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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Friday February 09, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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PFUJ asks govt to recover missing journalists |
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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Thursday asked the government to recover senior journalist Sohail Qalandar within three days otherwise, a countrywide protest movement against the government would be started. Besides, the Peshawar-based journalists continued their hunger-strike camp for the third consecutive day against the kidnapping. Leading a protest rally, PFUJ President Pervez Shaukat while addressing the participants of protest demonstration near the governor’s house warned the government if the kidnapped journalist Sohail Qalandar and his friend Niaz Mohammad were not safely recovered by Sunday, they would start countrywide movement. PFUJ threatens countrywide protest from 12th.
(Daily Times-B2) (The News-11) |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=81824&catid=2 |
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PFUJ threatens countrywide protest from 12th. |
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PFUJ has given three days deadline for recovery of Sohail Qalander otherwise countrywide protest will be launched by media community. Media community has also announced to stage sit-in and hunger strike outside parliament.
(Daily Express-1) (Daily Aaj-1,2)
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Nawa-e-Waqt Editorial: Abduction of journalist Sohail Qalander |
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Nawa-e-Waqt editorial asks government to clear its position about clueless abduction case. , and should take solid steps for safe recovery.
(Nawa-e-Waqt-Editorial)
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Kidnapping for ransom: by Rahimullah Yusufzai |
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Once in a while the issue of kidnapping is highlighted when someone important is kidnapped. This happened in case of journalist Sohail Qalandar, Editor of the Peshawar edition of a national Urdu daily, who was kidnapped along with his friend Niaz Mohammad from Peshawar's upscale Hayatabad locality on Jan 2 during the Eidul Azha holidays. He hasn't been recovered even after the passage of 37 days and there are now growing fears about his well-being.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42125 |
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Thrashing of journalists condemned |
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Hundreds of journalists attended a combined meeting of Punjab Union of Journalists and Lahore Press Club and protested the thrashing of three journalists by some lawyers. Aamir Riaz, Habib Chohan and Saqlian Javed who were present at Lahore High Court were beaten up allegedly by the lawyers on Wednesday. Office bearers of Supreme Court Bar Association also expressed sympathy with victim journalists and termed it conspiracy to create differences between lawyers and journalists.
(Dawn-12)
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Police case against lady DSP for manhandling of Express reporter in Islamabad |
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Police has filed a case against lady DSP for her manhandling and threatening behavior towards a journalist. While driving a Patrolling Police car without number plate thrust the motorbike of Naveed Jamal reporter of Express. Lady police officer used abusive language and threatened the reporter. DSP Shahida Kausar also misbehaved with a traffic constable. She was driving a car without number plate. She fled from the scene. Police have registered a case against her for mishandling and abusive attitude.
(Daily Express-8)
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Curbs on journalists deprive parliament cafeteria of its charm |
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The parliament cafeteria presents a forlorn spectacle after it has been robbed of its traditional vitality for different reasons. The underlying reason behind curbs on the movement of journalists inside the parliament building is most probably that the oversensitive lot does not relish the dissemination of information by the media, especially the electronic media. One of the official reasons behind shutting the cafetaria on TV cameras, of course with the exception of the privileged state broadcaster, is that worthy MNAs often complain that the presence of a heavy battery of mediapersons and the recording apparatus of dozens of channels leaves no space for them in a place that is exclusively meant for them to sit and chat over a cup of tea.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42071 |
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Opposition simulate parliament cafeteria |
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There has been some relaxation in restriction on the movement of journalists in of print media parliament house. However the ban on cameras of private TV channels continues with no hope of it being lifted. Against the backdrop of bar, PPP-P MNA arranged an open air cafeteria for journalists.
(The News-12)
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Private cameras not allowed for cafeteria |
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In a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shukat Aziz, decisions were taken to further tighten the security measures for parliament security. Now media men can accompany MPs to cafeteria. There will be a bar on private TV cameras to cafeteria. Cameramen of Private TV Channels have protested against the decision. Opposition MPs have arranged an alternative cafeteria for media outside parliament house in open air.
(Daily Jang-1)
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PPP-P arranges alternative cafeteria for journalists |
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PPP-P parliamentarian Zamarrud Khan arranged new cafeteria for journalists outside the parliament house that was largely participated by media persons. Since the journalists’ and cameraman entry into the ‘MNAs-Senators’ parliament cafeteria has reportedly been banned, PPP leader invited them to open air cafeteria where tea and snakcs were served to them.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/feb-2007/9/nationalnews3.php |
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MNAs stage protest |
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Opposition members on Thursday staged a protest sit-in outside the Parliament House building to express solidarity with the journalists whose movements had been restricted by the government during the ongoing National Assembly session in the name of security measures. The protest sit-in was arranged by the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) and it was also attended by members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) besides senior media-persons and representatives of journalists’ organizations. PPP MNA Zamarrud Khan was the main organiser of the protest camp, who named it “alternative cafeteria” and arranged snacks and tea for the participants.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/09/nat16.htm |
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Barring the press |
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One hopes that better sense will prevail and the prohibition imposed on the media by the information ministry on coverage of parliament will be lifted sooner than later. According to reports, the reason given for the ban -- which initially included the print media as well -- was the security situation emanating from the recent terrorist acts in the federal capital. However, without compromising the need for making parliament a secure place surely the ministry of information and the National Assembly secretariat could have come to an arrangement whereby media representatives abided by security regulations and were able to carry out their professional duties.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42121 |
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Demo against Aljeezra media man’s detention |
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Rawalpindi Islamabad Press Club organized a protest demonstration to condemn the detention of Aljezera media man Alhaj Sami, who has been jailed in Guantánamo bay for last 6 years. Journalists chanted anti America slogans, demanded earliest release of media man. They condemned the cruel detention termed it brutal act against freedom of press. Mushtaq Minhas, Afzal Butt, Nawaz Raza and Main Muneer led the demo.
(Nawa-e-Waqt-2) (The Nation-4)
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NA approve 20 clauses of PEMRA bill |
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Nation Assembly has approved the 20 clauses of PEMRA amendment bill 2005. In todays session of the NA, these clauses will be endorsed in the bill and it will be passed as a complete bill. Bill was pending for last 3 years. 12 clauses presented earlier by the opposition were rejected.
(Daily Khabrian-1)
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PEMRA bill does not restrict freedom of expression |
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Ifthikar Rasheed PEMRA Chairman has said that bill will not restrict freedom of expression in country. After the approval of bill, Newspaper owners will be awarded licenses for satellite TV channels. Now media is being facilitated.
(Daily Khabrian-1)
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