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Sheeda rhymes with “banjar”FEATURED

Sheeda rhymes with “banjar”

Sheikh Rasheed, of course, isn’t known for minding his language. The self-described “downtown man” claims to have his hand on the pulse of the people, which would be true, if “the people” al

Jun 20, 2018
Media Watch: Duelling ChaudhrysFEATURED

Media Watch: Duelling Chaudhrys

Neither went to finishing school. When we hear of a guests’ list of a television talk show that has both the League’s Talal Chaudhry and the PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry, we should know that the languag

Jun 20, 2018
Media Watch: Not taking this lying downFEATURED

Media Watch: Not taking this lying down

A thunderous speech. Recently elected All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) President Hameed Haroon made an impassioned plea for press freedom at the annual APNS awards function, attended by

Jun 13, 2018
Media Watch: New lowsFEATURED

Media Watch: New lows

That the news media is being suppressed wouldn’t spring any surprises. That is how things have been in this neck of the woods. That some senior journalists are now deeming it to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/06/10/media-watch-new-lows/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 10, 2018
Media Watch: A dangerous manFEATURED

Media Watch: A dangerous man

‘Kaash aap merey walid hotay!’They’re always entertaining, but the sheer Amir-Liaqatness-per-centimetre-square in a recent episode of Amir Liaqat’s ramzan show on Bol was dangerously hig

May 31, 2018
Media Watch: Howzzat in the age of the internetFEATURED

Media Watch: Howzzat in the age of the internet

A charming tale, covered gleefully by the media, revealing the ever-integrating world of today. The setting: a street-cricket “tape ball” match somewhere in Sindh. The scene: a ball managed to, after a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/24/howzzat-in-the-age-of-the-internet/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 24, 2018
Media Watch: The SlapFEATURED

Media Watch: The Slap

“This is not the temperament of the show,” host Muneeb Farooq kept saying, while trying to pacify his two warring guests on his program Aapas Ki Baat (22nd May). Well, that particular ship had sai

May 24, 2018
Media Watch: Just jokingFEATURED

Media Watch: Just joking

WajBro, the man’s man, the ladies’ man, the man of action, the man who knows his firearms, the man who can survive, nay, thrive in the wilderness, wrestling bears therein if he<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/17/media-watch-just-joking/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 17, 2018
Media Watch: He said what?FEATURED

Media Watch: He said what?

Cyril Almeida is in the centre of the storm for the second time. This time, as opposed to Dawn Leaks, there is lesser discussion on him personally. Why? Because as opposed to his earlier triangulation

May 17, 2018
Gamechanger?FEATURED

Gamechanger?

Cable television certainly was a gamechanger in Pakistani media. More affordable than the expensive “dish” technology, it brought international programming to Pakistani homes, further encouraging

May 12, 2018