan Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Top executives and editors of 21 leading international media organisations have collectively voiced concern over publication of an article in a Pakistani national
The collusion of commercialism and the right wing in the Pakistani media: The hypocrisy of the Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists (PTUJ) The media is a commercial entity and therefore can always be expected to cater, first and foremost, to its profit-making needs. In Pakistan the private TV media revolution was
The ‘It-is-not-us’ syndrome – By Hajrah Mumtaz: A couple of months ago, I wrote a column in praise of certain Pakistani pop stars and bands, arguing that there are a fair number of songs that display political consciousness and a related sense of responsibility. I referred
Zardari at a crossroads – An analysis by Mahmood Sham: Perhaps, the members of the central executive committee of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) do not realise that this meeting is taking place at an extremely decisive juncture of
French submarine deal and President Zardari: By Abdul Nishapuri Thanks to the right-wing media’s persistence in character assassination of Bhuttos and now President Zardari, it’s a scandal and a label that refuses to go away. Allegations of kickbacks on government deals have been ‘rediscovered’ and
Supreme Court is under siege by the Mullah Media Alliance: It has been learnt through reliable sources that agents of anti-democracy or/and pro-Taliban forces in Pakistani media, namely Shahid Masood and Ansar Abbasi (and their cronies), will in the next few days
Tragedy of the talk shows in Pakistan: Tragedy of the talk shows —Elf Habib The shows obsessively promote the political circus splashing the spicier rhetoric and sensation. Their anchors, contrary to the common norms of calmness, insouciance and neutrality are often quite agitated, flippant and biased
Shahid Masoods and Hamid Mirs of Israel: شاہد مسعود اور حامد مير جيسے اسرائل ميں پھی موجود ہيں؟ ’سازشی نظریات‘ شاہزیب جیلانی بی بی سی، یروشلم اسرائیل میں کچھ دن گزارنے کے بعد یہاں کی اور کوئی بات سمجھ آئی ہو نہ ہو ایک بات واضع
Zardari Unpopular Even Amongst PPP Voters?: According to the agents of pro-Taliban and anti-democracy forces, President Asif Ali Zardari is unpopular even amongst PPP supporters. Some elements have suggested that if Zardari is
Anchor-istan: Media jihadis and their vision of Pakistan: Guest post by: Bahadar Ali Khan After watching Pakistani media’s talk shows, the assertions made by learned anchor-persons of these talk shows and reading the Urdu columnists I have visualized a future scenario of good governance for Pakistan. Under
We won’t let you bury NRO; you can bury democracy instead.: Here is a selection of three op-eds on this topic: Abbas Ather notes that the right-wing (pro-Taliban) anchors and propagandists don’t want to bury NRO; instead they wan’t to bury democracy in Pakistan. Munno Bhai wonders if the abusers
Major Malik Nadal Hasan of Pakistani Media: + = = Dr Shahid Masood is a frustrated individual who can do anything beside spreading despondency amongst the Pakistani youth and inject his morbid thoughts. (Socrates) In the words of Mir Jamilur Rahman (The News, 10 Nov 2009),
Establishment versus Democracy in Pakistan: A critical analysis by Qais Anwar: vs There are currently four parties in Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Pakistan Army Party (Liberal – Musharraf-Kayani model) Pakistan Army Party (Islamist – Zia-ul-Haq model) Qais Anwar offers a critical analysis of certain hypotheses
Zardari phobia and hostile col-anchors: = For years at least some of our anchors have claimed that the Mehsud militants are backed by foreign enemies of Pakistan. But neither the war in Waziristan nor the terrorist attacks in Rawalpindi have received the kind of
Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists (PTUJ) – by Abdul Nishapuri: Association’s name: Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists (PTUJ) Aliases: Friends of Taliban, Mullah Media Alliance, Dehshat
Zardari, Bilawal buy 300 acres of`Islamabad land for peanuts: Consistent with their “plus Taliban” agenda in the guise of “minus Zardari” campaign, notorious pro-Taliban journalists (propagandists) Ansar Abbasi and Mohammad Ahmed Noorani (a convicted sectarian worker in his past) forged the following
Ansar Abbasi, Zardari’s corruption and the Media Taliban: Why are the media Taliban (Ansar Abbasi, Shahid Masood, Shaheen Sehbai, Hamid Mir) angry with Asif Zardari. Here is the answer:
Pakistani media: Freedom without responsibility?: In a country which has suffered successive dictatorships characterised by ridiculous controls on expression, no one can really contend against the argument for a free media. Neither can anyone condone excessive regulation or control of media. But this is
Pakistani media, Nawz Sharif and Mrs Wasim Akram’s funeral: Statement by Nawaz Sharif on NRO, followed by an analysis by Ayaz Khan. NRO to be opposed at all forums, says NawazBy Our Staff Reporter (Dawn)Saturday, 31 Oct, 2009 LAHORE: The PML-N will oppose the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)
Clinton’s encounter with media and Talat Hussain’s $640 million mistake: After the way the channels handled the TV appearances of the US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, the verdict has to go in favour of the latter. The encounters were arranged as battles. The TV channels lost, and Ms
