This study explored the frames used by the Pakistani Elite print media - The Dawn, The News and The Nation - in their editorial coverage of the war in tribal areas from January 2008 to December 2008. Through a content analysis of 322 editorials, the researcher investigated the medias framing about the long ambiguous debate of whether Pakistan is fighting a war of its own survival or a war of United States interests. Moreover, this study explored the conflict resolution presented by leading newspapers. Furthermore, it interrogates the portrayal of Taliban, United States, Afghanistan and...