This book unpacks the media dynamics within the sociocultural, political, and economic context of Pakistan. It provides an in-depth and critical discussion of contemporary issues such as media, state, and democracy in Pakistan; freedom of expression; media control; TV news coverage; and jihad on screen, and the relation between media and terrorism.

Qaisar Abbas is Advisor, SMU Human Rights Program at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA.

Farooq Sulehria is Assistant Professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.

1. Walking in Circle: Democracy, State and Freedom of Expression in Pakistan Qaisar Abbas and Farooq Sulehria 2. Journalism in the Service of Jihad Faizullah Jan 3. Jihad on Screen: The Role of Jihadi Drama and Film and Their Press Coverage, 1979-89, in Islamising Pakistan Farooq Sulehria 4. The Politics of Pity and the Individual Heroine Syndrome: Mukhtaran Mai and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan Fawzia Afzal-Khan 5. TV News as Merchant of War Hysteria: Framing the Kashmir Conflict in India and Pakistan Qaisar Abbas 6. Performing Piety and Sexuality in Pakistan Afiya Shehrbano Zia 7. The Cost of Doing their Job Online: Harassment of Women Journalists Ayesha Khan 8. Counter-terrorism Perspective and the Pakistani TV Channels: A Case Study of Osama bin Laden's Assassination Amir Hamza Marwan 9. The Journey of Pakistan's Oscar Success A Girl in the River: An Insider's Account Haya Fatima Iqbal 10. What Freedom? Reflections of a Working Journalist Farah Zia 11. Covering the Periphery: Balochistan as a Blind Spot in the Mainstream Newspapers of Pakistan Adnan Aamir 12. Interviews with I. A. Rehman, Mehdi Hassan, and Eric Rahim: Freedom of Expression and the Sham Democracy Qaisar Abbas and Farooq Sulehria