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Media Coverage and portrayal of “Honour” Killings in Pakistan
Theme - “Honour” Killings
Language - Urdu
Programmes - 1
Funded by Uks Radio Project
A radio programme on the coverage of ‘honour’ crimes by the media in Pakistan was launched with the Annual Desk Diary Publication on the same theme in January 2017. It provided a critical analysis on the trends in the Pakistani media as well as suggestions to counter such gender unjust and unethical practices.

Amn ki Shama sey Ilm ki Lau, (Lighting the Torch of Education through the Candle of Peace)
Produced by Nida Naeem
Theme - Girl’s Education
Language - Urdu
Programmes - 16 programmes
Funded by Uks Radio Project
Uks launched a series of 16 radio programmes to show its solidarity with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Campaign 2016. In-line with the year’s theme "From Peace in the home to peace in the world: Make education safe or all!” the radio series focused on the issues in the national context. The 16 radio programmes focussed on a wide array of socio-economic barriers in girls’ access to their fundamental human right – education. Uks radio producers explored the various factors and gender unjust practices contributing to denial of education to girls including violent extremism, lack of awareness of basic and legal rights, illiteracy, forced marriages, lack of access to opportunities like mobility, economic stability, entrepreneurship etc.
- Aurat, Qanoon aur Tahafuz (Women, Law and Protection)
Year: 2016
Theme: Violence against Women (VAW) (filter :VAW/GBV)
Language: Pushto (15) and Urdu (15)
Programmes:30 radio programmes
Producer: Radio producers from KP, Edited and Composed by Nida Naeem and Shaista Yasmeen
Funded By: AAWAZ Fund
Description
Case studies, oral testimonies, interviews of survivors from six districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on prevalence of GBV and the success/positive stories that surfaced from the community interactions with women. The radio programmes included information on the existing legislation on protection of women against violence and international legal instruments to raise awareness of communities on their legal rights on VAW.
The series was broadcasted from FM 101 (Islamabad Programs aired in Urdu and Pushto languages), FM 101 Kohat ( Aired in Pushto) and Radio Pakistan (DI Khan in Urdu)
Program 1: https://youtu.be/iMi4uuDDnsY
Program 2: Domestic Violence https://youtu.be/vgqTUWz9yzg
Program 3: Education https://youtu.be/mwxc1aJU_Yk
Program 4: Forced Marriage
Program 5: community/idaray https://youtu.be/MKhLQpVAY5w
Program 6: The Role of Media (entertainment) https://youtu.be/i3__rlWPQ9Y
Program 7: The Right to Inheritance https://youtu.be/-45Z8gyRAs4
Program 8: law enforcement institutions https://youtu.be/iSD7AUDZcto
Program 9: honour killing https://youtu.be/A1ulJWN3bNk
Program 10: ghag https://youtu.be/vDMpvMNiCfI
Program 12: Hurdles https://youtu.be/q924z7JK_LA
Program 13 Divorce https://youtu.be/u5Fgo9_tVcg
Program 14 The News Media https://youtu.be/DppGm0yaZ9U
Program 15 https://youtu.be/DgTYMZK6I5A
- Hifazati Tikay Aap kay Bachon ke Muhafiz (Immunizations, A Safeguard for your Children)
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Year: 2016
Theme: Immunization/ Neonatal and child health and mortality/ health (filter :human rights)
Language: Pashto (1), Sindhi (1) and Urdu (2)
Programmes: 4
Producer: Nida Naeem, Shaista Yasmeen
Funded By: Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) (filter :human rights)
Description
An awareness-raising radio series on immunization campaigns implemented in Pakistan. The programme explored why a majority of children in the targeted province remained un-vaccinated and tried to allay their fears and change mind-sets through in-depth interviews and information provided by experts and local influencers.
