Media’s mob mentality
ISLAMABAD:
This is with reference to Quatrina Hosain’s “The Scarlet ‘L’” (July 11). I wonder how many people, now passing judgements on the politicians for lying, have lied and cheated under oath of the constitution of Pakistan. The media cannot point fingers at them because it fears them, it is afraid of exposing members of the armed forces for violating their oath. Although the media has the right to criticise those it wants to, what we witnessed outside the Punjab Assembly was shameful. Exercising its democratic right, the media walked out. After that, it resorted to hooliganism and displayed a mob mentality.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2010.
This is with reference to Quatrina Hosain’s “The Scarlet ‘L’” (July 11). I wonder how many people, now passing judgements on the politicians for lying, have lied and cheated under oath of the constitution of Pakistan. The media cannot point fingers at them because it fears them, it is afraid of exposing members of the armed forces for violating their oath. Although the media has the right to criticise those it wants to, what we witnessed outside the Punjab Assembly was shameful. Exercising its democratic right, the media walked out. After that, it resorted to hooliganism and displayed a mob mentality.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2010.