Wednesday August 16, 2006

Govt ads must appear in national dailies: PAC

The Public Accounts Committee of the NWFP Assembly on Tuesday directed the government departments to ensure publication of their advertisements regarding tender notice and equipment purchases in major national dailies.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\16\
story_16-8-2006_pg7_15

Free press a must: Saifullah

Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah has said free press and strong opposition plays a key role in success of government in a democratic polity. Addressing the seminar on 'Future of Democratic Institutions in Pakistan' organised by 'The Post' to celebrate its first anniversary he said it would be unfortunate if someone called for weakening of the media and opposition parties in the countries.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=54267&catid=17

CITY BLOGS

Information galore

Over the years we have developed many different systems through which we provide vital information to other people around us. It is a concept which was non existent around the times of the cave man. We are now able to use paper, television, radio and other forms of media, all that are the sources of great information, or what is now popularly termed as 'infotainment'.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=54289&catid=17

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: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/158/

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.pakistanpressfoundation.org

Asia Media: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

PEMRA: www.pemra.gov.pk

States Man: http://www.statesman.com.pk

Frontier Post: www. frontierpost .com.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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