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Reflection <strong>of</strong> US Policy Towards Pakistan in Pakistani Press 335<br />
Treatment <strong>of</strong> US Policy by the selected newspapers<br />
Figure 1.9: editorials’ treatment Figure 1.10: editorial notes’ treatment<br />
7%<br />
0%<br />
4%<br />
89%<br />
Favour<br />
Against<br />
Neut ral<br />
Suggestions<br />
2%<br />
9%<br />
3%<br />
86%<br />
Favour<br />
Against<br />
Neutral<br />
Suggestions<br />
The results <strong>of</strong> figure 1.9 obviously illustrate that all the national leading dailies have devoted<br />
significant (89%) space to their editorials that have condemned the United States policies towards<br />
compared to their nominal space given to favorable or neutral editorials’ content. This condition is<br />
clearly in the line with the Pakistani people feelings and attitudes that at present our country follows<br />
United States policies through the world with particularly her policy regarding Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran,<br />
Kashmir, and Waziristan. The papers editorial treatment also negates the <strong>of</strong>ficial claim that Pakistan<br />
has a very strong relationship with US. The papers stressed upon the need that we should not<br />
compromise on basic principles. The same picture that has shown by the newspapers editorials also<br />
depicted in figure 1.10 that illustrate that all the dailies have spared significantly (86%) space to the<br />
statements that are stand against the United States policy toward Pakistan compared to their nominal<br />
space given to favorable or neutral editorials’ content.<br />
Figure 1.11: Editorials coverage to US Policy Figure 1.12: Editorial notes coverage to US Policy<br />
The elite press editorials and editorial notes coverage to the United States policy towards<br />
Pakistan shows no significant difference (figures 1.11 and 1.12). However, the findings clear cut<br />
illustrate that all the editorials and editorial notes paid significant focus on US policy on the war <strong>of</strong><br />
terrorism followed by interference in Pakistani politics and defense situation with the false pretext that<br />
the United States and NATO are fighting, just as the Pakistani military establishment has for some time<br />
supported Al Qaeda and other Jihadi organizations operating out <strong>of</strong> Afghanistan, northern and western<br />
Pakistan, and in Kashmir.<br />
Conclusion<br />
as it is evident from the observed empirical findings that all the selected national dailies have published<br />
more editorial notes and also devoted more space compared to their number <strong>of</strong> published editorials. It<br />
was also observed that all the papers have devoted highly significantly (89%) space to the condemning