Sajid Iqbal
is an Urdu media analyst with BBC Monitoring
Blog posts in total 6
Posts
How BBC Urdu got the inside story on emergency rule in Pakistan
By sticking to the agreed terms of the interview we cemented our bond with the judge’s wife, who was a credible source.
BBC report helps Pakistan media talk openly about MQM
A BBC report about Altaf Hussain, the London-based leader of a Pakistani political party, seems to have emboldened the Pakistani media to talk about the party more openly.
Pakistani TV’s race for ratings is a viewing sensation
The new BBC Urdu TV programme Sairbeen is marking its second month on the popular Pakistani channel Express News. Sajid Iqbal looks at the ratings-obsessed media market into which it has launched
Launch of Urdu TV from the BBC was sure to get them talking
The much anticipated launch of the first BBC Urdu TV programme this week was guaranteed to fire up the Twittersphere.
Why social media in Pakistan is unlikely to spark an ‘Arab Spring’
Pakistani social media highlight stories that traditional media do not cover, but activists are not in a position to usher in political change.
How the BBC helped identify a Mumbai bomber four years ago
On 26 November 2008, Mumbai was hit by a devastating terrorist attack. The Indian government blamed a Pakistan-based militant group, Jamaat-ud-Dawaa. Pakistan was unmoved.
