Our greatest plight has been absence of investigative journalism. Media thugs kept nabbing a bakery for using artificial colours in ketchup, chat wala for using rotten tomatoes etc but they never exposed big scams. Hence, small scale swindlers got busted by Iqrar ul Hassan and number of other wannabes. At slightly bigger level have been perched black mailers like Rauf Klasra, Malick etc. Stop being patronized by ‘sincere’ reporting of Klasra type thugs, just look into how he got his brother settled through his contacts. Who are his contacts? People he could successfully blackmail. Money contacts and influence was the only agenda points of media skunks. These media prominent names are adept in twisting facts, spin doctoring news and manipulative reporting. So whoever, they had problems with, suffered big time at the hands of these blackmailers. Resultantly, fake media got ratings and hit the fame charts like never before. Just look at Shahzeb Khanzada’s shows on Express and now on Geo News, you could easily tell the deal he made with devil. Worst consequence of these so called ‘investigative journalists’ for the country is that mega scandals (shenanigans of atta, sugar, IPP etc scandals) remained no go area for media parasites.
Watch the tapes of all Sharif family interviews, every question and its answer had been ‘decided’ like terms of reference of a deal. Invariably, all interviews with mafia lords by media scoundrels were fixed. Now that one report has exposed this mega scandal of atta/ sugar mafia, all mafia lords are on their toes and their paid media cronies are screaming at the top of their filthy voices.
If these media people had worked with an iota of honesty, no mafia could dictate its terms to this nation like some black sheep in our ranks. So instead of journalists breaking news on untoward behaviour of government officials, obscene videos of judges are found with mafia lords who sell those after hefty bidding. If one can track the efforts of Dr ZM, these are in direct conflict with interest of another powerful mafia, Pharmaceuticals. In a year, he has shaken up the status quo in medical services and none of them is happy with this gentleman. Medical profession is the noblest of all but when economic interest of Doctors is incited by pharmas or their distribution networks, it switches roles from ‘The Finest of the Creation to the Lowest of the Low’. Like the rest of the mafias, it becomes the evil matrix: Doctors-Pharma Nexus. It must be made clear that all doctors are not the same, however there are no such exceptions among pharmas. Such is the grip of materialism driven by the cruel vessel of Capitalism. No wonder all types of business mafias are blind folded, merciless and trust in ‘dollar’ only. Likewise, media leeches are business people but its us the people who have to understand not to fall for their fake sincerity for nation and country.
Absence of actual investigative journalism has already cost us a lot. However, layely, media is facing double jeopardy. Since, mafia lords are feeling the heat. They might also not be able to give favours to their media slaves both in kind or cash. Secondly, current government has put a check on media’s unlimited budgets and salaries which they minted by adverts’ revenue being dished out by previous governments to prevent them from ‘barking’. No more juicy bones to munch on which causes unprecedented frustration in media circles which is likely to grow. As a natural consequence, they will up the ante against current government as long as this government remains steadfast in its resolve not to budge against mafia and media till the bitter end. Both mafia and media are unlikely to change their ways and its us the commoners who have to wake up from the slumber of ‘everything media tells us is right’ or make our minds on issues as they want us to, because it other way around. Rather, whatever media tells you, be rest assured it is serving their own vested interests. Its time we stop being treated like sheep and form opinions on issues based on factual realities.
Only Allah Knows the Whole Truth.
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