- Roshan Rahain (Brighter Pathways)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2DYZRcAD8_XLoTtHLARJUbik
Year: 2015
Theme: Violence Against Women (filter :VAW/GBV)
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 12 fifteen-minute programmes
Producer: Qudsia Mehmood, Nabeela Aslam, Nida Naeem
Funded By: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Description: A radio series on prevalence of gender based violence in South Punjab (Multan, Layyah & Muzaffargarh). The radio programmes are based on oral testimonies and on-location recording of survivors of VAW including forced marriages, violations of legal rights of women, domestic violence, lack of sexual and reproductive health facilities etc. The programmes designed through input from locals - both men and women – addressed issues highlighted by them and provided information on accessing legal help through local help centres set up by the government. The programmes advocated respect and equity for women through inputs from local elders, religious scholars and officials.
Broadcasted from Multan - FM 93, Muzaffargarh - FM93 and Layyah -Solo FM 89.
- Baikhtiyar Aurat Baikhtiyar Karkun (Empowered Women, Empowered Workers)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2DbS4MrOE-l6Y4x8kbeXClzP
Year: 2015
Theme: Human and legal rights of women workers (filter: legal rights)
Language: Urdu
Programmes
- 12 Radio programs
- 8 Public service Messages
Producer: Waqar-ul-Hassan, Zuneira Salman
Funded By: GEP of Aurat Foundation supported by USAID
Description
An awareness-raising radio series on legal rights of women workers. The radio series brings to the fore the many faces of informal economy in the targeted area and the struggles and success of informal women workers. The series addressed the violation of rights of informal women workers who have no recognition and even lesser awareness on their rights. The themes included violation of women workers’ rights in informal sector, exploitation of home-based workers by middlemen, minimum wage policy and its implementation, health and safety of women workers, lack of opportunities and access to market – informal workers, status of Provincial policies on home-based workers, labour rights violations - brick kiln workers (Bhatta Mazdoor), factory workers, domestic workers, lady health workers, lack of research and data on informal sector workers and occupational groups in Islamabad/Rawalpindi. The programmes also raised voice against the institutionalisation of violation of rights of women workers by pending ratifications of ILO Conventions on Labour Laws.
The series was broadcasted from FM 101 network.
Episode 1: Issues of women workers https://youtu.be/7jCKLRLCkJc
Episode 2: Exploitation of Middleman https://youtu.be/9H6Qq2keNx4
Episode 3: Access of Market https://youtu.be/AZWY0Ezo5q4
Episode 4: Minimum Wage https://youtu.be/-HOdG7K0CwQ
Episode 5: homebased women workers https://youtu.be/oZZFBe3L7OM
Episode 6: ILO conventions and women workers https://youtu.be/vu8vO8i8Szw
Episode 7: Policy Formation for domestic workers https://youtu.be/daZlTPss3Jo
Total duration 76.4 minutes without 3 programs
- Badlo soch Badlo Mashra (Change your mindsets to bring social change!)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2Dav38VmnbnmJcUYZuk24zwm
Year: 2016
Theme: Countering Violent Extremism (filter: peace building)
Language: Urdu
Programmes:10
Producer: Local radio producers from all provinces and GB
Funded By: Public Affairs Department, US Embassy Islamabad
Description
A radio series on zero tolerance of violence against women, covering issues revolving around peace and tolerance including socio-economic, education and health issues; identified by communities and then reflected in the radio programmes. The themes included women’s health, education, mobility Issues, Interfaith religious harmony, migration of religious monitories, violence against women, discouraging children from playing with ‘toy weapons’.
- Siyasat Main Barabari Mera Haq (Political Equality, My Right)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2Dbg5jsGp0ZzhyFawsdqz4CI
Year: 2013
Theme: Political empowerment of women (filter: women empowerment )
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 10
Producer: Uks Radio Project
Funded By: FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG (FES)
Description
A radio series on women’s empowerment in politics to bring about a positive change in the media and its role in strengthening democracy in Pakistan.
Radio producers were trained and sensitized on how to report on women in politics though the gender lens. This production emphasized creating awareness regarding gender sensitivity and fair representation of women politicians in the media. The programmes highlighted the participation of Pakistani women in politics, electoral processes and aimed to raise awareness of journalists on reporting on elections and politics through the gender lens.
