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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Assault
Cameraman was deprived off camera |
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In wave of violence in Karachi, a cameraman of a private TV channel was deprived off his camera. In Gurmander area of Karachi, unknown miscreants attacked on cameraman Muzammal and snatched his camera. Cameraman was also manhandled by miscreants.
(Ummat May 13-12)
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MQM workers misbehaved journalists in front of Rangers |
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On the eve of Chief Justice’s arrival in Karachi, journalists were tortured and misbehaved at different places in Karachi. Many journalists were not allowed to enter Karachi airport. Armed MQM workers were standing at different places. They sealed the airport. MQM workers tortured journalists and common citizens.
(Ummat May 13-12)
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Media Protests
Journalists protested to DIG Police |
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On arrival of DIG Police at Karachi airport, Journalists asked DIG Police about perpetrators of attack on Aaj channel. Journalists protested that media was not given any security. DIG police showed his ignorance about culprits of attack. Police official reply annoyed journalists, they chanted slogans against Police.
(Ummat May 13-12)
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Journalists seek protection |
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Speakers on Sunday demanded that the government should protect media organisations and journalists to ensure freedom of the press in Pakistan. While speaking at a conference on freedom of media and a condolence meeting in memory of Ahmed Ali Khan, former editor-in-chief of Dawn, they said that media organisations would never tolerate acts of tyranny. “Like Khan Sahib the journalists will protect the Fourth Estate,” they said, adding that journalists should be provided social and financial security. Speakers condemned the attack on Aaj TV and killing of innocent citizens in Karachi. They were skeptical of the government’s policies and urged it to save the national institutions from destruction. The event was organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in collaborations with the Liberal Forum Pakistan. Among the speakers were PFUJ president Humma Ali Syed, Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) president Arif Hameed Bhatti, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) president Afzal Butt, senior journalists Abdul Hameed Chhapra, Munno Bhai, Afzal Khan, Nasir Zaidi, C.R. Shamsi, Supreme Court Bar Association president Munir A. Malik, Awami National Party leader Haji Adeel, Radio Pakistan Director General Ishfaq Gondal and others.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/14/nat5.htm |
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Media owners, employees need to show prudence: PFUJ |
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Six photographers and three reporters received bullet injuries while covering shoot outs in Karachi while one photographer has gone missing and the government has done nothing this regard. This was stated by president federal union of journalists Huma Ali while addressing the National Media conference here on Sunday. He said that news channel was barricaded and remained under attack for over eight hours and government did nothing more than lip servicing. “Therefore I must convey a message through this reference to owners that lets talk and resolve the issues instead of spending our resources on legal battles and instead of letting the rouge elements take advantage of our differences.”
(Nation-14)
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CJ pays tribute to Media |
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Chief Justice Ifthikar Muhammad Chudhary has paid rich tribute to media for impressive role in coverage of Karachi incidents. According to private channel, after reaching Islamabad resident, he paid rich tribute to media for effective coverage of Karachi incidents.
(Ummat May 13-12)
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Attack on TV channel condemned |
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Journalists in several districts and towns of the province staged rallies on Sunday in protest against attack on Aaj TV and media men in Karachi. The Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ) held a demonstration outside the press club. Leaders of the union who led the protest demanded that the government should take action against the attackers. Later, the protesters offered fateha for the people killed in Karachi. SANGHAR: Journalists staged a rally in Shahdadpur on Sunday against the attack on Aaj TV. Carrying placards and banners, they started their march from the press club and were joined by local people. They said that the attack on a private TV station in Karachi on May 12 was an attempt to gag the press.They said that the rulers did not want to face truth and through such acts they wanted to intimidate the press. The rally dispersed after marching on different roads. THATTA: Journalists brought out a procession in Mirpur Bathoro in protest against arrack on Aaj TV channel and torture of journalists and cameramen during the performance of their professional duties in Karachi. KHAIRPUR: Journalists staged a demonstration in front of the press club on Sunday. They condemned the attack on Aaj TV on Saturday and manhandling of journalists and cameramen at various places who were performing their duties. They demanded arrest of people involved in the attack.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/14/local20.htm |
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Firing on Tv channel’s office condemned |
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The journalists’ community in Texila Wah and Hasanabdal on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on private TV channel in Karachi on Saturday. In separate meetings, the media persons expressed solidarity with the channel and termed the attack ‘the worst against the freedom of expression.”
