US War on Terror: Portrayal through Caricatures in Selected Newspapers of Pakistan.

This study is an attempt to find out the relationship of cartoons in the print media in relation to the United States war on terror. It is an effort to highlight the depiction of this war through caricatures in Pakistani press with special reference to the two leading newspapers of the country i.e. The Dawn and The Nation. For data collection, a questionnaire, using Likert scale, has been designed to get the feedback of the people especially the educated segment of the society. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) has been used to analyse the questionnaire and the subsequent results and findings of the data. A total of 140 students were given the questionnaires for collecting information about the role of cartoons in the said newspapers. Based on this data, this study has investigated cartoons about war on terror since 9/11, 2001. It concludes after the discussion and analysis that this war on terror is not a success for the United Statesand the rest of the world in general since many peopleare thinking otherwise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]