The programmes were recorded on-location from Lahore, Bahawalpur, Bhit Shah, Khairpur, Peshawar, Quetta, Muzafarabad, Mirpur and aired from all four provinces and AJK.
Youtube links
episode 2: https://youtu.be/lCHmI9oz8GE
episode 3: https://youtu.be/nI1r7ToVWNo
episode 4: https://youtu.be/cMGCeJO6EwU
episode 5: https://youtu.be/D21C4j7mhg4
episode 6: https://youtu.be/B2AsjHgoi_I
episode 7: https://youtu.be/22EZPgRVDzg
episode 8: https://youtu.be/17fXinshrgA
episode 9: https://studio.youtube.com/video/5C-KJYM8k_Q/edit
ep0isode 10: https://youtu.be/GxYOdZxi1Pg
Total duration
149.2
Max-duration of the program: 17
Minimum: 14
- Umeed-e-sahar (Hope of a new beginning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKhXfAft6k&list=PLhnEZBUfV2DZqoWGKwPOGx6ipfGgO4H2p
Year: 2013
Theme: Interfaith harmony/ countering violent extremism (filter:peace building )
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 12
Producer: Nida Naeem
Funded By:Cavish Development Foundation
Description
A radio series on Interfaith harmony and peaceful social co-existence. The programmes were recorded on-location from religious minority communities in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
- Aawaz Hamaari Qoo’at (Our Voice, our Strength)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PPdNcwf7K0
Year: 2010
Theme: Women’s Empowerment (filter: women’s empowerment)
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 10
Producer: Production team from PANOS, Saadia Haq
Funded By: PANOS
Description
Of women, for women’ and most importantly ‘by women’ – this is how one can describe this radio programmes launched a day before the International Women’s Day 2011. Featuring the voices of young women from Lyari on issues that are important to their lives – girls’ education, women’s health, pollution, the impact of drug addiction, and early marriages, Lyari’s young women speak out.
This dynamic group of 30 young women were trained how to use voice recorders to record interviews, vox pops, oral testimonies and discussions with women, young and old - and a few cooperative men - from their neighbourhood. The young women between 15 – 25 years of age, focused on their local issues in an attempt to bring about behavioural changes in the girls, the locality in particular and listeners in general.
Episode 1: Education and Human Rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6BlBtN_wqw
Episode 2: Poverty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PPdNcwf7K0
Episode 3: Awaaz Hamari Qoo'oot Topic Environmental Pollution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6w4v0h8LQ
Episode 4: Awaz Hamari Qoo'oot Topic drug Abuse and Risky Behaviours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfoSkNH2Tuo
Episode 5 : reproductive health https://youtu.be/hjp_GUV1JRQ
Episode 9: GBV and Divorce Issues https://youtu.be/8t31jzI1MIk
Episode 6 : water https://youtu.be/mozSYOzXeks
Episode 7: Women and Mobility https://youtu.be/uzatKkQdtXg
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/MjxxkrU2GIE
- Hum Kisi Se Kamm Nahe (We Are No Less Than Others)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2DY-yfG3Qh7xuJ8Ga1yhqT1i
Year:2009
Theme: Disability (filter : human rights)
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 10
Producer: Rukhsana Musarat, Qudsia Mehmood, Rafia Arshad, Lalarukh Farooq
Funded By: Netherlands Embassy
Description
Persons with disabilities are not regularly seen on media, and when they are seen or heard, it’s mostly about disability issues. They are rarely portrayed as person with opinions on news and topical issues. This radio series on the rights of the disabled and the responsibilities of society towards them and put emphases on the need to understand and accept the abilities, not disabilities of the disabled persons. The radio series portrays persons with disabilities as active participants of society to shape their public image. Interacting and positive portrayal in social and work environments helps break down barriers and opens up lines of communication and was the aim of this radio series.
