Pandora Box of Television in Pakistan

Its is true that there is lot of meaningless entertainment going on the channels. There is vulgarity and violence per some social standard or the other in the world...but there are many levels of protection also. most of the sensible couples I know in california who have kids have very limited TV.....either no cable or basic cable and they make sure they don`t watch TV mroe than an hour or two a day. e.g. one of my Chinese colleagues has 2 young kids 6-10 yrs...he is fond of certain CSI type programs but does not want to have extended cable or Dish to receive those. So he once in a while rents these videos and watches last seasons program instead when alone or kids sleeping. So is true about many of American people I know and many educated Desis also.

On the other hand sadly majority of the desi crowd has multiple TVs in homes all beaming satellite dishes in most cases stolen keys with every frking channel open and running. People in india and Pakistan always had lot fo free time to kill but they have found a way to do it - TV.

As for TV as a tool of propaganda and change...well it is being used by all americans, communists, mullahs,armies all alike. Out of all the Pakistani channels available in my hotel in Lahore, no matter what time of the day I checked there were religious programs going on atleast half a dozen channels simultenously. It is also true about channels in America to some extent. but in America religious programming is limited to certain dedicated channels. I am sure if PBS, CNN or MSNBC has to stop programming many times a day to relay some religious programming people will be turned off. One could argue the power that TV has given to the religous nuts of all varieties to put forward they narrow and bigotted views is dangerous... hater filled sermons wrapped in rhetoric and afterlife scaremongering was available to only who actually went to the masjid..now it is availalbe to your kids at home any time they want. so as for brainwashing capabiliteis of media is conerned it is being equally used by all sides.

kulharee,

...... this is just another jihadi`s rant against the american-zionist-hindoo conspiracy to dismantle `quarnic laws` ! ........... if it was up to these people all we would have is 24x7 recitation of arabic gibberish by bearded fools, interspersed by pretty boys with kohl in their eyes singing praises of the prophet, and masked women demonstrating suicide belts ................

....... these people don`t have clickers because they use them for exploding bombs remotely ........... i wish they would stick to suicide bombings - at least it kills one right person !

Re: # 3

That’s very true Arjun, but sometimes he goes the “extra mile”, by jumping higher than commanded. He is a good dog.

#1 by Kulharee on February 21, 2007 12:13pm PT


I imagine that TVs in Pakistan come with a clicker? No?


even pakistani dictators come with a clicker....a clicker with different buttons like ``bend over``, ``shut up and bomb``, ``STFU``, ``do more`` etc...

Now that there is no restriction on media I expect whiney mirasis to get at least one oscar for crying out loud. Instead what I see is cheap bhaands with weird names in weirder outfits running amock insulting art and history of PTV. God! what a disgrace and what a downfall. Can`t this sobs do anything right?

I am thinking about running a sign-up petition to include bhaand category in sundance festival in coming years. If there could be Bulwer-Layton award for literature then why can`t there be ``cheap bhaand award`` in film industry.

I imagine that TVs in Pakistan come with a clicker? No?