Wednesday June 14, 2006

Safma pledges to bridge Indo-Pak information gap

Speakers at the concluding session of Karachi-Mumbai exchange programme, organised by the South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) on Tuesday, vowed to continue their efforts for bridging information gap between the peoples of India and Pakistan so that they should know about common problems and exchange views and ideas in order to find common solutions.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=10811

Journalists walk out from Senate, NA against sealing of news office

Parliamentary correspondents on Tuesday staged a walkout from the press galleries of both houses to protest the sealing of the bureau office of ‘Online' news agency in Lahore .

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\06\14\story_14-6-2006_pg7_32

MLO, others record statements in Sangi case

A three-member inquiry committee on Tuesday started probe into alleged negligence of the medico legal officer in the Munir Sangi case. The Sindh chief minister had formed the probe body.Dr Hadi Bakhsh Jatoi, director-general of the Sindh health services, heads the committee. Others members are: Dr Ghulam Hussain Shaikh and Dr Ghulam Qadir Kaheri.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/14/nat40.htm

FM Listening: Wishful thinking and football

FM channels are promoting new talent in the world of music, and they are doing full justice to the legendary singers. A few weeks ago 106.2 Hum FM paid tribute to Mohammad Ali, the legendary Pakistani film actor and to Naushad, a big name in the world of music.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=44312&catid=17

Feature:

Training of media persons

By Zubeida Mustafa

THE government's move to establish a large number of universities in a country where only half the population is literate has been widely debated. But President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion for a media university should not be dismissed without a second thought because this venture, if it were to materialise, will be a different one of its kind.
http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/14/op.htm#2

More:

“Journalists protest against attempt”, The Nation, Page-8

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

Asia Media: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

PEMRA: www.pemra.gov.pk

Compiled by, Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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