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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 14-09-2007 |
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Attack on Media
Intimidation
Munir Mengal not released despite court order |
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Despite Munir Mengal’s acquittal by the Balochistan High Court on Wednesday, authorities have not yet released the managing director of the yet-to-be-launched Baloch Voice TV channel, sources told Daily Times. Sources said Mengal had once again been whisked away to an unknown location despite the Balochistan High Court ruling, according to which he was cleared of all charges and was to be released with immediate effect. Members of Mengal’s family said they did not know where Mengal had gone after the verdict. They expected him to be released shortly after the court found him not-guilty on all charges against him, and declared his detention under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance unwarranted. Mengal’s family said they presumed he had been picked up by intelligence agencies for further questioning. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\14\story_14-9-2007_pg7_17 |
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Chakwal press club stormed over MQM’s minister’s arrival |
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Activists of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and lawyers took out a rally on the arrival of Federal Housing Minister Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan here on Thursday. They marched towards the press club where the minister, who belongs to the Muttahida Qaumi MOvement (MQM) was administering oath to the newly-elected office-bearers of the Chakwal Press Club. Three lawyers along with their companions entered the press club building and chanted slogans against the minister, the MQM and President Gen Pervez Musharraf, forcing the organizers to stop the function. In the meantime, the journalists pushed out the protesting lawyers from the hall.
Earlier, when the minister reached in front of the district bar association building on Chakwal-Talagang Road, the lawyers blocked the road and tried to stop his vehicle.
Later, addressing a function, Federal Housing Minister Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan said it was a sheer violence and unlawful activity of political activists and lawyers.
He said the MQM had struggled for the freedom of press and it was an attack on the freedom of press. He said protest was the right of the people but it did not mean that they should take law into their hands. Meanwhile, the Tehsil Nazim said that strict action would be taken against the miscreants. Also, Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has directed the district administration to take action against the accused involved in the incident. City and Sadr police have registered cases against more than 30 activists and started investigations. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=72117 |
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Swat cable TV suspended |
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Cable operators in Swat stopped transmissions on Thursday for an indefinite period after receiving threatening letters, sources said. “We have been receiving threatening letters for quite some time, and law and order is very bad in the area,” Muhammad Hayat Chaman, a cable operator, told Daily Times. Hayat said if closure of cable TV could bring the Islamic system, the cable operators would fully cooperate with clerics. He said there were four cable operators in the area and all of them had stopped operating.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\14\story_14-9-2007_pg7_5 |
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Media Protest
Threats hurled at journalists condemned |
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The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has taken strong exception to threats hurled against media persons by leaders of political parties and other ‘pressure groups’, over not reporting in conformity with their liking and aspiration. In a statement issued on Thursday, the KUJ vowed to jealously guard the freedom of the press and security of journalists. The KUJ reminds the political leaders that instead of encouraging people to take the law into their own hands and break the limbs of those whose reports are not considered favourable to them, they should resort to legal remedies. “The KUJ is also shocked that the entire profession of journalism has been equated with prostitution, which is not only abhorring but also unacceptable,” it said. The KUJ maintained that if any harm was done to the journalists, their organisations and their family members, those who hurled such a threat would be held responsible. “We hope that the government will fulfil its constitutional and moral responsibilities in case of any such illegal act,” it said. The KUJ assures all the political parties, including those in the ruling coalition, that it will keep fulfilling professional journalistic responsibilities without any bias. It also appeals to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and concerned quarters and IFJ to take serious note of the threats.
(The News),
(Dawn),
(Nation),
(Daily Times) |
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CPJ flays attacks on journalists |
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In a letter addressed to President Musharraf, Joel Simon, the Executive Director of CPJ, (Committee to Protect Journalists) expressed his concerns about emerging reports of brutal attacks on journalists by the security personnel on Sept 10 at Islamabad Airport. The violence went far beyond simple pushing and shoving that can occur at such breaking news events. While journalists complained about excessive manhandling by the authorities, CPJ has been told of at least two incidents in which security personnel at the Islamabad airport repeatedly struck and kicked television reporters.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/MainNewsT.aspx?bdtl_id=7324&fb_id=2&catid=14 |
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AHRC concerns about security of media men in Pakistan |
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Asian Human Rights Commission has expressed concern about the security of lawyers and media men in Pakistan. According to press release AHRC has urged government of Pakistan to ensure safety for media men.
(Jang-8)
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Media in Courts
LHC hearing against Geo Gumnan today |
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Lahore High Court has summoned the lawyer of applicant of a plea filed against Geo TV program ‘Gumnam’ today. Program was about Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore. Applicant has made Pemra party and plead to court that channel should also give time to representative of PIC for official stance.
