POINT TO PONDER
Tags: Media Criticism, Thinking, Pakistan, Things To Do, Pakistan Media

Yesterday, my roommate, who was anxiously waiting for the next episode of “Ertugrul Gazi” asked me a question. “Why Turkish dramas revolve mostly around Kings?”: He Asked. I was numb for a moment and was taken aback to an extent that I preferred dumping the question immediately. But the question was quite right and lead me to the comparison of Turkish Media and of our beloved Pakistani media. To my understanding, I ended up with certain factors that are achieved through Media houses and through Dramas, movies, and TV commercials.

Media mirror the culture of the respective nation and try tooth and nail to infuse in its upcoming generation the Qualities and Traits of their forefathers. Such steps are deliberately taken to promote the Agenda they have set before. Turkish Model of Ertugurl Ghazi is proof of this agenda. And same is the case with Pakistani media too.

But to the awe of the common man, the Turkish model of media is distinct from Pakistani media. The former is trying to rejuvenate and infuse bravery, courage, faith in religion, sacrifice for religion and above all a sense of national Integrity through government-sponsored dramas like Ertugrul Gazi , Kurlus Usman, and Mera Sultan, etc. Contrary to this the Pakistani media is doing the same jobs but with promoting the values, the culture of other nations most probably of the West.

The Turkish Model is, somehow, a part of their policy which is trying to engender in the new generation the traits of their forefathers. Who are, in common terms, can be labeled as Kings, knights, and Great Generals of their times. Their traits would be, more specifically Courage, bravery, intellect, faith, and love for religion. Pakistani media is also trying to infuse the same spirit in the new generation. But the irony is that our Dramas, TV commercials are replete with Obscene content. varying from dramas to Tv commercials, in every script dancing and liberals values are promoted. This means that might be these dancing and such pity acts would have been the Traits of our forefathers? That is why the media is mirroring these things in their commercials and dramas.

The real problem emerges when we look into history if not longer, at least a century before. We see that Turks were the triumphant kings and their entourage were to be used as a dancer for their entertainments. Isn't this reflect the irony that their media promotes their forefather's traits and we do our own.

But the reality is something else that we do often ignore. Pakistan is the amalgamation of different people. Pathans in Kpk, Punjabis in Punjab, Balochis in Balochistan, and Sindhis in Sindh. Each with their own ancestral history and culture which till date they uphold. But the Media houses are captured by those who are only promoting agenda which are alien to the cultures, norms, and society of our respective forefathers.

Each sect in Pakistan has strong ancestral traits. varying from bravery in Pathan, love for religions in Sindh, strong unity of Balochis, and sense of humor of Punjabis.

It is for this reason, the media house shall be regulated and must be put in the hands of those who impartially impart the ideals of forefathers and infuse in the new generation the traits that our ancestors were blessed with. These would ultimately create a sense of integrity and will promote the real image of our society amongst the new generation.