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Pakistan Media Mirror |
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Media Mirror: 08-10-2007 |
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Attack on Media
Intimidation
Journalists, lawyers booked after a week |
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The Pind Dadan Khan police registered on Saturday a case against 15 journalists, four lawyers and two unknown persons for holding an anti-government protest rally a week ago, officials said on Sunday. The officials, who wished not to be identified, told this correspondent that the case was registered under section 188 and 16 MPO. Local media persons backed by the lawyers’ community and people from different walks of life on September 30 brought out a rally to protest against the brutalities of the Islamabad police outside the Chief E lection Commissioner’s office on September 29. Those who have been booked are Chaudhry Akhtar Arain, Younis Naz, Akhtar Ali Shah, Shabir Awan, Amir Raza, Ramzan Khokar, Abdul Sattar Azad, Mohammad Amjad, Malik Shuja Haider, Chaudhry Ameer Hamid, Irshad Hussain, Azhar Imran, Abdullah, Younis Shahbaz, Khwaja Nadeem Mushtaq, Qazi Mohammad Umar, Masood Bhatti, Shaukat Hayat and Asghar Baloch. Representatives of different journalist unions and office- bearers of local press clubs have condemned the registration of the case against media persons and lawyers. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/08/nat16.htm |
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SVP Khuzdar press club missing |
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Senior vice president Khuzdar press club Riaz Megal is missing for last three days and police have failed to recover him. A meeing held at press club here Sunday. A protest rally will be taken out from Khuzdar press club Monday and protest meeting will be held at Seerat Chock.
(News-8)
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Media Protest
PFUJ condemns kidnapping of journalist |
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The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the kidnapping of a senior journalist and criticised the government for having done nothing to trace him. Raiz Mengal, acting president of the Khuzdar Press Club, was kidnapped three days ago. In a statement issued here on Sunday, PFUJ president Syed Huma Ali accused the government of using such tactics to pressurise the journalist community and impose curbs on freedom of the press. The statement said that although journalists had identified the culprits, no action had so far been taken against them. The PFUJ called upon the Balochistan government to immediately recover Riaz Mengal and arrest all the influential people involved in the inhuman act. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/08/nat8.htm |
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Withdrawal of case against journalists urged |
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Tribal union of Journalists (TUJ) condemned the petitions of district administration of Attock against journalists of Pand Daden Khan and demanded the government to withdraw these baseless petitions against them. A meeting of tribal union of journalists was held under auspices of central president Nasir Mehmood in Peshawar. Central president Nasir Mehmood and Aurngezeb Afridi said that on the call of Federal union of journalists the journalists of Pand Daden khan had launched peaceful rallies which was their right saying that if the police did not stop revengeful acts against Ramzan khokhar then journalists community would initiate protest demonstration in all over country.
(Nation-16)
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BBC Urdu |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2007/10/071007 |
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Critique on Media
Letter to Editor, “A media assault” |
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Arooj Mehru comments, “Media seems to have lost all ethics. The government council has not only been assaulted by the advocates but by the media as well. Both print and electronic media has tried to create sensationalism by printing and telecasting derogatory headlines and news items regarding Ahmad Raza Kasoori assault case. It tarnished the image of Ahmad Raza Kasoori in two ways. The print and electronic media has used the proverb “moonh kala kar dia”in wrong connotation both editorially and through pictures and footages showing Mr Kasoori’s blackened face. Freedom of expression and information is a prerequisite of a free and democratic society. But this freedom should not be an unbridled one. Media’s role is not to take sides but to be impartial.” |
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/oct-2007/8/letters8.php |
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Media Miscellaneous
Journalists’ colony plot balloting on 9th |
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Shujaat to give allotment letters to newsmen
The plot balloting and ceremony of distribution of allotment letters of Lohi-Bhair journalists’ housing society will be held tomorrow (Tuesday). PML Chief Shujat Hussain and Chief Minister Punjab Pervaiz Elahi will distribute letters to respective members of Rawalpindi /Islamabad press club.
(Post-A4) (News-9)
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Telecommunications
SIMS continue to be sold without identification |
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Despite huge efforts and big claims bt PTA, cellular companies and government, the business of mobile phone connections with fake information or even without identity information is still on rise.
(News-9)
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