Day 10 of the political crisis in pakistan

The protests which are being led by (PTI) pakistan tehreek e insaf leader Imran Khan and (PAT) Pakistan Awami tehreek leader Tahirul Qadri has entered day 10. Both parties with their supporters are staging a sit in protest at D chowk situation in front of the Parliament house In the capital city Islamabad. The army which was in the early days of the protests expected to oust the elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to stay out of political issue and asked the stakeholders to resolve the political impasse through meaningful dialogue. the second major institution of Pakistan the Supreme court which was under the Previous Chief Justice Iftiqar Muhammad Chaudhry a very political and active institution has now under the current Chief Justice Nasir ul Mulk decided to remain impartial in the brewing political turmoil. which basically translates into two main things:

1. the Current government which until 19 august 2014 was under pressure , due to the risk of a military coup, has now no reason to be scared of any impending military coup in the near foreseeable future. Thus meaning that the government is under no pressure to accept the demands of the protestors. it can delay the whole negotiation and dialogue process until the protests fizzle out on their own. 2. the Protesters don't have the pressure creating power they had before, the military ISPR statement issued. in which the army wanted to the stakeholders to resolve the issue themselves. the protesters have lost their bargaining chip and they have also pushed themselves into the corner. Imran Khan who has been demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, recount of Votes and fresh elections with the dissolution of the National Assembly has no way of getting his demands met now. Its only a matter of time before people decide they have had enough and want to go home. There are other things happening in the background which will create yet more issues for both PTI and PAT supporters. These include the confrontation with the PMLN supporters who have also started to come out on the streets to challenge the PTI protesters. Then there is the JUI-F political party which is also favouring the incumbent and also ordered a nation while strike and protests supporting the government.

Then there is the Media angle, how is the journalistic community of Pakistan looking at this issue and how they are reporting , covering and analyzing the facts in these times. Unfortunately the media persons especially the anchors are all creating more confusion and giving disinformation. The new Junior political analysts dont have the necessary educational background in ether journalism or political science and yet the have the audacity to come on TV and host 3hr shows in which they talk about nothing except being around the bush and repeating two points of the debate which are will the Prime Minister resign, Will Imran Khan back down from demanding Primers resignation. If you are lucky and do find a channel looking at another angle of the debate you will be met with surprise to find out such far fetched lies presented as facts, which the journalist will willingly present in talk show A on channel and then 5 hrs later deny in talk Show B on channel B.

A country where the Journalistic community does not feel responsible and accountable for their reporting or to uphold journalistic ethics, avoiding sensationalism and spreading disinformation. what kind of a revolution do you expect will come. All media houses in Pakistan are playing the rating game they will go to any lengths to get ratings which i dont even think are true figures given the kind of content and shows they are presenting. I'm very disappointed of the double face, unprofessional and Yellow journalism that is now considered as standard practice in Pakistani Media. Its very sad that at the one hand Pakistani society is being polarized by this political upheaval and on the other hand the media or more specifically the journalists are taking full advantage of the situation. Most journalists or political anchors keep reiterating the fact that they are neutral and impartial but they are clearly not. instead they think lying in front of the camera and changing their opinion on a whim constitutes being impartial. well it does not. Please go and educate yourselves first before coming on air with the aim of educating the masses or forming their opinions.