Study of Media Practices in Pakistan – Comparison of three Martial Law Periods in context of Baluchistan editorializing

Abstract

This study is a quantitative analysis of the media practices in Pakistan. The study has compared three Martial Law Government eras in Pakistan. This includes the first period of Field Marshal Ayub Khan and Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan from 27 Oct 1958 to 20 Dec 1971. The second period of General Zia ul Haq was from 05 July 1977-17 August 1988. The third period of General Pervaiz Musharraf was from 12 October 1999-18 August 2008. The study is analyzed in the theoretical framework of press theories. The study has observed the implementation of authoritarian press indicators in the first two eras. However, the third era of General Pervaiz Musharraf practiced libertarian theory. The quantitative analysis of this study that verifies the limited communication in context to Baluchistan specifically in the eras of Field Marshal General Ayub Khan and General Zia ul Haq.