Listen to the series
- Episode: 1Introduction (https://youtu.be/RHQq-7qqnl8)
- Episode: 2: mobility: https://youtu.be/lqabhkuphXQ
- Episode:3: Self-Empowerment: https://youtu.be/fww6Tzbx400
- Episode 4: sports https://youtu.be/2yMXZ2IIG1Y
- Episode:5 Health https://youtu.be/vfOtaTsNVTc
- Episode 6: guidelines https://youtu.be/EyzW1aME_DM
- Episode7: legislation: https://youtu.be/3WD-wVE-Avg
- Episode 8: literature https://youtu.be/MzrKd-Mgvl8
- Episode 9: earth quake : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNtwjLaXWbk
- Episode 10: education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3CMUjgr_Ug
Total number of these programs are 10
duration of these programs is : 152-85
each program duration is 15 minutes plus
- Aurat Ki Tarakee, Hamari Tarakee (Progress for Women, Progress for All)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2Dbye2BkBP3WY5c-Pn0Mbvrp
Year: 2009
Theme: Political empowerment of women (filter: empowerment of women)
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 10
Producer: Rukhsana Musarat
Funded By: National Endowment for Democracy, USA
Description
Engaging with the media can be an important strategy for women to maximize their impact and to increase their effectiveness as political actors. By giving quality coverage to women's issues, news and communications channels can put women's rights and gender equality on the agenda of public policymakers. This radio series on women and politics, highlights the barriers that exclude women from participating in politics in Pakistan. The radio series sets an example for radio journalists, giving positive portrayal and a voice to women politicians in an effort to improve the media coverage of women in politics and to support female participation in democracy and governance.
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/f3CMUjgr_Ug
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/a1PwoIUc53U
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/ywSG4cWtYm0
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/nxuXF4hCdMA
Episode 5: https://youtu.be/bKW_feS6zss
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/XXpPo6mzBGk
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/MJfRMk5DFxM
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/jD-jv2MJ0oM
Episode 9: earth quake : https://youtu.be/No7Fo1DDVgU
Episode 10: https://youtu.be/Brv2wBem48Y
Total programs in this series is 10
Total duration of these programs
Each program duration is 101.17 minutes
Two programs didn’t upload because their duration is much higher
- Aao Sunain Unkahi Batain, Unsuni Kahanian (Let’s hear unheard voices, untold stories) (image)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2DZT880QkJqcHDptTDTjXN7a
Year: 2009
Theme: Disaster Rehabilitation (filter : Disaster Prevention/Rehabilitation )
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 8
Producer: Rukhsana Musarrat, Saadia Haq
Funded By: Global Fund for Women (GFW)
Description
A radio series to advocate women’s empowerment during reconstruction in the earthquake areas. This series looked at disaster through a human and gender lens and helped to highlight issues in their empowerment for rehabilitation. The series brought to the fore the stories and travails of the most marginalised and vulnerable women in the country in the 2005 earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan.
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/SVr1Qt4qTAM
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/Unc49ADI9fU
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/Rgx89iCoB9I
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/tJUKyq27evE
Episode 5 missing
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/q8RxGEXkADM
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/Z6mDbcZIo9U
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/qmiGum-z40M
Episode 9 https://youtu.be/jGx7JvHGyv8
Total programs 9 programs
Total duration 112.57 minutes
One program duration is 15 min max and min 13:54 minutes
- Hamari Taraqi, Hamaray Masael (Our Development, Our Problems)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2DZ2UxDjRXpQZ-hokaw8dD3p
Year: 2008
Theme: Success stories of Brave Women (filter: women empowerment)
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 16
Producer: Rukhsana Musarat, Saadia Haq, Rafia Arshad, Maria Mushtaq, Aisha Amir
Funded By: British High Commission
Description
A radio series on the success stories of successful women in Pakistan. The series is based on women-related issues, gender-equity and women's rights. The series brings forth testimonies of how these women faced difficulties but have moved on such that they serve as a source of inspiration rather than becoming objects of pity.
