FEATUREDSheeda 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
Media Watch column is meant to offer commentary on the affairs of the media.
FEATUREDSheikh 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
FEATUREDNeither 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
FEATUREDA 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
FEATUREDIt was one horrible interview.When Zeinab Badawi was grilling Imran Khan on the BBC’s Hardtalk, the latter’s responses oscillated from the stupid to the downright irrelevant.This stupid end of
FEATUREDHamza Ali Abbasi, avid supporter of the PTI and part-time scowler on television dramas, seems to have embarked on an unintentional promotional tour for the upcoming book written by Reham Khan, est
FEATUREDThat 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>
FEATURED‘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
FEATUREDA 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>
FEATURED“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
FEATUREDWajBro, 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>
FEATUREDCyril 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
FEATUREDCable television certainly was a gamechanger in Pakistani media. More affordable than the expensive “dish” technology, it brought international programming to Pakistani homes, further encouraging