Saturday July 15, 2006

Sindh govt asked to clarify position on missing journalist

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Sindh to clarify immediately whether they are holding a journalist, Mehruddin Mari, who has been missing since July 2. The CPJ has confirmed that police had detained Mari. Police have declined to comment on the case.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=2

Wage award issue to be resolved soon'

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani has said the issue of the seventh wage board award for journalists and newspaper employees will be resolved soon. He was replying to a question at a dinner he hosted for editors and senior journalists here on Friday.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/07/15/nat21.htm

13th PTV Awards ceremony to be held today

Renowned classical and semi classical singer of the Sub-continent, Mehdi Hasan will be given Life-time Achievement Award in the mega event of the 13th PTV Awards to be held here Saturday. This was announced by Managing Director, Pakistan Television (PTV), Ashraf Azeem while addressing a press conference to brief newsmen about the main features of the awards ceremony which is being organised after a gap of three years.

http://www.nation.com.pk/magazines/nationplus/2006/15-jul/page6.htm

FM LISTENING: Stars on air: Irfanul Haq

Irfanul Haq is a well-known DJ on FM 100 Pakistan. I had heard him many times, hosting different shows at different timings. I remember once when I heard him doing a road show and reporting live on air. I liked his style of narrating the happenings to the listeners. Since then, I tried to approach him to partake in some lively professional discussion and to explore the hidden aspects of his life and personality.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=49256&
catid=17&date=07/15/2006&fcatid=14

Professional Awards honour the PTV best

A grand ceremony of 13th PTV Professional Awards was organised here at the Alhamra Arts Council. Governor Punjab Khalid Maqbool was the chief guest of the event.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_ShowBizNews.aspx?dtlid=49156&
catid=9&date=07/15/2006&fcatid=14

ARTICLE:

The myth of free Indian media

By Faruk Ashrafeen

The Indian law enforcing agencies reacted in an alarming manner to a Zee TV programme Desh Droh, in which it was stated that the movement for Khalistan was still simmering under the nose of the world's biggest democracy.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=49235&
catid=11&date=07/15/2006&fcatid=14

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 .

DISCLAIMER: The contents, including news and headlines, in this newsletter are reproduced from their respective publications ad verbatim as a public service to media observers. Internews does not author the contents and these, therefore, do not necessarily reflect organizational policy.  

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