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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Journalist loses four relatives for arranging reporter visit to Wana |
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A tribal journalist, Din Mohammad, who helped media people visit Wana and its adjacent towns a few days ago suffered irreversible loss during the past three days, when foreign militants killed three of his uncles and 15-year-old brother one by one. The ill-fated reporter in Dera Ismail Khan had facilitated journalists from Peshawar, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan who were invited by commander of the tribal militants in Wana, Maulvi Nazeer. Maulvi Nazeer wanted media people to see his strength and visit the areas his people captured from Uzbek fighters. Din Mohammad felt pride when he was given the task of helping people of his community in reaching Wana.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=6909 |
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Baton charge on SC gate, 10 injured including journalists |
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Police used severe baton charge to disperse mob gathered on Supreme Court gate, 10 people got serious injuries including journalists present there to cover the incident. Local correspondent Zahid Yaqoob was among wounded. Police authorities were present on the scene but didn’t bother to bar policemen from baton charge.
(Express-1)
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Lawyers, journalists come to blows |
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Lawyers and journalists came to blows as the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) conducted a hearing of the presidential reference against the chief justice in the Supreme Court building on Tuesday. Lawyers protesting against the suspension of the chief justice and journalists covering the protest got into a scuffle outside the offices of the Supreme Court Barand the Press Room of the apex court. Cameramen filmed the scuffle and PTV played the footage many times during the day. Members and office-bearers of the bar later apologised to the journalists and blamed intelligence agencies for the incident. “I assure you that intelligence agencies are behind this incident. We have reports that some persons have especially been brought from Gujrat to mar the peaceful protest of lawyers,” Supreme Court Bar Vice President Sahibzada Anwer Hameed told journalists.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\04\story_4-4-2007_pg7_6 |
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Lawyers, opposition workers hold rallies: Govt accused of sending impostors |
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They said some ‘intruders’ in the guise of lawyers had also manhandled some journalists to create a rift between them. The SCBA condemned the misbehaviour with and manhandling of members of the press by the ‘intruders’ in black coats. “By this act an effort has been made to sidetrack the movement of the lawyers and strict action under the law would be taken against those responsible for this highly condemnable act,” SCBA vice-president Sahibzada Anwar Hamid, secretary Syed Zulfiqar Ali Bokhari and executive member Khawaja Tariq Sohail said in a statement.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/04/top2.htm |
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ASP’s Manhandling with journalists |
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ASP Saqib Sultan behaved badly with journalists covering the incident of hearing in Supreme Court. He used dirty language with journalists. ASP Saqib Sultan made forceful attempts to bar the journalists to perform their duties.
(Khabrian-6)
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Manhandling of journalists condemned |
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The Press Association of Supreme Court (PAS) Tuesday strongly condemned the manhandling of journalists inside SC building. Some journalists were beaten and abused by members of Lawyers guise of lawyers, both inside and outside the building premises. In a resolution passed unanimously by members of PAS believed that it was a deliberate and designed attempt to spoil exemplary cordial liaison between journalists and lawyers.
(News-3) (Express-1)
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Probe against police abuses today |
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Lahore High Court Judge Syed Zahid Hussain will conduct another hearing to probe police torture against lawyers and journalists in Lahore High Court.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-1)
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Publisher, editor indicted in sedition case |
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A local court has indicted the editor and publisher of a Skurdu based monthly magazine in a sedition case. Session judge Yar Mohammad observed that by publishing an article in March 2004 issue of the magazine Kargil against President Mushrraf’s policies with regard to US led war on terror, Kashmir and Northern areas, the editor and publisher “attempted to bring into hatred or contempt” or created dissatisfaction towards government’s established by laws in Pakistan and thereby committed an offence under sections 124-A (sedition) 501-PPC (defamation) and 505-PPC (conducting public mischief). Both editor and publisher have rejected charges. The magazine Kargil International was banned on November 4,2004 and cases were registered against editor Engineer Mnazoor Hussain Parwana and publisher Gulam Shehzad Agha by local administration.
(Dawn-19)
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Pro-govt lawyers rough up journalists |
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Journalists covering the Supreme Judicial Council proceedings inside the Supreme Court building were manhandled, abused and beaten up by some lawyers, who were later identified as the government supporters. Nadeem Jaffary, Muhammad Bilal, Mir Attiq, Naveed Miraj and other journalists were the target of this group, which used filthy language against them and then disappeared from the scene. To normalise situation, the SCBA office-bearers and the Press Association of the Supreme Court held a joint meeting and condemned the incident. They vowed to probe the matter thoroughly. The SCBA office-bearers promised that after an inquiry, the licences of those involved in the incident would be cancelled.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Ba_ShortNewsT.aspx?fbshortid=1750&bcatid=14&bstatus=Current&fcatid=14&fstatus=Current |
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Hameed Haroon letter “Record of the conflict between the Govt &Dawn |
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“I am writing to draw your attention to an important matter that indicates the rapidly worsening environment for the freedom of press in Pakistan. One of the intended casualties of this swelling hostility between government and press in Pakistan is the DAWN Group of Newspapers, the country’s largest independent English language newspaper and magazines publishing house.”
