Saturday, November 17, 2007

GEOs Greatest Victory

Please view the last hours of GEO News on air, they are really compelling. I am particularly proud of GEO, as in Dr Shahid's words, even in this shutdown is our victory as we didn't surrender our integrity at any cost and went down fighting. We did justice to our duty. We went down fighting for integrity.
pkpolitics.blip.tv

Its rare to see much a moving display of integrity, sense of righteousness against all odds. Maybe its our lack of empathy for the injustice that happens in our society that is our downfall. Why don't we protect an institution that helped us in forming opinions and kept us informed.

GEO and AAJ although they are not flawless (and no media is an where in the world) have become priceless institutions for the people of Pakistan. It is the responsibility of you the people to help them in their time of need, remember their services at the time of the earthquake, they made this nation whole again, helped mobilize relief from the common man. We would have never seen such an local and international response if it weren't for this free media. If it were up to the state run channels we would have never seen the extent of the human loss and suffering. We see their services again and again in the crisis on the judiciary, in the Lal Masjid slaughter. If it weren't for the this media all you would here was the Govt. line. Although I am not satisfied with their coverage in this event as they couldn't tell you the true death toll due to army blackout and curfew. They did show you how this is a military state. I still remember Talat talking to chudhary Shujat.

I want that freedom to question our so called elected representatives and I think we all need it. I am also appalled at the International lack of coverage and debate on this atrocity against media not only in Pakistan but also international subservience to the GOP.
Media City Dubai, well I never thought they would move against GEO in such a manner, Still there is no International outcry against this move by any media agency.
CNN ran a story but it is drowned on their website now, but i see no coverage on NewYorkTimes, BBC any many other web sources..
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/pakistan.tv/index.html

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