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Pakistan is the only country in the world carved painfully out of India on the basis of its population's Muslim identity. Despite its population's diverse ethnic and religious affiliation, the state formation in Pakistan was such that it always depended on the reactionary Islamist forces in the country that made the system exclusively for the majority whereas the minorities -- particularly the Christian minority -- of the country were institutionally marginalized and suppressed, resulting in the constraint of civil liberties and minority rights. The monolithic image of the country as an Islamic state and the identity of its populations as Muslims explain the structural violence against the Christian and other minorities and the present crisis of human rights violations in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Private TV channels in Pakistan have established a new tradition of comedy shows in which they portrayed our politicians in hilarious manners as corrupt, greedy, fighting for power, pelf and personal interest etc. This article explored a comprehensive perception of the people regarding the framing of Politicians through caricatures in the leading comedy shows. A survey of 774 respondents was administered in the Islamabad city by utilizing the probability sampling method. The Findings of the study revealed that the majority of people were convinced that comedy TV shows are presenting a true picture of our politicians and they are responsible for bad governance and political instability in Pakistan. Most of the viewers were sure that female politicians and religious politicians were not being depicted in a more humiliating way as compared to other politicians. They expressed their concern regarding the integrity of the leadership of the mainstream political parties and they also believed that our politicians are liars and they are involved in embezzlement of money. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]