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http://www.dawn.com/events/appendix/appendix.htm |
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Bizarre sound bytes on Live FM radio |
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FM listeners of the twin cities while hearing live coverage of events pertaining to the appearance of the non-functional Chief Justice of Pakistan before the Supreme Judicial Council heard some 'bizarre sound bytes' here Tuesday. A private FM radio channel arranging a live broadcast of the event from the Constitutional Avenue with regular intervals at times aired sound bytes of the protesters containing derogatory remarks and slogans. FM live broadcast coverage of rallies organized by the leading opposition parties appeared to have given a new dimension to the government's 'free media' policy. However, some FM listeners were of the opinion that the selection of the sound bytes should have been within the limits of decency. It may be recalled here the same FM channel also arranged a live broadcast of the events emerging out of the Jamia Hafsa episode recently.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/MainNewsT.aspx?bdtl_id=5291&fb_id=2&catid=14 |
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Q bunch failed to attempt to divide media and lawyers |
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A bunch of people, some of them lawyers and others wearing lawyers attire and sympathetic with PML-Q played all their dirty tricks to instigate the journalists by hurling abuses at them and chanted slogan against media. The most vocal among them was brother of a junior PML-Q worker Adnan kiani.
(Nation-13)
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Seminar seeks free press, judiciary |
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A seminar titled ‘Role of lawyers, media and scholars in independent judiciary’ was held at the KBA’s Shuhda-i-Punjab Hall on Monday night. Former SHC Chief Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, members of Pakistan Bar Council Yaseen Azad, Abul Inaam, Vice Chairman Sindh Bar Couoncil Mohammad Amin Lakhani, members SBC Zia Ahmed Awan, Noor Naz Agha, KBA President Iftikhar Javaid Qazi, General Secretary Naeem Qureshi, President Karachi Press Club Sabihuddin Ghausi, General Secretary Imtiaz Faran, and Sajjad Mir spoke. They also highlighted the media’s role and said the rulers had always tried to suppress the freedom of the Press. The Press they said had never been cowed by these steps.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/04/local24.htm |
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Indian films won’t get free access |
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The chairman of the Central Film Censor Board of Pakistan, Azfar Shafqat, said the board would not allow unchecked access to Indian movies in the country and only those films made by Pakistani producers and directors with foreign technology and talent would be permitted to be screened. “The films, which are made abroad with foreign actors and technicians, are not liable to be put under strict censor policies, however, no stuff would be allowed which does not come in conformity with our moral values,” said Mr Shafqat while talking to media at Saeed Rizvi’s Studio on Tuesday.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/04/local23.htm |
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Library awaits re-opening |
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The doors of Kutubkhana Aam Baldia Library situated at Frere Market Shahrae Liaqat, closed about three months back for renovation, is still not opened and it seems the concerned officials are indifferent to importance of library and the needs of readers. The library located adjacent to office of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ) was given to contractor by the city government for its renovation seeing its dilapidated condition. However contractor has not finished works even beyond the given time.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/apr-2007/4/nationalnews10.php |
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Journalists to get allotment letters this month: CM |
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Instalments reduced to Rs 2,000 per month. Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, while giving his approval to two important steps towards completion of the Journalists' Housing Colony announced that the process of balloting and issuance of allotment letters of plots will be completed by the end of this month. A delegation of Editors and senior journalists of national dailies called on the Punjab Chief Minister here Wednesday. In response to the proposal of senior journalist, Mohsin Goraya, the chief minister also gave his approval to reduction of the monthly instalment of the plots from Rs.4,000 to Rs.2.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=90451&catid=3 |
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TUJ central cabinet meeting tomorrow |
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Central President Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) Sailab Mehsud has summoned the central cabinet meeting of TUJ tomorrow in local hotel of Peshawar. All local unit presidents and Secretary generals will attend the meeting.
(Aaj-8)
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Artists want national art gallery rescued from performing arts |
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The artists’ community of Karachi has called for a separate institution to promote performing arts. The budget allocated for the National Art Gallery is being tweaked and ‘misappropriated’ artists from Karachi alleged at a press conference Tuesday. The grant was received from the government in the name of National Art Gallery, now portions are being craved out of it for various other forms of art, such a performing arts, theater, literature, etc.
(Daily Times-A2) (Nation-9)
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Letter to Editor “Art gallery” |
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Prof A R Nagori says “The arbitrary decision by some obscure bureaucrat has overruled all our professional opinions and past deliberations, in one stroke. One can only hope that the proposed National Theatre project and its land remain intact and spared from law makers/breakers' car parking proposal. The director-general should spare the National Art Gallery.”
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=49543 |
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MQM to induce more showbiz personalities to join party |
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is looking to attract more film and TV stars as members, MQM sources told Daily Times on Tuesday. Sources said that in a bid to make the party more popular in Punjab, the party would convince film and TV stars who were popular among Punjabis to join the party to ensure the presence of large numbers of people in its public meetings.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\04\story_4-4-2007_pg7_13 |
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Bombay Dreams to hit capital |
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Celebrating Margala Festival, CDA has brought another hot and exotic stage drama Bombay Dreams directed by Shah Sharabeel who is known foe excellence in theaterical ventures. The music which features the composition of famous musician A.R Rehman takes the audience deep into slums of Bombay.
(Dawn-17)
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