Links
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/hC7cL73Lyvc
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/FkJNTRdWl7M
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/G-zghpmYViI
Episode4 https://youtu.be/2X2TmQVdYuk
Episode 5: https://youtu.be/iEF6qeksXSY
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/YNfqTSVXiCY
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/m2n7q4PCdHI
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/bgFlGD9TdHI
Episode 9: https://youtu.be/oxnRhiPcMTM
Episode 10: https://youtu.be/_T2410otTN0
Episode 11: https://youtu.be/Z011HBhMUZs
Episode 12: https://youtu.be/FQMrxEvyR8w
Episode 13: https://youtu.be/5a4fYWDXiSc
Episode 14: https://youtu.be/peaGZb3JYcg
Episode 15: https://youtu.be/54-INlTtpXM
Episode 16: https://youtu.be/w7obO9GS1Yg
- Humari Taraqi, Humari Awaz (Our Development, Our Voice)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2Dbw6NDWx6c85MBVnFhp6mI0 Year: 2008 Theme: Political empowerment of Women (filter: women empowerment) Language: Urdu Programmes: 12 Producer: Rukhsana Musarat Funded By: US-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Description A radio series on the role of Pakistani women in democracy. The series explores the present and future of Pakistani women in governance and the importance of having gender equity for democracy. It has focused on social or economic problems faced by women in politics at all tiers. https://tune.pk/video/8109938/humari-taraqi-humaari-awaz-uks YouTube links Episode 1: https://youtu.be/tZa69ywddDk Episode 2: https://youtu.be/D2qL9E1ncP8 Episode 3: https://youtu.be/g2XR7QPyDU8 episode 4 : social effects on politicians https://youtu.be/Om8dN2lwjcU episode 8: https://youtu.be/mi-2GhKrAQw episode 5: inheritance https://youtu.be/Hw8zStOyJWg episode 6: women in different fields https://youtu.be/_ey6PFt3kgQ episode 7: Minorities and Women in Politics https://youtu.be/kL2Ti2hMF_Y episode9 : Internet and Cells https://youtu.be/BzPd4zS5lNY |
Total radio programs in the series
- Aurat, Ghairat aur Qatl (Woman, ‘Honour’ and Murder)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnEZBUfV2DbhJoFPuW6RKwJHnzfcuE2m
Year: 2007
Theme: ‘Honour’ Crimes (filter: GBV/VAW)
Language: Urdu 051-8096374
Programmes: 10
Producer: Tasneem Ahmar, Qudsia Mehmood, Asif Farooqi, Rukhsana Mussarat, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Rafia Riaz, Ali Mustafa
Funded By: British High Commission
Description
A radio series on ‘honour’ killings in Pakistan, that focused on the plight of survivors, exploring the issue from various angles, including the socio-economic aspect of ‘honour’ killings which has not been given due deference so far.
The producers brought the stories from interior Sindh and Baluchistan and also views of Tribal leader and “jirga” members from remote locations.
Episode 1 https://youtu.be/AEHyU1GrLeU
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/ZiDhpQK5U4Y
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/5_o2Lkq5uvQ
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/hWctfkS8i8k
Episode 5: https://youtu.be/ldL3NyAhd94
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/2Y6hCyNstcI
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/uElnl1rO2kg
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/gbTRK0niS64
Episode 9
Total duration of the programs is
Total programs are 9
- Pani ki Kahani Aurat Ki Zabani ( Water and Women Issues)
Year: 2006
Theme: Access to water and water scarcity (filter: human rights)
Language: Urdu
Programmes: 10
Producer: Qudsia Mehmood, Saadia Haq, Aisha Amir, Muhammad Ishtiaq
Funded By: Panos South Asia, (Khatmandu)
Description
A radio series on the stories and information of the ground realities, meeting the women of rural and urban areas facing problems in livelihood due to water in water scarce locations of Pakistan.
Listen to the series
Episode 1 https://youtu.be/aYkKskUjNn8
Episode 2 https://youtu.be/C43uup6JqhQ
Episode 3 https://youtu.be/EMN5rt0mOO0
Episode 4 https://youtu.be/NTGs8HM_1g8
Episode 5 https://youtu.be/asA9NbQjs34
Episode 6 https://youtu.be/Z5Rcb90SQHc