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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 26-01-2007 |
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ACHR concerned over journalist’s ‘harassment’ |
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The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) expressed concern here on Thursday over the “harassment” of a Mirpur-based AJK journalist for writing a book titled ‘Kashmir Ki Pukar’.
The book, which was widely circulated in Pakistan, is quite critical of the role of ISI and religious fundamentalist parties in carrying out the “holy war” against India in Jammu and Kashmir. The centre claimed that NWFP officially banned the book through a notification on October 21, and its author Arif Malik had been warned that he would be arrested if he entered the province. It said that Malik had since been getting threatening telephone calls to make him apologise in public. A press release by the ACHR claimed most calls received by the journalist were from the ISI, and police had refused to register a complaint. It said Arif’s family was shifting from one place to another to escape the “colluded wrath of the government and fundamentalists”. The centre called on people to write to President Musharraf and NWFP chief minister Akram Durrani to provide security to the journalist and his family. Arif Malik has worked with various newspapers in Pakistan, and is currently the editor of a monthly magazine. He was forced to close down the magazine after his book was proscribed.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\01\26\story_26-1-2007_pg7_41 |
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Journalists walk out of Senate: Newsman’s kidnapping |
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Journalists on Wednesday staged a token walkout in the Senate to protest against what they termed was the government’s inability to recover a Peshawar-based journalist who was abducted on Jan 2. They had also staged a walk out from the upper house on Monday against the kidnapping before the government reassured them that the interior ministry would come out with ‘a solid statement’ on the outcome of its investigations on Wednesday. However, the journalists were dismayed after Minister of State for Interior Zafar Iqbal Warriach said that according to preliminary investigations, the incident appeared to be a kidnapping for ransom case and advised the MMA-led NWFP government to take the matter seriously.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/01/26/nat20.htm |
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Journalists stage sit-in for Qalandar, Niaz |
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Journalists Thursday staged a sit-in and blocked the road in front of the Governor’s House for about one and half hour in protest against the kidnapping of Resident Editor of the Daily Express, Sohail Qalandar and his friend Muhammad Niaz. The protestors also chanted slogans against NWFP Governor Lt Gen (R) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai and the Political Administration of Khyber Agency for showing laxity to recover the kidnapped journalists. Shamim Shahid and Peshawar Press Club President Muhammad Riaz led the journalists.
(The Nation-5)
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=79569&catid=2 |
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Protest against journalist abduction |
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Journalists hold a protest demonstration here Thursday against the kidnapping of Resident Editor of the daily Express, Sohail Qalandar and his friend Muhammad Niaz. The Bajaur Agency Tribal Union of Journalists and the Press Club jointly took a protest rally from the Press Club of Bajaur Agency.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=79546&catid=2 |
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Journalists protest delay in recovery of colleague |
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Journalists in the provincial metropolis on Thursday took to the streets and staged a sit-in outside the Governor’s House to press the administration for the safe recovery of their colleague Sohail Qalandar who has been missing for the past 24 days. Breaking their three-week silence, the journalist action committee formulated for the recovery of Sohail Qalander decided to stage a protest demonstration. They were earlier cooperating with the political administration silently so that their colleague could be recovered safely. But when no solid progress could be made in the issue despite lapse of over 20 days, they decided to make the issue open and start a series of protests.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=40441 |
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PFJU, RIUJ joint rally for missing journalist |
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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFJU) and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) organized a joint rally for missing journalist Sohail Qalander. Protest rally held outside press club's camp office in Melody Islamabad. Nawaz Raza and Mohsin Raza lead the rally. They demanded from government to take immediate actions for release. Editor Daily Express Fasial Farooq Khan also attended the rally. Secretary Interior says so far clues indicate ransom case, but investigations are in progress. Protest rallies in other parts of country also held.
(Nawa-e-Waqt. Page-3) (Express. Page-1) (Aaj. Page-1)
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Khudara Sohail ko chorr dain (Release Sohail for the sake of GOD) |
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Latif Chudhary the Express columnist appeals for release of missing journalist.
(Daily Express-Column)
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Journalist abduction from WANA |
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A journalist had been abducted from Wana. In South Waziristan, six people including a journalist were kidnapped along with the truck. They were traveling in a truck on main road in Tehsil Kond Sari of South Wazirstan Agency. They were abducted by unknown miscreants. Journalist name is Bangash, while other includes four laborers and a driver. These people were traveling to Wana after supplying burn wood to Scouts fort.
(Daily Ummat. Page-1)
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APP, RIMS sign MoU |
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Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and Riphah Institute of Media Studies (RIMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for media partnership to develop beneficial linkage between both organisations. The MoU was signed on Wednesday by Managing Director APP Fazl-ur-Rahman Malik and Vice-Chancellor Riphah International University, Professor Dr Anis Ahmad. Under the agreement, the APP will provide internship opportunities and facilitate the students in getting acquainted with the news network of the agency and its overall news operations. It was agreed that the APP would be represented in advisory board of the RIMS. The Riphah University agreed to facilitate APP in carrying out projects like research work and reporting on special issues, etc. The Riphah will develop special programmes for the existing staff of the organization.
(The News. Page-4) (The Nation. Page-4)
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Al Jazeera gaining viewer ship |
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The Doha-based Al Jazeera TV is fast replacing the western channels such as the BBC and the CNN as a source of information and is in great demand in interior Sindh, Karachi and other cities, The Nation survey has revealed. According to TV cable operators in Defence, Clifton, PECHS, Tariq Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Nazimabad, Liquatabad and Gulistan-e-Johar, the Al Jazeera channel’s English news service has relegated western satellite news channels to secondary places. One of the leading TV cable operators in a posh area said that a large number of subscribers called them up, demanding that they show Al Jazeera transmission when the channel launched its English news service.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2007/26/nationalnews10.php |
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Idrees urges journalists to shun differences |
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NWFP Local Government and Rural Development Minister Sardar Muhammad Idrees has urged the journalists to shun their mutual differences and make joint efforts by maintaining complete unity and cohesion among their ranks to yield positive results in solving their problems. Talking to a delegation of Abbottabad journalists led by Union of Journalists General Secretary Sardar Shafiq Ahmad here Thursday, Idrees said the provincial government was quite concerned over the kidnapping of resident editor of daily Express Sohail Qalandar and his friend Muhammad Niaz.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=79573&catid=2 |
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Govt releases grant for Murree Press club |
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Murree Press Club has recived the grant of 0.5million from Government of Punjab. This grant was announced by Chief Minister of Punjab.
(Khabrain. Page-4)
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