A workshop was held on
"portrayal of Pashtuns in Pashto movies" at the Department of
Journalism and Mass Communication, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.
Dr. Majid Ali Shah, who has done
PhD on the topic from a university in Turkey, presented his thesis and findings
with the participants.
Speaking on the topic, he said
Pashtuns are being misrepresented by own Pashtun producers in the Pashto
movies. He said the trend of showing violence and vulgar scenes wrongly
represent Pashtuns in Pashto movies.
At the end, Dr Saqib Shahzad,
chairman journalism department, thanked the participants and said the
department will organise more workshops for students for their learning and
capacity building.
Students and teachers from
journalism and education departments attended the event.
