The Attack on Masud Azhar in Rawalpindi and The Media Blackout By Hafeez Hassanabadi
By Hafeez Hassanabadi Translate By Archen Baloch Pakistani media has always remained under the control of Pakistan army and civil establishment. Every bit of news passes through the bottleneck of censorship in Islamabad and only the luckiest news bits of trivialities are the ones which can get quick coverage. But when it comes to important news items that touchs the real faces of influential and powerful elites then that will never make its way to open media. However, if the reporter is adamant and insists to prove the truth of his report, then he will be silenced for good. The Balochistan journalists have paid a heavy price for insisting on truth. Exactly, on the same pattern, a big event took place in Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi on 23rd June 2019 when an attack was carried on the leader of Jaish e Mohammed, Masud Azhar. According to eyewitnesses, the attack was so devastating that it shook the surrounding buildings and high raising flames were seen