VOICE of the VOICELESS
Muhammad Zada

For this issue we gathered opinions of people regarding the media:

Which news source do you trust and why?

The Results . . .

"Pakistani news is total propaganda. They give importance to unnecessary events. BBC news is good."
Qurban Ali, Chowkidar

"Since this war has started we have been listening to BBC. So we trust BBC a bit and think they give the correct news. We have no interest in PTV news. I like 'Umat' newspaper best and read it daily; I am satisfied with it because it publishes the truth without any fear."
Nasir Muhammed Afridi, Transporter

"I don't listen to news anymore. First I used to listen to BBC but now they have started taking sides with America; which is why we have stopped giving importance to it. I read almost four newspapers daily: 'Jung', 'Evening Special', 'Express' and 'Umat'. The statements in most of these newspapers are usually wrong but in 'Umat' the news is usually correct."
Muhammed Sawab Khan, Salesman

"Sometimes I listen to the news. First I used to listen to BBC but I think their news is not correct anymore. I often read
'Zarb-e-Momin'; its my favorite newspaper and it publishes correct statements. I don't watch PTV news."
Rozi Muhammed Khan, Driver

"I listen to the news. I listen to BBC London and like it a lot. I don't read newspapers."
Kabir Ahmed, Laborer

"I like Pakistani news and I think it is correct. Not all newspapers publish correct news but I think 'Umat' does."
Habib, Clerk

"I do listen to news but I don't trust any of the news channels. Whether its CNN, BBC or PTV, they all give news of their own country and not of the world; like what is happening in Kashmir or Afghanistan right now. It is all one-sided news and not balanced. I read newspapers like 'Express', 'Jung', etc, but they are also one-sided. Government newspapers give their own news and private ones their own."
Irshad Ali, Clerk

"I used to listen to BBC first but now it doesn't convey news like it used to. Now, they support Christians a lot and not the Muslim countries. Same is the case for all other channels; they only support their own country and not others. 'Umat' is a good newspaper as compared to the rest."
Ali Rehman, Clerk

"BBC is good news. All the newspapers lie."
Azeem, Mechanic

"I don't listen to Indian news. I listen to PTV and BBC and think that BBC gives correct news. The newspapers confuse people because we don't know whether the news is true or not."
Muhammed Shahid, Mechanic

"I listen to BBC with interest and feel they give correct news. I do read newspapers but I feel our media has failed to respond to the propaganda published by the Indian newspapers regarding Pakistan."
Muhammed Ashraf, Pan Shop Owner

"I do listen to the news. I trust BBC fifty percent but I also feel they are biased towards the Western countries. CNN only presents American news which benefits American people and is against the Muslims. PTV only projects what the government wants it to convey. BBC is the only organization in the world which can be trusted by 40% of the people for its news. I read three or four newspapers daily but I feel 'Umat' gives comparatively correct news. The rest of the Pakistani newspapers either belong to some political association or to the government so they publish whatever the government wants and they don't give importance to other political parties."
Abdul Tayyab, Police Constable

"I listen to BBC news. All Pakistani newspapers lie."
Akhtar, Waiter

"I listen to all news channels but I feel BBC gives correct news. 50% of the Pakistani newspapers lie but 'Zarb-e-Momin' is a truthful newspaper."
Akram, Small Farmer

"I like CNN news. I think 25% of the newspapers publish correct news and 75% of them lie."
Khalid, Mechanic

"I like BBC news. Most of the newspapers lie even if they have a little bit of truth in them."
Abdullah, Tyre Shop Owner

"I like BBC news and I think the rest of them are useless. I read 'Jung' newspaper and feel it is good."
Jamil, Driver

"Usually PTV gives correct news but mostly it is BBC. What can I say about the newspapers, they all publish news on their own so its difficult to give an opinion about them."
Jehanzeb Khan, Auto Electrician

About Muhammad Khan Zada

Muhammad Khan (Driver) is an integral member of our team. Although not 'literate' in the conventional sense of the word or 'educated' by the standards of the privileged few, he has the brilliance and motivation to handle perhaps the most sensitive section of our magazine.