After independence there was no organized structure for mass communication in Pakistan and
there were few radio stations that were functional. The Radio station of Peshawar was built in 1927
and it was under agriculture department used to give instructions to the farmers.
After the establishment of Pakistan it was expected that there would be a shift in the print media
and it would be far better from the age of colonialism. But the problems at the time of
independence were so grave like the problem of refugees, lack of infra structure, absence of official
machinery and lack of administration that government remained disheveled and so as the print
media. Therefore, it was very unfortunate for the mass media that it could not bear any change.
Law and order situation of the country hindered the freedom of press.
Most of the newspapers that were in Delhi prior to independence were shifted to Karachi while the
papers of Lahore continued to work in their normal routine. However, some civil and military
gazettes were printed in English.
‘Imroz’ started its publication and for the first time this paper collected a good team in Pakistan.
Many prominent personalities like Abdullah Malik, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and Chragh Hassan Hasrat
came under one roof. So ‘Imroz’ very quickly attained a reputable place in the leading newspapers.
In 1953 ‘Kohistan’ was published by a famous novel writer Nasim Hijazi in Rawalpindi. This paper
gave a new trend to publications by starting Offset printing method instead of Litho printing.
There was a big problem in offset printing method that pictures could not be printed in this sort of
typing. So till 1953, before the arrival of Litho printing there was no photo journalism.
In 1953, communal riots between Muslims and Ahmedis started and a commission was appointed
to investigate the causes. The members of the commission were Justice Munir Ahmed and justice
Kiyyani and after sometime the commission published its findings and it blamed newspapers for
provoking the emotions of the people for communal riots.
Till 1957 media was free in Pakistan and there were only 60 cases that were registered in the entire
country in which actions were taken against newspapers.
In 1960 Magazines were replaced by ‘Digests’ that were influenced by western style.
Progressive Papers Ltd. Published Lail-O-Nehar, Imroze, Pakistan Times and the literary
personalities attached with Progressive Papers Ltd. started Progressive movement in literature.
During that time there was a shift in the government and Gen M. Ayub Khan took control of the
country as President of Pakistan and imposed Martial Law. So the progressive movement was
unacceptable for government. Therefore, government took over Progressive Papers Ltd.
There were two independent news agencies APP (Associated Press of Pakistan) and PPI (Pakistan
Press International) were working in the country. Martial Law government also took over those
news agencies. Ayub government also bound international news agencies that they will not
distribute news and reports directly to the radio and other newspapers. So government took a
complete hold over all the news resources and the freedom of press was totally abolished.
National Press Trust was established by the government and government took the stance that the
trust will look after or take over those newspapers that are suffering from financial crisis. So
gradually till 1960, it took over almost 60% renowned newspapers of the country.
there were few radio stations that were functional. The Radio station of Peshawar was built in 1927
and it was under agriculture department used to give instructions to the farmers.
After the establishment of Pakistan it was expected that there would be a shift in the print media
and it would be far better from the age of colonialism. But the problems at the time of
independence were so grave like the problem of refugees, lack of infra structure, absence of official
machinery and lack of administration that government remained disheveled and so as the print
media. Therefore, it was very unfortunate for the mass media that it could not bear any change.
Law and order situation of the country hindered the freedom of press.
Most of the newspapers that were in Delhi prior to independence were shifted to Karachi while the
papers of Lahore continued to work in their normal routine. However, some civil and military
gazettes were printed in English.
‘Imroz’ started its publication and for the first time this paper collected a good team in Pakistan.
Many prominent personalities like Abdullah Malik, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and Chragh Hassan Hasrat
came under one roof. So ‘Imroz’ very quickly attained a reputable place in the leading newspapers.
In 1953 ‘Kohistan’ was published by a famous novel writer Nasim Hijazi in Rawalpindi. This paper
gave a new trend to publications by starting Offset printing method instead of Litho printing.
There was a big problem in offset printing method that pictures could not be printed in this sort of
typing. So till 1953, before the arrival of Litho printing there was no photo journalism.
In 1953, communal riots between Muslims and Ahmedis started and a commission was appointed
to investigate the causes. The members of the commission were Justice Munir Ahmed and justice
Kiyyani and after sometime the commission published its findings and it blamed newspapers for
provoking the emotions of the people for communal riots.
Till 1957 media was free in Pakistan and there were only 60 cases that were registered in the entire
country in which actions were taken against newspapers.
In 1960 Magazines were replaced by ‘Digests’ that were influenced by western style.
Progressive Papers Ltd. Published Lail-O-Nehar, Imroze, Pakistan Times and the literary
personalities attached with Progressive Papers Ltd. started Progressive movement in literature.
During that time there was a shift in the government and Gen M. Ayub Khan took control of the
country as President of Pakistan and imposed Martial Law. So the progressive movement was
unacceptable for government. Therefore, government took over Progressive Papers Ltd.
There were two independent news agencies APP (Associated Press of Pakistan) and PPI (Pakistan
Press International) were working in the country. Martial Law government also took over those
news agencies. Ayub government also bound international news agencies that they will not
distribute news and reports directly to the radio and other newspapers. So government took a
complete hold over all the news resources and the freedom of press was totally abolished.
National Press Trust was established by the government and government took the stance that the
trust will look after or take over those newspapers that are suffering from financial crisis. So
gradually till 1960, it took over almost 60% renowned newspapers of the country.
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