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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 03-10-2007 |
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Attack on Media
Intimidation
Senior journalist escapes bid on life |
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Another senior member of the journalist fraternity escaped an attempt on his life on Tuesday when unidentified persons tried to crush him under the wheels of their vehicle outside his residence in Gulistan-e-Jauhar in broad daylight. Senior journalist and President of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) Shamim-ur-Rehman said he was waiting for a cab on Tuesday afternoon on a green belt outside his residence in Gulistan-e-Jauhar near Jauhar Chowrangi when a white or grey car tried to hit him but luckily they failed to cause any harm. “There was neither traffic on the road nor they were trying to avoid any other vehicle. I consider it an attempt on my life as I had received threatening calls yesterday prior to and after the journalists’ protest in the city against manhandling of their colleagues in Islamabad on Saturday last” he informed. Rehman told that he had not lodged any complaint with police as “nothing happens on such complaints” but said the matter would be raised in a hurriedly-called meeting of the KUJ tomorrow or day after tomorrow and any decision in this regard would be taken soon. It should be recalled here that three Karachi-based senior journalists had received bullets in envelopes as threats in May 2007 and two of them have already got themselves transferred to federal capital.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=74459 |
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Media Protest
Journalists to boycott PA session for 15 minutes |
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The Punjab Assembly's Press Gallery Committee has decided to boycott the assembly session starting from Wednesday (today) at 11:00am. The 15-minute boycott, to be observed at the start of the session, will be observed to express solidarity with the Islamabad-based journalists and to condemn the barbaric baton charge on them. The decision was made at the committee's meeting, held at the assembly's chamber Tuesday. The journalists covering the Punjab Assembly proceedings will come out of the assembly building and stage a protest in front of it. The meeting, through a resolution, asked the government to take punitive action against the police officials who resorted to heavy baton charge and injured dozens of journalists in front of the election commission building in Islamabad. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=121484&catid=3 |
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Repeating mistake by Zia Shahid |
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“The main victims were the reporters and photographers of the TV channels and newspapers. Representatives of the government and the opposition left the scene while media men bore the brunt of all the beatings. A poor journalist is always in a difficult situation. If he does not perform his duties aggressively, his seniors question him. It is common for active media men to be exposed to police beatings. Every action has a reaction. Amongst all the ministers, Tariq Azeem is the most friendly and kind to journalists. In his office or home, journalists always surround him. He always entertains them. But on Saturday, when he returned after removing an injured journalist to a hospital, certain journalists attacked him, according to a report. Dr Farooq Sattar belongs to the MQM. Personally he is a very friendly and balanced person. He dropped an injured journalist at a hospital where some lawyers attacked him and he got injured.” |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=121402&catid=11 |
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PBA refutes Pemra allegations |
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Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) strongly refuted all allegations that any of its member broadcasters has broken the rules and regulations laid down in Pemra ordinance.
Secretary General Arshad Zuberi, in his letter to respond to a warning letter, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), has written to various news channels, strongly reiterated the association's point of view that the members have not gone beyond limits and bounds of freedom that is allowed in the Constitution. "Airing of discussions, current affairs programmes/talk shows are not prohibited under any law, and freedom of expression, speech and information is basic right of every citizen of Pakistan," he said on Tuesday. "In this perspective, the warning letter issued by Pemra is flagrant violation of Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and PBA reserves its right to challenge it in the competent court of law," he contended. "The current affairs programmes/talk shows are merely exchange of different views and thoughts on constitutional provisions, its interpretation and implications. “The participants simply deliver their opinions and views in an academic manner. The hosts/anchors are just facilitating the talk shows and only placing different questions for collecting the opinions from both sides.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=10445 |
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Issue of violence against media men will be raised in UN |
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Reporters without Borders an international media organization has expressed deep concern over police violence against media persons and government inability of lacking prompt action against irresponsible officials in Islamabad. Reporters without Borders have decided to raise issue before UN. The organization has welcomed the suo moto action by Chief Justice of Pakistan.
