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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 16-09-2007 |
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Media Protest
CPJ concerned about beating of journalist’s son in Islamabad |
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Joel Simson, Executive Director of The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed concern over brutal attacks on journalists and their family members allegedly by state operatives and asked President of Pakistan Gen Pervaiz Mushrraf to provide security to journalists and their families. The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged by the assault on Hassan Sharjil, the 14-year-old son of prominent journalist Shakil Ahmad Turabi, editor-in-chief of the South Asian News Agency, CPJ reported on its website. Hassan was beaten by a man outside his school on Friday in Islamabad as he was dropped off for classes at around 6:45am, the website said, adding that another man remained at the wheel of a four-door white pickup truck parked nearby while the beating took place. The pair had shouted to the boy from the truck before the attack began. Hassan’s father told the CPJ that the man beating his son told him, “We warned your father to stop writing lies, but he wouldn’t listen. This will teach him a lesson.” Hassan was badly beaten on the head and his back was heavily bruised, his father, Turabi, said.
(News-10)
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\16\story_16-9-2007_pg7_9 |
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RIUJ flays MQM chief remarks |
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The Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Saturday condemned the statement of MQM chief Altaf Hussain against journalists’ community.
(News-8)
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Media Regulation
PEMRA Ordinance implemented in NWFP |
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NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai has promulgated the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (Ord No XIII of 2002) in the NWFP on Saturday. The official statement issued here stated, “NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, with the approval of the president, has directed that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (Ord.No.XIII of 2002) as in force in the NWFP immediately before the issuance of this notification, shall apply to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) of the NWFP with immediate effect.” |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\16\story_16-9-2007_pg7_17 |
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Media in Courts
Chakwal press club issue, court rejects police version |
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The judge of anti terrorist court Rawalpindi Sakhi Mohammad khoot after preliminary hearing dismissed the police version to impose anti terrorism sections on an arrested chakwal bar lawyer in connection with Chakwal press club issue and ordered to produce the accused before the lower court.
(News-5)
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Media Miscellaneous
Journalist robbed |
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In Khairpur, The News correspondent, Imtiaz Hussain, and his nephew were robbed at the Shah Hussain Chowk of the Khairpur Bypass on Saturday. They were riding a motorcycle on the way home when three armed men intercepted them and deprived them of two mobile phone sets, cash and national identity cards.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=2 |
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Media enjoying unprecedented freedom: Khalid |
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Punjab Governor Lt Gen (r) Khalid Maqbool said on Saturday the government had given a maximum amount of freedom to the media, unprecedented in the country's history.
The governor expressed these views while talking to a seven-member delegation of Punjab Union of Journalists (Dastoor Group) at his house. PUJ President S Amjad and Secretary General Rab Nawaz Bajwa, other members of the delegation were Senior Vice President of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) Syed Anwar Qidwai, Central Finance Secretary Taseer Mustafa, senior journalists Waseem Fatima, Safdar Rasheed and Hamid Riaz Dogar. "Our own TV channels have overlapped foreign TV channels," he observed. The delegation expressed its concern over non-implementation of the 6th Wage Board Award announced four years ago and urged the governor to help implement the award to ensure improvement in the living standard of journalists.
The PUJ president lauded the Punjab government's initiative of establishing residential colonies for journalists in Rawalpindi and Lahore. The delegation discussed with the governor the prevailing political situation in the country.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CityNews.aspx?dtlid=118442&catid=3&date=09/16/2007&fcatid=14 |
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A Lesson on Press Freedom by Mariam Jukaku |
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“Sure, it would be nice if security guards knew the ins and outs of journalists' and photographers' rights in public places. That kind of education is always a plus for democracy. But I doubt it will make much of a difference until the example of protecting freedoms and liberties and the right to a free press comes from our leaders. No one is asking security guards or law enforcement officials to be less vigilant when it comes to protecting the public. But intimidating a student snapping some photographs of the American flag does not protect the public – and it certainly does not protect democracy.”
