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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 17-09-2007 |
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Attack on Media
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Police arrest, release ATV cameraman |
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Police arrested Adnan Tariq, a cameraman of ATV channel, during the funeral prayers of Maulana Hassan Jan. However, the ATV cameraman was released after being detained for around four hours at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) centre in the Swati Gate area. Tariq told Daily Times that police arrested him when he was filming the procession coming out of the Qayyum Stadium after the funeral prayers of Maulana Hassan Jan. Tariq said the police shifted him to the CIA centre after the arrest. He said police snatched his mobile and motorcycle keys. He said police officials told him the capital city police officer would come to see the footage of his camera. They suspected him to be one of the troublemakers during the funeral prayers, he added.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\17\story_17-9-2007_pg7_31 |
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Media Protest
RIUJ withdraws protest call against MQM, accepts apology |
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The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) has withdrawn its call for protest on Monday (today) after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain tendered an unconditional apology to journalists. The RIUJ had given a 24-hour ultimatum to the MQM to apologise over threatening statements, issued by Mr Hussain, against the media and had warned to launch a protest campaign from Monday in case they did not apologise. Addressing MQM workers’ committee on Sunday, Mr Hussain said he held the journalistic community in high esteem and tendered an unconditional apology to all journalists, if his statement had hurt their feelings. The RIUJ has welcomed Mr Hussain’s statement. In a joint statement, the RIUJ president, Afzal Butt, senior vice-president, Shahryar Khan, and general secretary, Ashfaq Sajid, said the RIUJ had no differences with any political party, but said the union would not tolerate any threatening statements against media- persons by any political party. They urged all political parties to demonstrate a sense of accommodation in politics.
(News-9) (Nawa-i-Waqt-8)
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/17/nat9.htm |
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Protest demo against torture of senior journalist’s son by spy agency officials |
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Rawalpindi Islamabad press club has announced to hold protest demonstration in front of Supreme Court against the torture of senior journalist Shakeel Turabi’s 15 years old son Hasan Shurjeel by the officials of spy agency outside his school in federal capital. President press club Mushtaq Minhas will lead the protest demonstration which will start at 11 0 clock.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-8)
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Demand to remove cases against journalists: |
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A meeting of local journalists held in Pines press club, senior journalist Anwer Mirza chaired the meeting. Journalists from Terbela, Kamra, Hazro and adjacent areas attended the meeting. They condemned the fake cases against journalists of Chakwal. In the meeting, it was demanded to withdraw all fake cases against journalists.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-5)
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Media Miscellaneous
Journalist’s money not refunded |
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An Australian journalist, who traveled with Mian Nawaz Sharif from London to Islamabad, has complained of being deprived of 660 pounds by the former premier's staff. Mr Peter Lloyed, a senior journalist of Australian Broadcasting Corporation, informed the fellow journalists via email on Sunday that he had submitted 1300 pounds to the Sharif's staff for two persons to travel. Later, he received two tickets costing around 320 pounds each. "That means we are short by about 600 pounds", he said. "I wonder if any other journalist experienced the same or has any information regarding a refund from Sharif's staff", said Peter Lloyed who is currently working in ABC's South Asia Bureau, New Delhi.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=118646&catid=17 |
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Books
Letter to editor, “HEC’S digital library” |
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Yassir Rasheed, “This is with reference to the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) new initiative to launch a national digital library to help students get easy access to books and other material of their choice online. According to the HEC, the electronic library contains over sixty-thousand books, of which 23,000 books went online some time back and 40, 000 more books have just been placed on its website to facilitate the students.
After hearing about this initiative, I tried in vain to search for some books through the HEC website. But whenever I tried to find a certain book, I was provided with links or other websites for the purpose. These links and websites do not provide the required material free of cost. HEC should have sorted out these issues before launching its digital library service. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\17\story_17-9-2007_pg3_7 |
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Internet
Warning against internet scams |
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The Jang report on internet scams. In country, internet consumers have been warned about various scams looting consumers through different tactics. Different attractive packages are being offered through emails. PTA official has told that PTA is considering options to apprehend cyber crimes. Head of an internet service provider told the Jang that more than half a million mails are being sent to internet consumers on daily bases contain attractive schemes. Government is taking no step for legislation; cyber crime bill is still in process.
(Jang-8)
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Telecommunication
Senate committees not liable to summon telecommunication companies officials |
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In a letter written to chairman senate, PTA head has informed that standing committees or sub committees of senate are not liable to summon telecommunication companies’ officials. According to constitution, only regulatory body head can be asked to attend meeting. PTA chairman has urged chairman senate to take notice of such orders of sub committees of senate standing committee for asking telecommunication companies’ officials’ presence on different occasions. Chairman senate has been requested to stop issuance of such orders.
(Jang-8)
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