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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

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