PFUJ recalls November 3, 2007 emergency as Pakistan’s darkest day
November 03, 2025: PFUJ recalls November 3, 2007, as Pakistan’s darkest day under Musharraf, urging protection for journalists and the abolition of laws threatening press freedom.
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NEW DELHI—Pakistan and China are currently exploring the possibility of establishing a joint TV channel on the pattern of Qatar’s Al-Jazeera or Russia’s RT Network.
The Hindustan Times claimed that the proposed television channel, backed by Chinese funding, would be operated from Pakistan aiming to achieve “information dominance” and offering an alternative to the narrative of Western media.
The current project aims to establish a media house to project soft image of Pakistan whereas financing would be provided by China is proof that China intends to use this channel as a platform to improve its own image, it further said.
China’s internal dynamics prohibit an open media but the country has financial muscle, while Pakistan’s internal scenario is favorable for such a media organization but the state lacks financial resources, the report highlighted, citing internal documents accessed by Indian security agencies.
The proposed media organization will build “capacity to contest inimical narratives through counter or alternate narratives” and that Sino-Pakistan collaboration is necessary to build “this critical capacity.”
The proposed organization will give significance to information dominance and attempt to quash “engineered misperceptions,” the paper reported.
NEW DELHI—Pakistan and China are currently exploring the possibility of establishing a joint TV channel on the pattern of Qatar’s Al-Jazeera or Russia’s RT network.
The Hindustan Times claimed that the proposed television channel, backed by Chinese funding, would be operated from Pakistan aiming to achieve “information dominance” and offering an alternative to the narrative of Western media.
The current project aims to establish a media house to project soft image of Pakistan whereas financing would be provided by China is proof that China intends to use this channel as a platform to improve its own image, it further said.
China’s internal dynamics prohibit an open media but the country has financial muscle, while Pakistan’s internal scenario is favorable for such a media organization but the state lacks financial resources, the report highlighted, citing internal documents accessed by Indian security agencies.
The proposed media organization will build “capacity to contest inimical narratives through counter or alternate narratives” and that Sino-Pakistan collaboration is necessary to build “this critical capacity.”
The proposed organization will give significance to information dominance and attempt to quash “engineered misperceptions,” the paper reported.
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