Media/Pakistan: Worse than Maya Khan. The vigil-aunty TV moral brigade strikes again
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: Abb Takk Khufia] A still from the offending show – it was difficult to find one that didn't reveal the victims' faces. As if there aren't enough human rights violations in Pakistan, sections of the media have joined the ranks of the violators, accosting people on the streets, barging into private homes, accusing people of being gay or bullying them to prove otherwise. The show, part of a vigilante series sensationally titled *Khufia* (Secret), was broadcast on Dec 15 on a new channel called Abb Takk – here is the programme link (if you can bear to watch). These vigil-aunties can do this because the people they target are poor and resourceless, with no armed security guards. "On the streets and inside people's homes this anchor queried the TV channel's victims as to whypakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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