Media Framing of Afghan Refugee Repatriation from Pakistan: A Comparative Study of Kabul Times and Daily Times

Abstract

The analysis aimed to explore the framing of the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan in two prominent newspapers The Daily times form Pakistan and Kabul Times from Afghanistan. The repatriation of Afghan refugees is a multifaceted and complex problem with inferences for regional stability, by take on a framing analysis, the current research work seeks and recognized how these both newspapers construct and represent the repatriation description, manipulating public opinion and strategy discourse. The researchers implemented quantitative content analysis and convenient sample technique in the current analysis. Inspected news articles, editorials, and opinion fragments in the selected newspapers. The framing analysis emphases on classifying significant frames, linguistic patterns, and pictorial elements used to contemporaneous the repatriation procedure. The comparative method enables a nuanced sympathetic of the resemblances and divergences in framing plans adopted by media outlets from diverse nations. By inspecting the framing of the repatriation procedure in Daily times and Kabul Times the study targets to discover potential prejudices, cultural nuances, and political inspirations that effect media demonstration. The framing of Daily times focused the tasks Pakistan faces and the requirement for outside backing, while the Kabul Times stresses Afghanistan's role and the optimistic potential of deportation for the republics upcoming.