Global Regional Review

Abstract

This paper attempts to search out different conflicting issues that caused unrest in Balochistan from almost two decades. The incident of twin towers 9/11 has changed global order, and its impact and repercussion were felt in the barren mountains of Balochistan. The is the fifth insurgency in Balochistan, and from over 50 years the issue remained unresolved, beside nationalists movement in Balochistan extremist religious factor also played a pivotal role in the escalation of unrest. This paper shed light on to the historical perspective of both the Religious and ethnic conflicting issue, and it will also look into the media status that how it can play its role in minimizing both these conflicting issues. The study is descriptive in nature, and this study will find out some possible solution in the form of suggestions and commendations.

Authors

1-Babrak Niaz
Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

2-Ali Hassan
Lecturer, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

3-Sadaf Irtaza
Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

Keywords

Media, Ethnicity, Extremism, Instability.

DOI Number

10.31703/grr.2020(V-IV).02

Page Nos

12-20

Volume & Issue

V - IV