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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Sunday April 08, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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NA standing committee asks to bar advertisement by mobile companies |
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National Standing Committee for Information Technology has recommended to IT Ministry to block advertisement campaigns by cell phone companies. Advertisements don’t follow the traditions and culture of Pakistan. It is ultimately promoting vulgarity and obscenity. NA committee has recommended to Ministry of IT and Telecom that since advertisement by U phone, Telenor, Mobilink and Warid don’t follow the norms of culture, it should be banned immediately. NA committee has sent a letter to IT Ministry signed by all members of committee. Telecommunication companies have rejected the NA standing committee observations and claimed that advertisements are in according to code of conduct and don’t deviate any cultural norm.
(Jang-3)
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LHC concludes inquiry on torture of lawyers, journalists |
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) Saturday concluded the inquiry into alleged police torture of lawyers and journalists during the All Pakistan Lawyers' Convention after recording the statement of SSP (Operations) Lahore Aftab Cheema. The court, which will send its report to the Supreme Court (SC) for the final decision within a couple of days, examined television footage and scanned media reports during the inquiry. The SC had taken suo moto notice of, and directed the LHC to conduct an inquiry into, the alleged police torture of lawyers and journalists on March 17. Cheema told the court that the Punjab government had imposed a ban on taking out rallies, so it was the duty of police to restrain the lawyers from doing so. He claimed that the Punjab home secretary had issued instructions about the ban on March 15.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=5334&fb_id=2&catid=14&date=04/08/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Rawalpindi Bar condemns manhandling of journalists |
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Rawalpindi Bar Association has passed a resolution to show solidarity with media community. On 3rd April, some fake lawyers misbehaved with journalists. None of the lawyers were behind the sad incident. Lawyers condemned the act of fake lawyers and showed complete soliodarity with the media community.
(Express-9)
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Mulana Abdul Aziz’s Telephonic address on FM radio Swat |
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Lal Mosque Khateeb Mulana Abdul Aziz gave a telephonic address on FM radio Swat on Saturday night. During the speech of the founder of FM Swat Mulana Fazal ullah, Mulana Aziz was contacted on phone and asked for addressing via phone. Mulana Fazal Ullah winded his speech and appealed to the people to listen to Mulana Aziz. Mulana Aziz stressed on the people to support their cause of Islamization.
(Aaj-8)
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Letter to editor “No coverage” |
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It is not strange that international foreign channels, such as Al-Jazeera TV, report an event that took place in Pakistan. But what surprises us is the hush of our own Pakistan TV channels about it. Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, made clear in a press conference held here in Pakistan that Pakistan has to do nothing with the Jundullah terrorist group, that Pakistan sponsors this terrorist group which carries attacks in the Iranian territory rebuffing the statements of ABC TV, the US based channel. Neither has a single TV channel has quoted this statement in the press conference nor reported it.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_LetNews.aspx?dtlid=91024&catid=4&date=04/08/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Letter to editor “Fire for showing Indian film” |
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Madam Sangeeta, in her statement to a national Urdu newspaper yesterday, threatened to set cinemas on fire if they showed Indian movies. I humbly request the authorities to take notice of Madam Sangeeta’s statement. It smacks of hatred and will be a terrible blow to people-to-people contact and cultural exchange between India and Pakistan.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\08\story_8-4-2007_pg3_8 |
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Journalists hail cut in PJHF installments |
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The journalists of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have welcomed the reduction in quarterly instalments of the Punjab Journalists Housing Foundation (PJHF) and termed it timely and positive step for the welfare of journalists’ community. Keeping in view the financial restraints of the media persons, the quarterly instalments of the PJHF have been reduced to Rs 20,000, a senior official in the Rawalpindi/Islamabad Press Club said. Earlier, the quarterly instalment was Rs 87,000 and with the untiring efforts of the Rawalpindi/Islamabad Press Club (RIPC) office-bearers, the amount was reduced to Rs 30,000 and then to Rs 20,000.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=91124&catid=2&date=04/08/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Journalists welcome cut in instalment |
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The journalists of twin cities of Rawalpindi Islamabad have welcomed the reduction in quarterly instalments of Punjab Journalists Housing Foundation (PJHF) and termed it a timely and positive step for the welfare of journalists’ community. PJHF has reduced the instalment to Rs 20,000 a senior official of the press club told here.
(The Nation-14)
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National Art Gallery to retain name |
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The building constructed for the display of visual arts will ultimately retain its name as The National Art Gallery (NAG). Standing Committee on Culture was given this assurance by the Ministry of Culture in a meeting in which NAG was reviewed.
(Dawn-18)
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Letter to Editor “A tribute to Ahmed Ali Khan” |
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Asif Ansari Senior Producer, Pakistan Television Centre Karachi says “Some 25 years ago I had conceived and developed a programme in Lahore with Mr Rahat Kazmi as compere. One of the segments of programme was a quiz in which the participants were given broad hints to make a correct guess as to who the exact person sitting behind the curtain was. The first name that came to our mind was that of Mr Ahmad Ali Khan because in spite of being a very well-known person, no one had ever seen him in a photograph, in a newspaper, a magazine or on television. Later inquiries revealed that Khan Sahib was entirely unapproachable for a programme which projected him as a personality.”
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/08/letted.htm#2 |
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Arrosa Alam’s clarification |
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Leading journalist Aroosa Alam has rejected all forged and fabricated news stories about her so called engagement with some Indian politician. She termed it a shameful attempt to defame her position. Indian opposition has raised the issue in parliament. She said that Indian politician is her honourable friend, there is nothing wrong. She told that legal action is on her cards against those who are behind propaganda.
(Khabrian-8)
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