Pakistani media’s somersaults on air – By Nadeem Paracha: Somersaults on air Posted by Nadeem F. Paracha (Dawn Blog) Talking to DawnNews, veteran journalist Agha Murtaza Poya called America, India, and Israel an ‘axis of evil out to destroy Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.’ There is absolutely nothing new
A perspective on anti-Americanism found in Pakistan today: Smokers’ Corner: Bogey nation Nadeem F. ParachaSunday, 25 Oct, 2009 (Dawn Blog) Anti-Americanism today is an obligatory part of populist rhetoric.— Photo from File Recently the monthly Herald published the results of an elaborate survey that it undertook to
Defending the NRO – An extensive analysis by Abbas Ather: While many constitutional and legal experts as well as politicians of the PPP government have either shied away from or miserably failed in defending the rationale and necessity of the National Reconciliation Ordinance between Benazir Bhutto shaheed and General
Whither Press Freedom – Guest post by Qudrat Ullah: By Qudrat Ullah With the advancement of information and communication technologies, the mass media has emerged as one of the most important organ of our everyday life,
Code of conduct for Pakistani media: Don’t glorify terrorism: By: Abdul Nishapuri The following code of conduct is proposed in view of irresponsible behavior and projection of terrorists as heroes and propagation of hate speech and incitement to violence in certain segments of Pakistani media. Many of us
Kerry-Lugar Bill: what’s the hype and hysteria about?: Hype and hysteria over nothing By Irfan HusainSaturday, 10 Oct, 2009 Surely the Pakistani opponents of the Kerry-Lugar bill are not pretending that we are innocent on all counts? Or has the state of denial penetrated so deeply into
Blackwater ki talash: Riding on the wave of anti-Americanism, while disguising their love for Taliban and Al Qaeda, agents of Taliban in Pakistani media and politics (commonly known as Friends of Taliban) have been consistently spreading rumours about the presence of Blackwater
Kerry-Luger Bill or Carry-Looter Bill? Fact versus Fiction: Here is an extensive archive on the Kerry-Lugar Bill debate in Pakistan: Wusatullah Khan’s critique on “intellectuals” such as Kashif Abbasi, Irfan Siddiqi and Dr Shahid Masood
The anti-American bandwagon and the distortions and delusions in Pakistani media: Distortions and delusions By Irfan Husain Saturday, 03 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Poverty, disease and illiteracy are all pressing concerns. The excuse for this neglect has been the lack of resources. Now, however, the Kerry-Lugar bill gives us an opportunity
The reality of IRI and other opinion surveys: Vested interests in Pakistani and international politics often publish results of various polls and surveys on political issues and opinions. More often than not, instead of representing genuine pubic opinion, such surveys are designed and their results manipulated in
Pakistan army showing the true way to treat Taliban: Give the devil its due! It seems that the jihadi and sectarian killers, suicide bombers, human butcherers namely Taliban (or Sipah-e-Sahaba or Lashkar-e-Taiba or Lashkar-e-Jhangavi or Jaish-e-Muahammad, and so on) are receiving justice Taliban style from Pakistan
Some thoughts on Dr Doom and Gloom (Dr Shahid Masood): Reflections on the media —Munir Attaullah For optimum results, we need to make rational assessments in the present, not ruefully lament much later having been misled by attractive slogans, hypothetical promises, and alluring equivocation And be these juggling fiends
Zardari versus Siapa Group and "zananion ki bad-duayen": Abbas Ather’s analysis of the anti-democracy
More evidence of the Nawaz Sharif – Al Qaeda alliance: Pakistan’s Sharif blamed over Bin Laden links Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:50:59 GMT Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leads the second-largest political party in the nuclear-armed country. A former Pakistani intelligence officer alleges that PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif had
"The Friends of Democratic Pakistan" disappoint "the democracy haters in Pakistan": ‘Stable Pakistan’ and the world Co-chairing, with the US President Barack Obama, the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) meeting on Thursday, President Asif Ali Zardari stated that “a stable and prosperous Pakistan is the world’s greatest hope against the
The reality of PPP’s NRO with Musharraf: An analysis of the anti-NRO campaign by Nazir Dhoki, who exposes the propaganda by the anti-democracy disinformation cell in Pakistan
Asif Zardari removed Quaid-i-Azam Jinnah’s pictures from the President House.: “Asif Zardari removed Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s pictures from the President House.” This is a typical propaganda item of yellow journalists such as Daktar Shahid Masood and Ansar Abbasi. Here is a documentary slap on the faces of those
Lady Taliban Shireen Mazari sacked from The News for spreading disinformation and hate speech: Shame on you Lady Taliban ‘Daktar’ Shireen Mazari, Shame on you Taliban Khan, Imran Khan for having such an intellectually dishonest, yellow journalist as your party’s secretary for (dis)information.