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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 28-09-2007 |
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Media Protest
Journalists protest ECP entry ban |
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Journalists on Thursday registered their protest about not giving permission to the private media to enter the Election Commission building on the occasion of submission of nomination papers for the presidential election. The journalists surrounded State Information Minister Tariq Azim and PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain on their arrival at the Election Commission and protested at not being allowed to enter the EC building. The two leaders assured the journalists that they would talk to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in this regard. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=120605&catid=17 |
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‘Pemra cannot decide what is right or wrong for the courts’ |
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed its concern over the gradual but consistent muffling of the media. “The recent directions issued by Pemra debarring private channels from covering the submission of election papers by presidential candidates is discriminatory towards non-state owned television channels and a blatant attempt to keep the public misinformed,” said Asma Jehangir, Chairperson HRCP in a statement. Pemra has prohibited the media from raising any issue that is subjudice, thus limiting the freedom of the media to a large extent. The judiciary has the powers to issue contempt of court notices to the media independently and it is not the role of Pemra to decide which discussion falls within the ambit of a contempt of court, she said. The HRCP stated that by imposing a ban, Pemra has clearly violated the freedom of expression of the electronic and print media and upon working journalists whose job is to openly discuss issues of national importance.
The HRCP urged the government to withdraw from its highhandedness and allow the media to cover all important events surrounding the Presidential elections. The HRCP officials also condemned the arrest of bonded labourers and labour leader Farooq Tariq on Thursday who was part of the peaceful rally of lawyers in Lahore. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=73863 |
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Media Miscellaneous
Press under siege | The rules of the game by Sadaf Arshad |
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“The print and the electronic media covered the news of the suicide attack on the commandos. The excuse that the army is demoralized through such media reports cannot be justified if it exposes the internal weaknesses of the army setup. The more you hide, the more the news will spread like wildfire. The harassment of the media persons in order to stop them from covering ‘sensitive’ events violates their freedom of expression and the right to know. The claims made by this government that we have a free press are hollow. The incidents of kidnapping the journalists are an attempt to gag the media.” |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=120508&catid=11 |
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Media lack training, modern equipment’ |
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Media institutions in South Asia lack training facilities and modern equipment, which have impeded them in highlighting social issues of the region, reporters said at a seminar on the Linkage Between Media Education Institutions and Media Channels organized by the Press Institute of Pakistan (PIP) on Thursday. Kinnaird College’s Journalism Department head Samia Jameel said the media institutions had played an important role in introducing professionals in the modern media industry in Pakistan.
She said training standards at the media institutions had not been raised. Journalists should practise the profession after getting a license from a regulatory body headed by some senior media professionals, she added. She also said the media could flourish only with the support of the institutions.
Ms Jameel said aspiring journalists should be trained in the media industry to become skilful and responsible professionals. She said books on journalism should base on South Asian’s social needs. Former Dawn editor Sajjad Mir said journalists should have an aptitude for the profession. He also said a body should be formed to supervise and issue licenses to the journalists. He said many reporters did not have any knowledge about the modern techniques and equipments used in the media industry.
Punjab University Institute of Media Studies dean Dr Mughisuddin said the media institutions had gained importance in the information technology era. He said the curriculum of the media studies should be changed, so that it could meet needs of the society. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\28\story_28-9-2007_pg7_28 |
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Khabrain staffers’s house burgled |
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Unknown persons burgled into the house of Iqbal Mustafa News editor Khabrain, situated near police station I-9 Islamabad. At that time Iqbal Mustafa and family were out of home.
(Khabrian-8)
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MQM will host Ifthar for journalists today |
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MQM parliamentarians will host ifthar dinner for journalists in Marriott hotel Islamabad today. Leader of parliamentary committee Dr.Farooq Sittar will address the function.