(Jang-8)
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Media Miscellaneous
Police violence: body formed to help journalists |
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The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) on Tuesday constituted a committee for registering cases of police violence against journalists, reviewing legal matters and finalising a strategy in this regard. The eight-member committee was constituted under the supervision of RIUJ General-Secretary Ashfaq Sajid while Mazhar Abbas, Afzal Butt, Mushtaq Minhas, Sharyar Khan, Waqar Satti, Shakeel Anjum and Syed Muzamil Hussain selected as its members. It will help journalists to get affidavits and lodge complaints with the police. During an Iftar dinner, hosted by the RIUJ for those journalists who were injured by the capital police on September 29, President Pakistan Federation Union of Journalist (PFUJ) Syed Huma Khan and Secretary-General Mazhar Abbas demanded of the government to withdraw cases against journalists, and register cases on complaint of the injured journalists. They also demanded an inquiry into the kidnapping of Babar Hussain, the reporter of a private TV channel. They said that some ministers were giving irresponsible statements creating mistrust between the government and journalists. PFUJ leaders appreciated the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision to suspend officials responsible for the violence and said that the decision should have come from the government.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/03/nat14.htm |
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HRCP protest against violence on journalists |
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) core group Mirpurkhas Tuesday held a protest demonstration outside the press club against violence on lawyers and journalists in Islamabad and other parts of the country. Protestors Kanji Ranomal Bheel, coordinator HRCP and activist Sarwan Kumar were carrying banners and placards and demanding the government to immediately arrest the responsible for violence against journalists and lawyers. Speaking to the protesters Kanji Ranomal Bheel, Sarwan Kumar, Aanandram, Amer Hero advocate and others strongly condemned the violence on journalists and lawyers.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=121385&catid=2 |
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Torture on journalists condemned |
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The rulers are at the end of their rule after brutal terrorism against political activists, lawyers and journalists. This was stated by Ch Abbas Hanjra, PML-N City Sheikhupura General Secretary, and Rana Arif Mehmood, Hamza Shahbaz Lovers Council chairman, while talking to the journalist Tuesday. They said the present rulers are trying to extend his rule with the help of law enforcement agencies and state terrorism. They said the dictatorship had also resorted to state terrorism in order to sabotage the democratic process.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=121352&catid=2 |
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Action against journalists, lawyers was not policy guideline |
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National Crisis Management Cell head Brig Javed Iqbal has told media men that there were no directions in policy guideline to target journalists and lawyers. While responding to protest by journalists in his press briefing, he informed that federal government has also condemned the aggression against media men. He told inquiry has initiated to apprehend responsible for violence, if any official found guilty, necessary disciplinary action would be taken.
(Jang-8)
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Ministry rules out amendment in Pemra ordinance |
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Sources of ministry of information have told that no amendment in Pemra ordinance is under consideration. Approval of Pemra ordinance was delayed due to code of conduct for electronic channels. Code of conduct will be a part of Pemra ordinance.
(Jang-8)
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RIUJ hosted iftar dinner for victim journalists |
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Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) arranged an iftar dinner for victim journalists of police violence in Islamabad. RIUJ leaders Mazhar Abbas and Huma Ali addressed the dinner. Journalists welcomed the suo moto action by chief justice of Pakistan and termed it a relief for media community. They alleged that some ministers are trying to sabotage the environment.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-3)
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Television
VOA launches morning TV transmission for Pakistan |
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Voice of America (VOA)’s Urdu TV programme, ‘Beyond the Headlines’, beamed at Pakistan now has a 30-minute morning edition appearing on a different commercial channel than the one on which its evening transmission is seen. According to VOA, the half-hour morning programme will air on Aaj TV daily at 8.30am. The newsmagazine type transmission will be hosted by Kaukab Farshori and Ayesha Khalid. VOA’s Urdu service broadcasts 12 hours a day of news and information on Radio Aap ki Dunya. The radio programme is distributed by medium-wave at 972 kHz, digital audio satellite, the Internet and a three-hour short-wave broadcast. The VOA, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the United States government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million in 45 languages. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\03\story_3-10-2007_pg7_50 |
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Alternative activities proposed,kids’ TV viewing tied to behavioral problems |
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“We are raising our children in media saturated world. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but our knowledge of how media affects children-both in terms of behavior and health- has clearly lagged behind its use.”
(News-13)
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