Pakistani Media: Part 1
December 26, 2003
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf continues to score points with the Bush administration as America’s “key ally” in the war on terror. Many are skeptical about his commitment to democracy, but even they agree that the press has more freedom under Musharraf’s regime than probably ever before. Nevertheless, Pakistan’s powerful military-political-religious nexus continues to wield the greatest influence over the country’s media. From Islamabad, Miranda Kennedy takes a look at the complex world of the Pakistani press, in the first of a two-part series.