(Express-8)
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Media Miscellaneous
Journalists visit AIDS prevention project |
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National AIDS control Program (NACP) believes that a sustained partnership with the media leaders is prerequisite to ensure an enabling environment for the public to fight against AIDS and HIV says a press release. NACP organized a one day trip of health reporters to ‘ Delivery of Primary Health Care and Prevention Services to Long Distance Truck Drivers’ a project of NACP in Gujranwala on Wednesday.
(Nation-5) (Daily Times-A4)
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Media should protect national interests: Elahi |
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The government has given an unprecedented freedom to the Pakistani media, but it (media) does not care about national interests unlike its western counterparts, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday. In an interview with ARY television, Elahi said every one knew that what had happened with the Friday Times Editor Najam Sethi during former premier Nawaz Sharif’s government. He said every state institution should remain in its domain, adding that the government respected the judiciary but the judiciary should provide justice to everyone. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\14\story_14-9-2007_pg7_43 |
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Media’s role in reforming society praised |
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Media is playing a vital role in reforming the society, Federal Minister for Housing and Works Iqbal Mohammad Ali Khan said here on Thursday. Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the office-bearers of Chakwal Press Club, Mr Khan said journalism was a “sacred profession” and the media was a major opinion maker. He said journalists also had a responsibility to guide and educate people on national issues and play their role in protecting national interests. The minister it was professional obligation of media to verify contents of what they write before publication or broadcast so that people could have access to authentic news and views. He said responsible journalism was a must for the progress of the country, supremacy of the Constitution, promotion of democracy and welfare of the people.
(Dawn-18) |
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Movies
Film and video installation art lecture at IVSAA: |
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no.w.here does it say that you are limited to paper canvas
One of the most fascinating aspects of art is that it inherently holds limitless possibilities, not just when it comes to the medium but the canvas as well. With the expansion of technology, the obscure is being preferred over the obvious. Film and video art and related installations are a rare sight in Pakistan. Thus it was with great excitement that an audience of art students gathered for the lecture by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler, who are video artists from the UK, at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) Wednesday. Both artists work in collaboration with each other along with other artists. They were invited by VASL to showcase their videos and work with contemporary Pakistani artists. Video installation is an art form which combines videos and installations to utilise the surrounding environment and create an impact on the viewer who also may become a part of it. Butler and Mirza incorporate sound, light and movement with stationary objects such as sculptures and architecture. Their videos especially depict the transition between noise and silence, inertia and movement.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C09%5C13%5Cstory_13-9-2007_pg12_12 |
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All cinemas in Swat closed |
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All cinema houses throughout District Swat have been closed for an indefinite period after the cinema owners received threatening notes from the unidentified persons.
A report from Swat DCO and law enforcing agencies discloses that Pulwasha Cinema in Mangora and Aina Cinema in Swat have been closed for an indefinite period. All the cinemas in Nowshera have also been closed after the threatening notes from unidentified men continued to harass the owners. Similarly, the business of the hairdressing and CDs has also become fully paralysed in the area and most of the people are busy relocating themselves in other districts.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=118051&catid=2 |
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Letter to Editor, “Animals in the cinema” |
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Dr Irfan Zafar , “Don Belt, assistant editor of National Geographic's field notes published in the September issue, narrates an incident whereas in Lahore a young guy, a street performer, wearing a funky feathered hat and accompanied by a black dog, a white goat and a monkey in a circus outfit entered a movie theatre after buying the tickets from the box office and set himself and his animals up in a row of rickety seats near the front. When he was stopped by the ticket-collector at the door to the cinema hall for bringing animals into the movie theatre, the young man said, "Animals need to be entertained as much as we do". It is a good omen that things are changing in our country with due respect and care now being shown to animals (One is nor sure if the same could be said about humans though). However on another note, only our animals can digest the kind of movies our film industry has been producing (with the exception of "Khuda kay lye") for years.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=72127 |
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Music
Blast damages CD shops in Kohat |
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A powerful blast in a market in Bilitang town, 8km from here on Rawalpindi road, destroyed nine shops on Thursday morning, police said.By the time Saddar police and bomb disposal squad personnel reached the Afridi market, six CD shops, a saloon and two tailoring shops were completely damaged. The bomb disposal squad said the explosive used in the blast was of 4kg which created a four-foot deep crater at the place.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/14/top10.htm |
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Books
E-book training session at FJWU |
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC)'s National Digital Library Program's training session sponsored by the commission held at the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) here Thursday. The training session was arranged for the FJWU faculty and students to familiarise them with the program. HEC provides E-book (Ebrary), an online book service, to meet the information requirements of the higher education and researches in Pakistan.
HEC Regional Coordinator Muhammad Furqan briefed the audience about the digital library access and identification of the subscribed online sources at FJWU.
(Dawn-19) |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=118013&catid=2 |
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