Pakistan, April 25 -- If only sensationalism-mongers knew better, Pakistani media could have easily averted the latest in a neverending series of political controversies surrounding none other than the former chief of armed forces General Qamar Bajwa. As the media frenzy rages on and news organisations fall like rolling pins, desperate for their share of ratings, just one voice of sanity could have been enough to break the toxic cycle.

First things first, airing the contents of an off-the-record, primarily personal conversation outside the television studio on national television did not sit well with the presumable beacons of responsible journalism. However, since no one's interested in starting the crazy pursuit of objective news and t...