Thursday August 10, 2006

PFUJ, Apnec blame agencies for violence

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) have blamed the intelligence agencies for the rising incidents of violence against journalists, says a press release on Wednesday. In a resolution adopted at the end of a three-day meeting of the Executive Council of the two apex bodies of newspaper employees held in Peshawar, the meeting said that the incidents of violence and threats to newsmen particularly in the tribal areas of NWFP, Balochistan and in the interior of Sindh have created fear and panic among the journalists, which negate the government claim of the freedom of the Press.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/10/nat11.htm

Billboard firms to pay compensation to victims

The provincial relief commissioner has decided to hold the firms and advertisers hiring hoarding of these firms responsible for the deaths and loss of property to be caused to any citizen. In a letter to the district coordination officer (DCO), the commissioner has directed that the agency which has erected a billboard and the companies hiring these publicity sites would have to pay compensation to the family concerned that would suffer a loss of life or property in case of collapse of the hoardings even during windstorms or otherwise.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/10/nat33.htm

Journalist seeks justice against police

In a bid to prevent a poor vendor from the traffic police, the Charsadda-based journalist bore the brunt, who was physically tortured and attacked by the police personnel in the crowded bazaar and in addition registered six fake cases against him.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=53528&catid=2

AJK television to go on air from today

Azad Kashmir's regional television station, which was destroyed by a massive earthquake last year, will return to the airwaves on Thursday, officials said.
The Azad Jammu Kashmir channel is being relaunched from a makeshift tin shelter built on the ruins of its former office in the regional capital Muzaffarabad, general manager Ijaz Ahmed Niazi told AFP on Wednesday.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/10/top15.htm

Azad Kashmir TV relaunched

Azad Kashmir's regional television station, which was destroyed by a massive earthquake last year, will return to the airwaves on Thursday, officials said.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id
=3128&fb_id=2&catid=14

Oct 8 quake-hit AJK channel being re-launched

Azad Jammu and Kashmir 's regional television station, destroyed by last year's October 8 earthquake, will be re-launched today (Thursday), said AJK Channel General Manager Ijaz Ahmed Niazi on Wednesday.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\10\story_10-8-2006_pg7_10

Journalists walk out of NA

Journalists walked out of the National Assembly's press gallery in protest following Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan Niazi's ‘derogatory remarks' on Wednesday. On a point of order, the minister said the print media was damaging the parliament's image.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\10\story_10-8-2006_pg7_26

Journalists stage walk-out over Afgan's remarks

Journalists covering the National Assembly proceedings have staged a walkout from the lobby as a protest against the insulting remarks against them and slated the Federal Minister Dr Sher Afgan Niazi.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=53508&catid=17

RSF calls for release of Srinagar journalist

An international body for journalists' rights on Wednesday denounced India 's security service establishment for persecuting a Srinagar-based photojournalist, Muhammad Maqbool Khokar alias Maqbool Sahil.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\10\story_10-8-2006_pg7_35

Demand to withdraw raise in cable fee

Locals have rejected an increase of Rs 50 per month in the fee of the cable operators and in many areas of the City the people have threaten to cut their connections in protest. Despite charging Rs 200 per month as connection fee, they have not been paying heed to their complains regarding the poor service and airing of obscene programmes.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=19291

Workshop on projection through media

Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) will organize a workshop on "Projection of Scientific Knowledge in Mass Media of Pakistan" from September 5-6 in Peshawar . According to a press release of Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) here, the workshop has been designed for the scientists, journalists, television producers, public relation persons and people working on bridging the gap between science and media.

http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/index.php?page=news
&nid=2230&tname=city_news

PBC finalises Independence Day programmes

The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Faisalabad , has finalised different programmes in connection with the Independence Day celebrations, said Station Director Ejaz Waqar.  He was chairing a meeting of producers here on Wednesday. He said a Mushaira would be held on August 10 while a programme ‘Khawab-se-Tabeer Tak' would also be aired in which intellectuals would discuss vision of Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam about Pakistan.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=19301

APNS holiday on 14 th

The All-Pakistan Newspapers Society on Wednesday announced that its member publications would observe Aug 14 as a holiday on account of the Independence Day.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/10/top14.htm

MORE:

“PEMRA decided to issue protocol licenses; Now telephone, television and internet facility will be available on single line: Chairman PEMRA”, Khabrain, Back Page

“ Newspapers holiday on August 14”, The Nation, page-9

SOURCES :

The News: http://jang.com.pk/thenews/

The Nation: http://www.nation.com.pk/

Daily Times: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

The Dawn: http://www.dawn.com

Spider: www.spider.tm

BBC South Asia : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/

Herald: http://dawn.com/herald/

Aurora : www.aurora@dawn.com

The Economist: www.economist.com

IFEX: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/158/

Jang: http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/

Nawa-i-waqt: http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk

Khabrain: http://www.khabrain.com

Daily Development News: http://asp.isb.sdnpk.org/

The Post: http://www.thepost.com.pk/

Business Recorder: http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org

Asia Media: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

PEMRA: www.pemra.gov.pk

States Man: http://www.statesman.com.pk

Frontier Post: www. frontierpost .com.pk

Compiled by , Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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