(Dawn-14)
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Rally flays violence against journalists |
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A large number of journalists, lawyers and activists of civil society organisation Sunday stage a demonstration here to protest the bloodshed in Karachi and attack on a private TV channel and manhandling of dozens of journalists by the MQM workers. Speaking on the occasion, Muzaffargarh Union of Journalists President Dr Khalid Mehmood Zafar Chaudhry said the rulers had started state terrorism against the media, which was unforgivable.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNewsT.aspx?dtlid=97029&catid=2 |
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APMA slams Karachi violence |
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All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Chairman Shahbaz Bhatti on Sunday condemned the killings of innocent people in Karachi and demanded General Pervez Musharraf and his team step down immediately and form a national government of common consensus. The APMA chairman said repeated attacks on journalists and TV channels were criminal acts and part of the government’s conspiracy to curb freedom of expression. He said violence could not force people to compromise on the struggle for judiciary’s independence, restoration of democracy, supremacy of the Constitution and freedom of press.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\14\story_14-5-2007_pg7_51 |
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Firing on Tv channel’s office condemned in NWFP |
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The journalists’ community in Charsedda, South Waziristan on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on private TV channel in Karachi on Saturday. In separate meetings, the media persons expressed solidarity with the channel and termed the attack ‘the worst against the freedom of expression.” In Wazirstan Tribal Union of Journalists held protest rally. In Jehlum, journalists strongly protest the attack on TV channel’s office.
(Aaj-8) (Express-2)
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British media extensively covers carnage |
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The British media on Sunday extensively covered Saturday’s carnage in Karachi with The Sunday Telegraph reporting that gunmen on motorcycles were pumping bullets into crowds demonstrating against Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, while police stood by and watched. The report quoted Arshad Zubairi, chief executive of the private TV network Aaj, saying that its building elsewhere in the city had been fired on by MQM supporters who wanted them to stop airing live footage of the unrest.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/14/nat13.htm |
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Nawa-i-Waqt Editorial “Fears Leading to Freedom of Expression” |
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Editorial comments, “Karachi incidents completely reject government claims for freedom of expression and press. Media persons are working without any security. ARY correspondent was asked to leave Karachi along with Chief Justice. It is sensitive time for country; it requires that civil society representatives and media organizations should work together for freedom of expression.”
(Nawa-i-Waqt- Editorial)
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Media Miscellaneous
Journalist’s expulsion orders withdrawn |
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The Sindh government on Sunday withdrew its order of expelling a journalist from Karachi, the ARY TV reported. According to the channel, the government has issued a notification, withdrawing its order of expelling journalist Asif Bashir Chaudhty of the ARY TV from Karachi. The journalist was with nine lawyers expelled from Karachi airport on Saturday.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\14\story_14-5-2007_pg7_34 |
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A TT to my forehead and a press pass in my pocket |
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A gun-toting political activist placed a TT pistol’s barrel between my eyes Saturday afternoon when I refused to tell him where I had come from or where I was going. I was at one of the party “check posts” that had been set up all over the city. Roads had been blocked, forcing people to walk. I had to walk from Kashmir Road to the Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum, because I had been assigned to report on events there.
On the way, I was stopped by one of the “post-keepers.” My press card was tucked away in my pocket, and for men who stopped me, I appeared to be an ordinary citizen walking alone on the road, devoid of any party flags, badges or banners. Questions were asked. But when I didn’t answer the TT pistol came out. It was at that point that I decided it was a good time to use the immunity that a press card is supposed to provide. “I’m a journalist,” I said, but was asked to prove it. Only after my press card was thoroughly scrutinized was I allowed to go ahead.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\14\story_14-5-2007_pg12_8 |
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Six political activists arrested from press club |
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Police and Anti-Terrorist Force personnel on Sunday stormed the Khuzdar Press Club and arrested six leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party, People’s Youth Organisation and the Sunni Tehrik. They and other leaders and political workers were sitting in the press club after staging a joint protest demonstration. The arrested leaders included PYO’s provincial organiser Ali Ahmed, Mohammad Naeem and Maulvi Mohammad Hassan.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/14/top16.htm |
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Media role vital for reforming society |
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Media and publicity play vital role in the reformation of society, Dr Wasim Kausar, Additional Inspector General NH&MP, said here at the inauguration ceremony of media and publicity office of Hub Enterprises in the City on Sunday. He said that civilized countries use media as a tool of education and reformation. Representatives of Famous advertising companies' were also present on the occasion. Dr Wasim said that Hub Enterprises played key role for creating awareness of road safety among the general public.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=97114&catid=3 |
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Letter to editor “Convenient division of Pakistan” |
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A concerned Citizen writes, “Syed Jamaluddin, a Pakistani who left the country after the 1999 military coup has created a website titled ‘Divide Pakistan to Eliminate Terrorism’. Advertisements of his website are also aired on CNN. He writes on his website, “Pakistan is the central headquarter of all terrorist activities under the authoritative command of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) an organ of Pakistan Army who have been sheltering Islamic terrorists’ organisations in the country through military as well as financial support...It is essential to divide the northern part of Pakistan into two countries that is Punjabistan and Pakhtoonistan...On the southern part of Pakistan, two new countries Sindhudesh and Jinnahpur can be made. The Sindhudesh will comprise of Sindhis living in the province of Sindh while Jinnahpur will be a country to house the urdu speaking immigrants from India who had migrated from India after partition of 1947...”
