Abstract
The conflict between Baloch nationalists and the Government of
Pakistan has been a constant feature in the history of Pakistan. The
study explores the treatment of conflict issues in Baluchistan in the
editorials and columns of dailies of Pakistan, Jang and Dawn, in the
year 2012. Findings show that the coverage on Baluchistan did not
adequately reflect the intensity of the conflict. Most frequent themes
were on political and religious leadership, foreign hands in
Baluchistan and strategic importance of Baluchistan. Most of the
opinion articles and columns, blamed bad governance, partial
judicial system and rough attitude of security forces with local
people as major reasons for the conflict in Baluchistan besides
Bugti‟s murder and foreign proxy involvement.
Riffat Alam, Shams-ur Rehman, Dr. Shafique Jullandhary. (2017) Coverage of Baluchistan Issues in leading Newspapers of Pakistan, Journal of Media Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2.
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