The nation enthusiastically observed the 147th birthday of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, yet an oversight on the part of Pakistan Television Network (PTV) was evident.
While airing the live coverage of the change of guard ceremony at Mazar-e-Quaid, a PTV anchor mistakenly declared that the occasion was the commemoration of Jinnah’s death rather than his birth anniversary.
The footage has circulated widely on various social media platforms, leading many to raise doubts about the capabilities of PTV’s staff. Naimat Khan, a journalist, expressed that PTV, having functioned as a media academy for many years, has been diminished to a subject of ridicule under successive governments and their information ministers.
The PTV, which has served as a media academy for decades, has been reduced to a source of mockery by successive governments and their information ministers, who have employed individuals based on nepotism.
https://t.co/woouAjnsBB— Naimat Khan (@NKMalazai) December 25, 2023
This is not the initial occurrence of an error by state television. Previously, on the anniversary of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s death earlier this year, PTV mistakenly showcased a picture of Ahmed Faraz. These instances prompt apprehensions about the general professionalism and precision of PTV. The anchor’s mistake, captured in a viral video, has not only gained widespread attention but has also sparked discussions on the state of media organizations in Pakistan.
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