CONSPIRACY theorists flourish in Pakistan. And at times such as these, they have a field day. No wonder then that the moment Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto라이브 바카라 husband Asif Zardari left for London on November 17, newspapers and newsagencies went to town, claiming that he had fled Pakistan. The opposition leaders chipped in too, making similar noises.
바카라 웹사이트Zardari was in Lahore for some meeting when he decided to leave for London. Seeing the troubles his wife is in and speculation that one day they will be forced to flee the country, their detractors were quick to put out this story. Not one major newspaper bothered to check if he could have gone for some other work. It now turns out that Zardari, who had an eye operation some time ago, had gone to London for medical reasons.
The long years of martial law have something to do with the way conspiracies and rumours flourish in Pakistan. Since correct information is always hard to come by, rumours tend to be easily believed, and if there is a hint of conspiracy, it라이브 바카라 even better.
The way the press functions does not help matters. The deeply polarised media—some supporting the government and others the opposition—tends to play up the side they support. The Nawa-i-Waqt group, which also brings out the English daily, The Nation, supports Nawaz Sharif라이브 바카라 Muslim League and the Jung group, with The News in its stable, broadly backs the government. But the Jung group is increasingly finding it difficult to defend Benazir라이브 바카라 government. The oldest English daily of the country, Dawn, is the most non-partisan.
The press also clearly lacks the precision that is required in reporting. Having seen very difficult days under martial law, the sudden freedom that they got in the early ‘90s, is something most newspersons are still coming to terms with. News stories are often put out without checking facts. Sometimes the person being attacked is not even given a chance to defend himself before the publication of a story. Totally outlandish stories get into print as a result.
The Urdu press, which is far bigger and powerful than the English press, has its own dynamics. It is more irresponsible and unreliable than the non-vernacular media.
