Geo TV is running an evening show in Urdu called “The Great Debate” in which the representatives of the major parties are each given three-minute slots to air their views on an election subject, after which they are each interrogated by a Geo chair before going through to two, more detailed, rounds. Experts are in the audience to challenge the speakers.
On Friday 15th February the issue was water. A recent report in the News has some alarming figures, and one study from two years ago estimated that only 20 per cent of the population have access to a clean, safe supply. Water shortages, the building of dams, and who gets water; these subjects are toys for Pakistani politicians to play with while many Pakistani subjects die of water-borne diseases. The PPP, MQM, ANP, PML (N), PML (Q) and the MMA were all on the show.
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