Sunday May 14, 2006

Journalist tortured, put in private jail

A feudal lord (wadera) kidnapped a journalist with the help of police and locked him up in his private jail after brutally torturing him as he had refused to marry his sister off with the wadera.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=2364&fb_id=2&catid=14&date=05/14/2006&fcatid=14

Rs 300m for journalist colony

Punjab Accountant General has released a sum of Rs 300 million for Journalists Colony as a supplementary grant. The funds have been released following the Information Culture and Youth Affairs Department letter dated March 25.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_CityNews.aspx?dtlid=39455&catid=3&date=05/14/2006&fcatid=14

Press club election today

More than 1,200 members of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club will exercise their right to elect a new governing body in the annual election being held at the club premises today (Sunday).
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=39440&catid=17&date=05/14/2006&fcatid=14

Race for PTV's managing director in full swing

Inquiry commission formed to probe alleged wrongdoing by ex-MD

A number of senior officials are vying for the post of the Pakistan Television (PTV) managing director (MD) following the forced resignation of Arshad Khan.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\05\14\story_14-5-2006_pg7_2

FM Listening: Safe Motherhood Initiative

Radio has always been considered as a blaring box for music. But once in a while it feels good to know that the music box imparts valuable information too. Saturday morning when I put on my radio, I chanced to tune into FM 100. There I heard a very informative programme ‘Safe Motherhood Initiative'.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=39436&catid=17&date=05/14/2006&fcatid=14

More:

“Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club elections today”, Daily Times,

“Press Club election today”, Dawn, Page- 18              

“Press Club Poll today”, The Nation, Page-2

“Landlord kept Journalist in private jail” Khabrain, Back Page

“I have given a week extension: Arshad Khan”, Nawa-e-Waqat, back Page

News 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: www.ifex.org

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.brecorder.com

Compiled by, Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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