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Journalist risk their life in Pakistan
The recent killing of Syed Saleem Shehzad, who was a Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) & was also the correspondent of Italian news agency Adnkronos (AKI) for South Asia was gone missing from Islamabad on 29th May 2011 whom police found his body on 31st May 2011 lying dead in the canal of Mandi Bahauddin district 6kms away from his car which was found at Sarai Alamgir 150km away from Islamabad. Shehzad was born on 3rd November 1970 in modern day Pakistan to parents Mr Shamim Ahmad and Marifa Mairaj Fatima whose history dates back to Mughal Empire Court rooms where his ancestors had served & enjoyed social status & a respected life in British India. The killing of him has sent shock waves across the media world in Pakistan who still facing a complete national failure which not only now disturbing the national security but also the global stability.
Shehzad is not the only person who was affected by the turmoil but there are others who too have lost their lives while just performing their mere duty to serve their nation in a better way & to address the public outcry of their people. The phenomenon started way back in 2001 when Daniel Pearl of Wall Street Journal was beheaded by then some radical mindsets in this nation since then the journalists have become an easy targets of their barrels where even police & defense forces also involved in the bloodshed of these investigators.
Shehzad had started the trend & practice of investigative journalism in Pakistan. In his career he had revealed & interviewed many terrorists’ leaders even before the world came to know about them. He spent few days in captivity under Taliban, of which he described the days & exp in his writings.
Prior to his death & on being suspicious about ISI (Inter Service Intelligence) an intelligence agency of Pakistan he wrote to Human Rights Watch about his fears of getting detained by ISI.
His death has proven the fact now that even the government authorities & security / intelligence agencies are too involved in the murders of numerous journalists in Pakistan. This exposes the nexus & complexities which creates the environment for journalism in Pakistan dangerous for every practicing personnel. Now with the proven facts by investigations into other cases & letter a Researcher of Human Rights Watch Ali Dayan Hassan has demanded a full scale inquiry into his killings & possible involvement in other killings of journalists.
In the last two years more than 30 journalists & media personnel have been target of violence in very surprisingly & suspicious manner where most of the cases are being in tribal dominated belt of Pakistan which is in the grip of fundamentalist & terrorist organization though showed in the governed & administered territories but are in reality controlled by the anti social elements raging a war against the republic in their own fashion.
The regime of Zardari & Gilani has now become a mere puppet chairs who just being governed by the fundamentalist groups & terror outfits. The weakening political scenario has lead to miserable & dangerous situation for Press Freedom in Pakistan which now stands at the cross roads of do or die for The increase in violence against journalist & media outlets is the result of their anti social activities which are being regularly coming under media & public scanner.
These developments have now started threatening the very existence of press freedom in Pakistan which is still at the nascent stage struggling to get the first hand experience in investigative journalism. The lack of proper framework makes the whole situation more challenging where the threats are not only from anti social elements & state sponsor of terrorism bodies but also from defense forces & politicians who sometimes to save their corrupt image orders the killings of the innocent journalists of their own soil & brotherhood.
The private news agencies face regular threats from all corners of Pakistan. They come across lots of challenges in terms of coverage & broadcasting while reporting on serious & dramatic issues. The basic need which media lacks is the strategic framework to work in the disturbed environment especially in areas where skills & training is needed to cover the incidents & story throughout. Absence of ethical journalism is another problem which sometimes results in the persecution & defamation of certain media outlets & their workers.
Though there are many good institutes imparting knowledge of mass communication & in particular journalism but the actual reality is still untouched by these centers.
There is other problem & it is that of the media integration with defense forces & intelligence agencies which if established with as a nexus on coordination level then it will provide a proper safety structure & guidelines for broadcast & news coverage execution in the concerned areas. Which will also enhance the information availability & without any intimidation without disturbing the focused elements there in a prescribed framework. Interfering nature of the intelligence agencies into the information collection makes the matters worse. The judicial framework must be set by the government in order to limit the role of intelligence agencies & other bodies in the national affairs & fundamental rights of public / press.
We condemn the slow progress of reform process & non consideration of media rights in Pakistan. A nation stands strong if its media is safe & feels free to work throughout. Freedom of speech is necessary for building a healthy nation with strong public involvement in development process.
The government should provide the proper strategic framework for journalists as per the current situation in the state where journalists lives can be saved & protected from the insane acts of prosecution which not only kills the person but also the humanity if they are curbing a independent voice made for people of the nation who was formed with a dream which was never fulfilled & believed by his own founders & the nation who have betrayed his own people every time they want to be part of national affairs. Media rights must be respected at all cost which is important if a public & nations wants to progress & build a better future. The breaching of fundamentals leads to larger differences which disturbs the whole scenario of peace which everyone wants to live at least once in his life. Voice of Media is the voice of public & nation if it is being curbed & suppressed just to save their own corrupt personalities then the day is not far when these greedy souls of the soil will sell of their nation & will settle down in some foreign shelter.