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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Monday February 12, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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PM learns Sohail Qalandar is missing! |
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Journalist Sohail Qalandar was kidnapped 40 days ago and newspapers daily carry stories of protest by journalist bodies and sympathetic politicians, traders and civil society organisations due to the government’s failure to secure his release. But Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was reportedly unaware of the incident, or that is the impression that senior columnist Hameed Akhtar got when he met the premier in Islamabad recently and raised the issue.The veteran columnist wrote in an Urdu newspaper that he was surprised when the prime minister asked his military secretary to note down the name and designation of the kidnapped journalist so that the matter could be taken up with the authorities concerned. He gave the required information to the military secretary and is now waiting for the prime minister to act and ensure recovery Sohail Qalandar.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42507 |
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More forceful protest planning today for journalist’s recovery |
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People from all walks of life announced here Sunday to constitute a grand committee that would give a schedule (today) for a wide protest against the delay in recovery of abducted journalist Sohail Qalander. The representatives of more than 30 leading political forces, trade and business unions, labourers, NGOs attended the meeting in Press Club Peshawar.
(The Nation-5) (Daily Express-1) (Daily Aaj-2,8)
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JI condemns govt actions against press |
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Jamiat Islami’s (Markazi Majlis-e-Shura) Central Working Committee in its meeting in Peshawar has condemned govt actions to curb the freedom of press. While condemning abductions, murders, and violence against journalists, the Shura observed that Govt wants to curb journalists along with freedom of expression. A resolution was passed to condemn the abuses against media and media community.
(Daily Express-1) (Daily Nawa-e-Waqt-3)
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RIUJ to hold protest outside Parliament today |
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The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) will stage a sit-in outside parliament on Monday (today) in protest against the debarring of journalists from the parliament cafeteria, banning of private TV channels from parliament house and discriminatory treatment against journalists.
(Dawn-13) (Daily Khabrain-3)
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\12\story_12-2-2007_pg11_4 |
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RIUJ demo today |
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Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) will stage a protest demonstration and sit-in outside the Parliament today (Monday) against debarring journalists from the parliamentary coverage by the Information Ministry, banning the private TV channels entry into the Parliament and discriminatory treatment being meted out to the journalists.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=82290&catid=17 |
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Indian movie insults people of Hazara |
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Chairman of the Punjabi Pakhtoon Ittehad (PPI) Malik Sikandar Awan criticised the Indian film ‘Kabul Express’ which, according to him, humiliated the Hazara community. Awan stressed PEMRA direct cable operators to stop screening such “vulgar” films and warned that if the shopkeepers of the Rainbow Center did not stop selling these movies, the PPI would be compelled to besiege it. He condemned the “double standards” of India and termed them a main hurdle towards establishing peaceful and friendly relations between Pakistan and India.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\12\story_12-2-2007_pg12_6 |
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Khabrain Supplement on Adnan Shahid |
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Daily The Khabrian has published special supplement on late late Editor of The Post Adnan Shahid. Widespread condolences from all circles.
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http://www.khabrain.com/fresh_news.htm |
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PM terms Radio Pakistan a vital pillar of country |
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Prim Minister Shukat Aziz has said that Radio Pakistan is an important pillar of the country. Radio Pakistan is voice of the nation. Radio Pakistan is spreading national solidarity in the country. He was addressing PBC National Excellence awards 2006 ceremony in convention centre.
(Nawa-e-Waqt-3)
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