Imtiaz Alam plays down the importance of civil awards
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 11 March 2019
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Journalist Imtiaz Alam has criticized the importance of civil awards in Pakistan, citing their selective nature. The discussion comes as journalists protest against economic hardships in the industry.Summary
ISLAMABAD - With Arshad Sharif of ARY News and newscaster Ishrat Fatima named to receive the President's Award for Pride of Performance on March 23, a veteran journalist has played down the importance of these honors.
In an Urdu tweet, analyst and journalist Imtiaz Alam tried to play down the importance of the awards. He said: “We know the reality of presidential and pride of performance awards. We also know the reality of why some get it, and some don’t.”
ھمیں صدارتی اعزازات اور ØÙسن٠کارکردگی Ú©Û' تمغوں Ú©ÛŒ Øقیقت کا پتا ÛÛ'Û" جسÛ' ملتا ÛÛ' اÙس Ú©ÛŒ اصلئیت بھی پتا ÛÛ' اور جسÛ' Ù†Ûیں ملتا اÙس Ú©ÛŒ Øقیقت بھی معلوم ÛÛ'Û" غا لب خوب Ú©Û Ú¯Ø¦Û':Ø¨Ø§Ø²ÛŒÚ†Û Ø§Ø·Ùال ÛÛ' دÙنیا میرÛ' Ø¢Ú¯Û'Ûوتا ÛÛ' شب Ùˆ روز ØªÙ…Ø§Ø´Û Ù…ÛŒØ±Û' Ø¢Ú¯Û'
— Imtiaz Alam (@ImtiazAlamSAFMA) March 10, 2019
Matiullah Jan, formerly of Waqt News called for boycotting such awards in protest against the “economic murder” of journalists.
He pointed out that the journalists getting these awards should stand with the protesting journalists, otherwise history would not forgive them.
صدارتی Ùˆ دیگر اعزازات Ú©Û' لئیÛ' نامزد صØاÙیوں سÛ' اپیل ÛÛ' Ú©Û Øکومتی میڈیا پالیسی Ú©Û' باعث ساتھی صØاÙیوں Ú©Û' معاشی قتل عام Ú©Û' خلا٠اØØªØ¬Ø§Ø¬Ø§â€ ÛŒÛ Ø§ÛŒÙˆØ§Ø±ÚˆØ² لینÛ' سÛ' انکار کریں اور Ûزاروں صØاÙیوں اور میڈیا ورکروں Ú©Û' ساتھ یکجÛتی کا اظÛار کریں ÙˆØ±Ù†Û ØªØ§Ø±ÛŒØ® Ù…Ø¹Ø§Ù Ù†Û Ú©Ø±ÛŒÚ¯ÛŒ-
— Matiullah Jan (@Matiullahjan919) March 10, 2019
As ISPR Director General Asif Ghafoor and Arshad Sharif shared complimentary tweets on getting the award, Hasan Zaidi termed the exchange: “A love story in two tweets.”
Key Points
- Imtiaz Alam questions the relevance of civil awards.
- Alam highlights the selective nature of these honors.
- Protests by journalists are linked to a broader economic struggle.
- Matiullah Jan calls for a boycott of such awards.
- Complimentary tweets exchanged by awardees draw mixed reactions.
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