Article 19
In 1971 crisis, journalists and newspapers were under strict observation and no journalist or newspaper was permitted to write about situation or incidents happening in East Pakistan, to keep the people blind of the situation. Freedom of press which was bestowed on newspapers and journalists was for obscene and immoral things, not for objective or unbiased reporting. People’s right to know was an unacceptable thing to the government. Later, nation’s anger over country’s humiliating defeat by India boiled into street demonstrations throughout country. To forestall further unrest, General Yahya hastily surrendered his powers to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan People’s Party. After Dhaka fall media played a great role in re-boasting nation’s morale that were very disappointed over country’s division into two parts and brought them back to the real life. Even then Draconian law, PPO was revived again and used against the press by the new government. Weekly Outlook and Punjab Punch were cl...