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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Friday August 10, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Attack on Media
Ban
PEMRA terminates 2 FM radio broadcasts |
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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has closed down two illegal FM Radio Broadcasts in Mardan district of NWFP. “PEMRA, in its recent drive against illegal FM Radio Stations, has closed down two FM radio broadcasts working illegally in Mardan, NWFP,” said PEMRA spokesman here Thursday.
“PEMRA has closed down around 175 illegal FM Radio Stations in NWFP and other areas of the country during the last one year as a result of the pragmatic planning and help provided by the respective Provincial Governments,” said the PEMRA spokesman. He said under the drive, a close coordination with the NWFP government and local administration is being maintained and the PEMRA invariably seeks the assistance from provincial authorities for this purpose. PEMRA has terminated transmission of two illegal FM radio broadcasts namely Madrassa Tafheem-ul-Quran Parhoti, Mardan, which was being run by Maulana Faisal Bari. The other radio broadcast namely Madrassa Arabia Islamia Sahwal Dher, Mardan, which was being run by Maulana Hussain Ahmed. This is an ongoing campaign and the pace will be maintained to curb the menace of illegal FM broadcasts, added the PEMRA official. The spokesman further said that PEMRA solicits continued support of the people in addition to the respective provincial governments for stemming the specter of illegal radio stations which are spreading hatred and sectarian strife in the society.
PEMRA has also issued clear directives that illegal operations will include legal and punitive action, he said.
(The Nation),
Daily Times
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Media Protest
Press under siege | Media needs a united front by Sadaf Arshad |
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“Pakistan is a state which has been ruled by dictators for more than 30 years. Both India and Pakistan have put their media under siege in one way or the other. Media in these countries has been facing pressures by state and non-state actors. Attack on the people’s right to know and press freedom portrays a very dark picture, where a ray of hope appears when journalists stand united. No pressure can survive long if the media presents a united front.”
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=111809&catid=11&date=08/10/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Awards for Media
Jamiluddin Aali conferred Kamal-e-Fun |
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Renowned poet, columnist and writer Jamiluddin Aali has been nominated for the highest literary award of the country "Kamal-e-Fun Award" for the year 2006.The Kamal-e-Fun Award is the highest literary award in the field of literature for recognition of lifetime achievement in creative and research work. The amount of this award is Rs 500,000. The decision was made public after a consultative meeting by the judges at the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). The panel of judges consisted of eminent writers including Dr Saleem Akhtar, Fateh Muhammad Malik, Dr Peerzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Aftab Iqbal Shamim, Dr Tariq Rehman, Dr Riaz Majeed, Zaitoon Bano, Abdul Qadir Junejo, Dr Rubina Treen and Munir Ahmad Badini. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_ShortNews.aspx?shortid=4242&catid=2&date=08/10/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Television
Pushto transmission demanded |
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Local leader from Charsida have demanded to restore PTV transmission in Pushto. He said ban on Pushto transmission on PTV was prejudice against Pushton nation. He urged federal government to restore transmission in Pushto.
(Aaj-2)
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Letter to Editor, “Doctors on TV” |
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Sonia j. Shaikh, “For the past couple of years it has become common place to find doctors who come up on TV channels and advertise their medicines that claim to do miracles. Not only these doctors appear regularly on TV, they have made their place in newspapers. They challenge people and offer a money back guarantee. Their claims for curing ailments are so high and seemingly so true, that no advanced technology can beat them. Thousands of poor and ignorant people waste their money on them especially in rural areas and slums of Pakistan where plunderers trap people as it can be easily done due to lack of medical facilities in those areas. The people who are harmed due to such doctors cannot even complain due to lack of awareness, education and money. The ministry of health should keep a check and balance on these people that grow like weeds all around us. While all the ministers, cabinet, national assembly and parliament have access to the best hospitals in the world, most in the ailing nation have nothing to look up to except God.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/10/letted.htm#10 |
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Print Media
Al-Jazeera lauds The Post coverage |
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Al-Jazeera TV while commenting on reports regarding possible imposition of emergency, appreciated the coverage of The Post. While flashing Thursday's issue on TV screen for almost 20 seconds during a live discussion, the international news channel appreciated the coverage of the issue. The way it presented opinion of the opposition leaders as well as legal experts on the issue was an exception, the channel said adding that the headline of the newspaper, "Emergency a matter of time" was the most appropriate one to describe the situation. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=6855&fb_id=2&catid=14&date=08/10/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Telecommunication
Telecom sector likely to attract $4b investment in five years |
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Telecom sector is likely to attract $4 billion in investment over the next five years owing to liberal policies introduced by the present government, an official said on Thursday. "The telecom sector has already attracted investment of billions of dollars in last three years due to deregulaisation and liberalization," the official from the Telecommunication Ministry said. |
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CorpNews.aspx?dtlid=111743&catid=8&date=08/10/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Mobilink licence renewed for $291m |
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Mobilink Pakistan cellular service announced the renewal of its licence for mobile telephony. The signing ceremony took place between Chairman PTA and CEO Mobilink here on Thursday. Mobilink was awarded the license 15 years ago in 1992. Now licence has been renewed at $291 million for the next 15 years.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman Maj. Gen (retd) Sahazada Alam Malik expressed his views during the signing ceremony that I see a healthy trend in cellular growth, it is not only bringing substantial revenue to the exchequer, but also helping people to communicate more frequently and easily at affordable tariffs. Mobilink has shown promising growth holding major market share. |
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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