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\14\story_14-5-2007_pg3_7 |
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Movies
PPP holds promo of ‘The Bhutto, Freedom Lost’ |
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The promo of an art movie titled "The Bhutto, Freedom Lost" was held at Lahore Press Club in connection with the pre-election campaign by Pakistan People's Party Sunday. The movie which covers the life and struggle of ZA Bhutto, the founder of PPP, was prepared and directed by PPP Bahawalpur City President Shakir Mirza. Advocate Mukhtar Gul plays the role of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto while a British-national Sahiba has played the role of Benazir Bhutto in the movie. Shakir Mirza said that it was the first movie in which actor played the role of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, though small clippings of the late Bhutto were shown in various documentaries.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\14\story_14-5-2007_pg13_5 |
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Books
Writer Club opening in Lahore |
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The Punjab government has decided to set up a Writers’ Club in Punjab Institute of Languages Art and Culture (PILAC) in order to provide a platform to blossoming writers, officials told Daily Times on Saturday. The officials said the writers’ club building would be constructed on the PILAC cafeteria and would have a 400 people capacity with subsidised rates on food. Two storeys of the building would be devoted to a library and writers of all sorts could enjoy the facilities, just as the Pak Tea House was, said officials. Pak Tea House did not have a proper library, but was a good discussion hall for people who wanted to share their thoughts on literature, said officials. Shaista Nuzzat, PILAC director, told Daily Times the government provided the area to construct the building along with a Rs 146 million budget. The building would also have a Punjabi museum in it, she said.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C05%5C13%5Cstory_13-5-2007_pg7_44 |
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Letter to Editor BBC Dictionary |
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Hamdan Siddiqui, “I have been running from pillar to post in search of BBC Dictionary but to no avail. The Oxford University Press too does not have it. I am at a loss to understand as to why the book is not available at the OUP.”
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/05/14/letted.htm |
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Advertising
Dawn Supplement for Aurora awards |
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Dawn Supplement for Aurora awards for excellence in advertising. Supplement signifies achievements and contributions of advertising industry.
(Dawn- Supplement)
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Radio
Gondol terms Radio the biggest mass media |
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Director General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Ashfaq Gondol has termed the radio the biggest mass media. He told the Khabrain in exclusive interview that 47 new radio channels will be set up in country. Radio Pakistan has significant role in national progress. By next year, all radio stations will be digitalized.
(Khabrain -3)
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Announcement
PFUJ observes black day today |
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The federal union of Journalists has announced that it will observe black day on Monday against attack on Aaj TV office and media persons in Karachi. In this regard, Rawalpindi Union of Journalists will hold a protest demonstration out side the parliament house at 3:30pm while media persons covering the proceedings of the Senate and National Assembly would wear black arm bands.
(Dawn-15) (Nawa-i-Waqt-3)(Express-2)
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Inter Media Sports Festival, date extended for entries |
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Date to submit entries for Inter Media Sports Festival has been extended to 20th May. Inter Media Sports Festival will be organized by Rawalpindi Islamabad press Club. Entries can also be sent via fax numbers 051-2871343, 2877664. Cricket tournament will be played with tape ball.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-11) (Express-2)
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Pak Bangladesh media seminar today |
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Pak Bangladesh Media seminar will be held today in local hotel on Regional security and cooperation. Syed Mushahid Hussain will chair the seminar.
(Khabrian-8)
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Obituary
Senior journalist G.D.Ghauri dies |
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A senior journalist and former staff reporter of Dawn, G. D. Ghauri, died of a protracted illness here on Sunday afternoon. He was 79. He leaves a widow — Najma Ghauri, a retired associate professor of the Govt College for Women (Shahrah-i-Liaquat) — a son and a daughter. He was buried in the Paposh Nagar graveyard in the evening. His Soyem will be held on Tuesday between Zuhr and Maghrib prayers — for women at E-23 B, Pakistan Railways Cooperative Housing Society, Block 10 A, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Rashid Minhas Road, and for men at the nearby Jilani Masjid.
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