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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Sunday September 02, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Media in Courts
Court summons blackmailer journalist |
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District and Session Judge Attock has issued a summon notice to SHO Police Saddar Attock in a plea filed by a local businessman against a local journalist for alleged blackmailing. Businessman has alleged the journalist has received huge money through blackmailing.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-5)
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Media Miscellaneous
Durrani seeks media help for building institutions |
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CPNE a national asset
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani has said the government regards the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) as a national asset and this institution should work as a think-tank to provide guidelines to the nation on national and international issues. "The government - under the leadership of President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain - not only helped strength independence and integrity of the media but also acknowledged its significance as the fourth pillar of the state."
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=115847&catid=17&date=09/02/2007&fcatid=14 |
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CPNE annual dinner postponed |
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The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has announced the postponement of the annual dinner at which President General Pervez Musharraf had accepted to be the Chief Guest on September 3, 2007 at Karachi. The CPNE said that a fresh date for the dinner will be announced later suiting the convenience of the Chief Guest. All members of the CPNE who had been requested to attend the dinner on September 3, 2007 at Karachi are requested to kindly note the postponement of the dinner. The inconvenience caused is highly regretted.
(Khabrian-3)
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Hawkers will contact SC if 8 vacations not restored |
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Akhbar Farosh Federation Multan has warned to contact Supreme Court if 8 vacations are not recovered. Hawkers’ community is unaware about any settlement between APNS and All Pakistan Akhbar Farosh Federation. In this regard, akhbar froshan union has not been taken into confidence. They refused to accept such settlement and vowed to observe holiday on December 25.
(Jang-2)
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Music
Taliban vigilantes on the prowl in Swat: Public transporters asked to stop music |
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Public transporters in Swat district on Saturday received threatening letters by unidentified people, believed to be Taliban militants, asking them to remove “obscene” photographs and stop playing music in their vehicles or their vehicles would be blown up. The threatening pamphlets were delivered at the Matta Bus Stand here and the short warning for the transporters stated: “Stop playing music and remove obscene photos from your vehicles or face bomb attacks.” Unidentified militants on Wednesday blew up six music shops in Ishaq Market and partially damaged 20 nearby shops and three houses after distribution of threatening letters in the area warning the shop owners to stop the “un-Islamic” business. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\02\story_2-9-2007_pg7_4 |
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Militants blow up music centre in Charsadda |
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Militants blew up a music centre in ihsanullah market, tehsile shabaqadar on Saturday evening. The music centre was completely destroyed. However no loss of life was reported.
(Nation-5)
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Art
NAG-Hunerkada collaboration suggested |
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The Culture Ministry is considering a proposal for collaboration between the National Art Gallery (NAG) and Hunerkada with a view to providing the artists with a platform to improve their skills and project their works at home and abroad. A ministry official told Daily Times that the proposal had been sent to PM Shaukat Aziz for approval. “Pakistani children and youth win prizes in international art competitions and collaboration between the two institutions will provide them with a platform that would project their skills nationally and internationally,” said the official. “The ministry will appreciate the interest of other art institutions if they come forward and join us, as in this way the gallery will be able to support these institutions academically,” he said. Such collaboration has already been there between the National Institute of Cultural Studies and Lok Virsa. |
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\02\story_2-9-2007_pg11_10 |
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Telecommunication
PTA clarifies news item |
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has denied reports published in the newspaper in which PTA was quoted as working on a plan to monitor all the text messages received or sent by mobile phone users. A spokesman of PTA Saturday clarified that PTA was wrongly quoted in said report. PTA has never asked any mobile operator to monitor all the text messages. PTA has warned in advertisements all the senders of those sms which are unwanted, indecent, illegal or offensive in nature.
(News-5)
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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