The military 's motivation for liberalising media licensing was based on an assumption that the Pakistani media could be used to strengthen national security and counter any perceived threats from India . What prompted this shift was the military 's experience during the two past confrontations with India . One was the Kargil War and the other was the hijacking of the India Airliner by militants . In both these instances , the Pakistani military was left with no options to reciprocate because its electronic media were inferior to that of the Indian media . Better electronic media capacity was needed in the future and thus the market for electronic media was liberalised
hijacking of the India Airliner
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Media of Pakistan