Abstract
Media is a solid unit for a country in relating and speaking with the gathering in general and its job turns out to be progressively significant when there is a possible danger to the general public. Nations like Pakistan need the assistant of media to relieve the dangers of disaster during the hours of emergency. The researcher attempts to see the capacity of Pakistani media in dealing with the danger of catastrophe to illuminate the strength of media which can be consolidated to fabricate techniques in reducing the effects of disaster. Pakistan is among those nations which are, every now and again, influenced by the all types of disasters and its media is additionally dynamic, in any case. The researcher has led semi-structured interviews among 50 university students of two universities of Balochistan, i.e University of Balochistan (UoB) and Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University (SBKWU) to see what role media is playing in disaster management in Pakistan and how might it be utilized conveniently in future. Researcher has utilized theory of networking and management. This theory is utilized in light of the fact that overseeing during the hours of disaster is a cyclic procedure. In situations of disaster, one man cannot be able to work alone, rather it is a work of a group or organization. The research concludes that, Pakistani channels do show projects identified with mindfulness and security, but there has been no strong job that Pakistani media has played in alleviating the dangers of catastrophe.

Asad Ullah1, , Dr. Ghulam Murtaza2, Jamal Ud Din3, Dr. Muhammad Ashraf 2. (2019) Role of Pakistani TV Channels in Disaster Risk Management, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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