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=9 |
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Television
Letter to editor “CJ requested to waive off TV license fee” |
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Citizen of Pakistan Shiekh Aftab Ahmed, “Chief Justice is requested to waive off TV license fee since fee is victimization of common man. CJ is asked to take suo moto action.”
(Nawa-i-Waqt- Column)
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Radio
Tune in to FM 100 to know about women's rights |
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The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) will broadcast periodical programmes on FM 100 radio on women's issues from September 17 for Ramazan special under their project titled the Women's Protection Project (WPP), The Post learnt on Saturday.
An official of GTZ told The Post that GTZ will discuss women's issues, especially Violence against Women (VAW) and the status of women in society according to Islam and the holy Quran.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CityNews.aspx?dtlid=118343&catid=3&date=09/16/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Cable Operators
Cable operators stop broadcast after receiving threats |
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Private schools in Swat have changed uniforms of students and cable operators have stopped broadcasts after receiving threatening letters from unknown militants. Owners of two popular cable networks, Network Ali and M-2 in Swat, Ali Bacha and Murad Khan, told The News here on Saturday that they had been receiving threatening letters "to kill us or destroy our projects" for the last two weeks. The unknown militants identified them as "local Taliban" and members of "Jan Nisaran-e-Islam". With the closure of the cable networks, the citizens are facing problems in getting news and contacting the owners, who said that they would not start cable broadcasts unless the situation was normal.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=2 |
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Music
Blast destroys video shops |
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Video centre was destroyed completely and more than a dozen shops damaged partially when an improvised explosive device went off in the Pir Baba area in the wee hours of Saturday. Official sources said a time-device exploded with a big bang at about 5am in the narrow bazaar near the shrine of Hazrat Pir Baba. Two persons received minor injuries.
The explosion completely destroyed the Insaaf Music Centre, owned by one Dilroze. About 14 adjacent shops were partially damaged. A bookshop remained safe.
The explosion caused minor injuries to a barber named Amir Wahid and owner of the Quranic Showroom, Zamarrud Khan, who was at the barber’s shop. |
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http://epaper.dawn.com/Default.aspx?selpg=604 |
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Books
National Library of Pakistan fills the void |
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Libraries always play an important role in promoting literacy in society. However, unfortunately in Pakistan, libraries have remained a neglected part of the cultural heritage of Pakistan. The citizens of the capital have to go to the National Library of Pakistan (NLP) to quench their thirst for knowledge. The Ministry of Education has been claiming that it has enhanced the literacy rate, but they have not bothered to set up needed libraries in the country, said a senior official of the Department of Libraries, which works under the Ministry of Education. The relevant authorities did not bother to set up any public library in the federal capital to provide citizens easy access to information and reading material.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\16\story_16-9-2007_pg11_10 |
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Telecommunication
Immoral SMS senders to face legal action |
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The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has formally decided to take legal action against mobile phone consumers sending immoral messages to other mobile consumers.
According to sources, the phones and SIMs would also be blocked of the consumers involved in sending immoral and useless messages to other consumers.
The PTA has asked the consumers to file their complaint if they received immoral SMS messages and all mobile phone companies have also been directed to take action on the complaints in this regard.
(News-9)
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PTA to complete tele-centre project soon |
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will soon complete an ongoing project to set up 400 tele-centres in rural areas to enhance communication facilities for the people, a PTA official said on Saturday. PTCL is setting up 100 tele-centers while cellular companies are also extending their support, the official said. Mobilink will establish 100 tele-centres, Ufone 50, Instaphone 15 and Intel 10, while PTA will be sponsoring 125 tele-centres. The official said every province has been allocated a quota. Balochistan has 24 per cent share, NWFP 24 per cent, Sindh 24 per cent, Punjab 24 per cent and AJK 4 per cent.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=3 |
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