Abstract
Religious minorities in Pakistan “are believed to be much more than the estimated figures of 5 percent of Pakistan's 160 million population”. Minorities were enjoying good relationship with Muslim community but since few years some violent incidents resulting in destruction of the life and property were reported by media. Being a forth state of a society, media is expected to present all marginalized groups within it and to give an account of all incidents in a responsible way. This study finds out the role of Pakistani TV Channels to highlight minorities’ rights in Pakistan and to create harmony among all groups residing in the country. With mix methodology of qualitative and quantitative, data (N=456) was taken from students of five different universities of Lahore to know their perspective about the role of the Private Television channels to highlight minorities’ rights and their contribution in presenting the stories related to minorities. Data analysis shows that respondents find private TV channels quite vocal to give them awareness about minority rights and to share the incidents in a neutral way but respondents do not find private TV channels active in creating harmony among different minorities ‘groups.
Highlights
Religious minorities in Pakistan “are believed to be much more than the estimated figures of 5 percent of Pakistan's 160 million population”
Pakistan knows the importance of minorities which can be determined from the white part of its national flag which is devoted to minorities groups by conceding their existence
What kind of need is fulfilled by Television set which tells the stories most of the times. They come to know about any incident, do they prefer to watch TV for surveillance of the information or not? This study is about the role of Television, to highlight the minority issues and to create harmony among different races living in Pakistan
Summary
Religious minorities in Pakistan “are believed to be much more than the estimated figures of 5 percent of Pakistan's 160 million population”. This study will analyze the role of private Pakistani TV channels for highlighting minorities’ rights and to create harmony through their programs. Study will determine that either media is fulfilling its responsibility to give awareness about different minorities rights and to present the story in a responsible way.
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