(Express-3)
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Music
CD shops blown up in Hangu |
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Unidentified miscreants on Thursday blew up two music centres with explosives in the main bazaar here. However, no human loss was reported. As per details, two music centres including Zahir Music Centre and Bedar Music Centre located at the main Hangu Bazaar were blown up with explosive materials planted by unidentified miscreants. The explosions were so powerful, which created panic and fear among the people of the area. In the first attempt Zahir Music Centre was targeted and after some five minutes, Bedar Music Centre was blown up with big bang. However, no human loss was reported. |
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/sep-2007/28/index12.php |
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Bomb planted outside video centre defused |
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A bomb disposal squad on Wednesday night defused a bomb planted in front of a video centre in the KDA Township Sawt. A caller had informed Rescue 15 about a shopping bag lying outside the F.R. Video Centre. Police rushed to the site and found a home-made bomb in the bag. Later, police blocked the road between the KDA bridge and the town’s gate-3 for security reasons and started searching the area
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/28/local28.htm |
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Advertising
Letter to editor “Good ads” |
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M S Hasan comments, “Dr Irfan Zafar (Sept 20) seems to have taken exception to the theme, copy, presentation and timing of the promotional advertisements of packaged milk by two manufacturers and marketers of the product. He has termed the ads as being in bad taste. His views and his assertion about the standard of the two advertisements are subjective and ridiculously trivial, to say the least. He may find the above ads as being in bad taste. Some others may see them differently, particularly the ad with a religious theme as being appropriate for the occasion, i.e., the holy month of Ramazan, and in excellent taste. It depicts a very auspicious and emotional event in a family, with outstanding aesthetics and selection of the location. Similarly, the other ad reflects the elements of nourishment, energy and good health associated with the product. As for the "standards" for advertising questioned by the worthy writer, a bad ad would result in failure of the marketing campaign, poor response from potential consumers and loss of revenues. This is the yardstick for advertising. However, when it comes to criticism just for the heck of it, in the context of its meaningless subjectivity and abject triviality, good sense, rationality, objectivity and necessity are the standards.” |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=73812 |
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Art
An outpost of the arts, secured by a military dictator |
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It may be the towering black burqa-clad figures that stand at the entrance, or the brickwork, portholes and curved aluminum skylights of the building itself. Either way, the National Art Gallery, which opened last month, has brought new texture to this otherwise sterile, highly planned capital. The biggest surprise for most Pakistanis is that the National Art Gallery ever opened at all. It took a marathon 28 years to develop and build, and was a victim of financing shortfalls, bureaucratic inertia and repeated shifts in power under alternate military and civilian governments, which often undid what their predecessors had started. For the gallery’s architect, Naeem Pasha, 64, it has been a long labor of love for the sake of art and what the building represents for the country. “An art gallery sends a very strong message to the world that we are creative and peaceful, and I want this to be stronger than the act of a suicide bomber,” Mr Pasha said as he toured the gallery on a recent morning. “His act is one and we are many, and the so many have to be heard, and that is the message that this gallery must make.” |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\28\story_28-9-2007_pg7_19 |
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Internet
PTCL’s decision to multi-meter calls: ISPs disagree with proposal |
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Internet service providers (ISPs) of the country have disagreed with the PTCL proposal to start multi-metering to charge Internet access. The implementation of this plan would make using internet over dialup connections much more expensive than a DSL connection and if PTCL does not reverse its decision then ISPAK will have no other choice but to move the Supreme Court, said convener Internet Services Providers Association (ISPAK), Mr Wahaj-us-Siraj. When Daily Times approached Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) regarding this issue, an official said that, PTCL has submitted a proposal in this regard and we have forward it to the ISPAK for their say and are expecting their reply by the end of this month. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\28\story_28-9-2007_pg5_8 |
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Pakistan IT industry grows manifold in 2007 |
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The size of the IT industry in Pakistan has grown manifold, and besides Karachi, a good number of IT companies are operating in Lahore, Islamabad and some other major cities of the country. Chief Executive Officer of NetSol Technologies, Salim Ghauri said in a statement here on Wednesday, “Out of 1056 IT companies, over 100 companies are ISO-certified and the industry’s total size, in terms of volume has crossed the mark of $2 billion and its exports are close to touching $100 million”. He said 2007 registered robust growth in IT sector of Pakistan. Starting with a comparatively slow pace, it gained momentum gradually to compete internationally.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\27\story_27-9-2007_pg5_6 |
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