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Journalism does not need justification for its existence. Its service to society is justification in itself. Journalism can not only help to distribute information but also counter hate-speech and create an environment of balanced opinions, an information equilibrium.

Journalists have a responsibility to deliver accurate factual information to the people so that they can avoid distress and confusion. The branch of journalism that creates peace and security among the people is called Peace Journalism.

Yesterday, while scrolling down the social media, a post unexpectedly diverted my attention towards itself. It stated that our education system lacks two things

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This simple but critical note showed the darkest side of the most fundamental element of social survival in our country. Seeking knowledge is a basic duty of every Muslim can still not been implemented as the most important religious act in the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN. Going through the leaves of history, a document suddenly peeps out named as the election manifesto of PTI.

Peace journalism, as the name suggests, is a form of journalism committed to exploring root causes of conflict to create opportunities for society at large to consider and value non-violent responses to conflict. The concept of Peace Journalism was developed by Norwegian sociologist Johan Vincent Galtung, so far he has been called the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. Dr. Johan Galtung divided the peace into two types Positive Peace and Negative Peace. Positive Peace is a true, lasting, and sustainable peace built on justice for all peoples, and Negative Peace is defined as peace without justice. It is a false sense of peace that often comes at the cost of justice.

In the modern world in which we live in Media is the most Prestigious tool of any society or country that influenced on hearts and minds of the targeted audience. In India and Pakistan, people put a lot of confidence in their media and whatever they publish or on-Air on their respective newspapers or news channel. Ever since life has come into existence on this planet earth war and peace have remained important aspects in determining the very destiny of humankind. With every conflict, there is a solution with every war there comes peace.

Peace journalism can be described as journalism that offers a more balanced perspective of war and conflict than that provided by the dominant mainstream media. For instance, peace journalism aims to construct realities from all sides and to reveal less visible causes and effects of war and violence, such as their cost in terms of the dead and disabled, and of the destruction of social order and institutions, while refraining from dehumanizing the enemy. Rather than emphasizing what divides opposed parties, as is common in mainstream media war coverage, peace journalism seeks to uncover any possible areas of agreement between them.