The Word of mAn[S]o0r: The (Good) Power of the Media

It always feels good to hear stories of heroics and rescue's. It makes my faith in humanity and the goodness of man stronger. I came across this piece, which although may be considered as excessive self promotion by some, does portray the powerful effects the media can have on society and in lending a helping hand. A kidnapped nine month boy was reunited with his parents due to coverage on Geo TV. Read the story for more..

Nine-month missing boy reunited with parents due to Geo news

KARACHI: A nine-month minor boy, Muhammad Waris, who was missing since
48 days from Orangi Town, was reunited with his parents Tuesday as a
result of coverage on Geo News.

An
employee of the Karachi’s Civil Hospital, Dawood Ibrahim handed over
the boy to the parents at Risala Police Station after verifying the
report of Orangi Town Police Station regarding the boy.

Muhammad
Sadiq, the father of Muhammad Waris, said that his son was kidnapped by
two unidentified women while he was playing outside his house number
H-1480 in Sector-12, Orangi Town.

Sabghia Bibi, mother of the boy, couldn’t utter a word except tears in her eyes as she received her missing boy.

Earlier,
Dawood Ibrahim informed the GEO News that he had found an unidentified
nine-month boy from the hospital where somebody had left him and the
boy was living with his family since last four days.