{"id":38506,"date":"2026-01-02T03:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/?p=38506"},"modified":"2026-01-02T03:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:05:53","slug":"news18-pakistan-calls-for-media-response-to-qatar-and-al-jazeera-narratives-on-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/38506\/","title":{"rendered":"News18: Pakistan Calls for Media Response to Qatar and Al Jazeera Narratives on Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CNN-News18 reported that Pakistan\u2019s military media division has instructed the country\u2019s news outlets to take action against narratives presented by the Qatari government and Al Jazeera regarding Afghanistan.<br><\/strong><br>According to the report, Pakistan\u2019s military has instructed the country\u2019s media outlets not to portray the Taliban regime as a \u201ccomplete or stabilizing force\u201d and to push back against what it calls Qatar\u2019s \u201cquestionable diplomatic neutrality\u201d regarding Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guidelines ask Pakistani media to scrutinize Qatar\u2019s diplomatic role more closely and adopt a more assertive stance against narratives that could undermine Islamabad\u2019s position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The directive notes that over the past year, Qatar\u2019s Al Jazeera network has consistently depicted Pakistan as \u201cpolitically unstable, prone to violence, and ineffective in Afghan-related peace efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN-News18 reported that Pakistan\u2019s military media division views this coverage as \u201cpart of a broader narrative campaign serving Qatar\u2019s foreign policy interests rather than independent journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The directive also claims that Al Jazeera does not operate independently of Qatar\u2019s diplomatic objectives, and that repeated editorial trends reflecting government policy raise questions about the network\u2019s impartiality and credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistani media have been encouraged to highlight these connections and question whether Doha\u2019s approach truly reflects neutral mediation or amounts to \u201cstrategic branding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to leaked documents cited by CNN-News18, Pakistan\u2019s military media has also requested that Qatari diplomatic channels and media outlets halt \u201cnegative reporting\u201d about Pakistan on the Afghanistan-Taliban issue, arguing that such coverage undermines Islamabad\u2019s regional peace efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar hosted the first round of talks between the Taliban and Pakistan, which resulted in agreements to maintain a ceasefire and hold follow-up meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doha has repeatedly been accused of showing a pro-Taliban bias, though it presents itself as a neutral mediator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Jazeera, a state-funded network established by the Qatari government in 1996, is now recognized as a leading global media outlet and covers key developments in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN-News18 reported that Pakistan\u2019s military media division has instructed the country\u2019s news outlets to take action against narratives presented by the Qatari government and Al Jazeera regarding Afghanistan.According to the report, Pakistan\u2019s military has instructed the country\u2019s media outlets not to portray the Taliban regime as a \u201ccomplete or stabilizing force\u201d and to push back 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