In my view, as an aftermath of the decision of the government to not attend the Bonn Conference, we are now witnessing a replay of the same media reaction as was evident in the aftermath of the army action on Lal Masjid back in 2007. The very same media and civil society that were earlier clamouring for action against the militants sitting inside the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, had started criticising the government immediately after the army action had been launched and the occupants were flushed out.
In almost the same manner, while nobody opposed the government decision to boycott the Bonn Conference, some elements have already started to track back on the decision by saying that we have missed the opportunity to make our presence felt at an important platform.
When will our media and the so-called political analysts stop confusing the people about various key issues? Also will our media stop treating Pakistan’s enemy number one, ie, Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan as the President of Pakistan? The coverage given to Karzai by our TV channels during the Bonn Conference was no less than what is accorded to our own President.
ZOYA GULZAR
Karachi
