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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Tuesday July 17, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Media in Court
SHC rejects Pemra’s dismissal plea
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Pemra files comments; says PBA preparing voluntary code of conduct
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 has not yet been enforced as the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) is coming up with a voluntary code of conduct, Pemra’s counsel told the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday. The court was hearing a petition filed by members of the Sindh Bar Council, Salahuddin Gandapur and Mohammad Aqil, who had challenged amendments to the Pemra Ordinance 2002, contending the amendments were in violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan. Pemra filed comments before the court, submitting that the petition was not maintainable as petitioners were neither an aggrieved party nor aggrieved persons under Article 199 of the Constitution. “The Pemra (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 was promulgated under Article 89 of the Constitution mainly to correct a few definitions and enable better regulation,” Pemra’s counsel Kashif Hanif said. He said petitioners had openly criticised the reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, which was a sub judice matter, tantamount to the contempt of court. “Petitioners are trying to make an issue of it without even referring to any single provision of the amended ordinance,” he said. The Pemra’s counsel said a notice should be issued to the attorney-general in this regard and sought adjournment to file comments on other identical petitions that challenged the Pemra (Amendment) Ordinance 2007. Petitioners’ counsel Mustafa Lakhani told the court the notice was issued to the attorney-general and the standing counsel also appeared on behalf of the federal government in the previous two hearings.
Dawn,
The News
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Media Protest
CPNE protest against PIA decision to withdraw facility for media persons |
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Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editor has strongly condemned the PIA decision to remove discounted fare facility for media persons. CPNE has warned PIA if decision has not been withdrawn, discounts on PIA advertisement would also be withdrawn. CPNE has asked government to persuade PIA for the return of decision otherwise it would be resisted.
(Jang-2)
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Media Miscellaneous
President to meet journalists |
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President Gen Pervez Musharraf would brief the senior journalists tomorrow (Wednesday) on July 18 in Islamabad. The President would discuss the situation after 'Operation Silence'. He would also take into confidence the mediamen over the strategy evolved to foil suicide attacks in different areas of the country.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/MainNewsT.aspx?bdtl_id=6511&fb_id=2&catid=14 |
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Qureshi media adviser to president |
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Former Inter Services Public Relations director general Maj Gen (r) Rashid Qureshi on Monday assumed charge as the spokesman and media adviser to President Gen Pervez Musharraf. According to sources, Qureshi, who previously dealt with the media during the Kargil operation and 9/11 incidents, has been made the president’s adviser to improve his image in the media. He has been provided an office in Aiwan-e-Sadr.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\17\story_17-7-2007_pg1_3 |
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Letter to Editor “Independent media |
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Filza G. Sidiqi, “Hats off to the independent media in Pakistan, especially the field journalists who performed their duties very well recently. The Lal Masjid operation by the government during the past few days was brilliantly covered by the private channels.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/17/letted.htm#9 |
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7 Thar-born journalists honored |
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The Thar Press Club Mithi, Thar’s first ever press club awarded honorary membership to seven Thar born journalists who work for electronic and print media in Hyderabad and Karachi in recognition of their services for Thar. District Tharparkar Arbab Anwer awarded the honorary membership to senior journalists Sohil Sangi, ishaq Mangrio, jia Moranio, Riaz Sohail, Satram mehshwari, Amar gurrio and Akash santoria during membership award ceremony at thar press club.
(Daily times-A3)
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Movies
Influx of movies for cinema industry after many years |
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There was a time when the cinemas were closing down or turning into theatres for stage plays. Now the reverse trend has begun and the latest to come back in the fold of cinema industry is Alfalah theatre, which would screen Bollywood flick ‘Awarapan’ from 20th of this month. In year 2000 Alfalah cinema was given to the highest bidder for a monthly rent of Rs 250,000 after deposit of Rs one million as security. It was to be run for stage plays as well as movies. Later as a violation of the Cinematography Act the cinema was converted into a theatre at a cost of Rs 4.4 million. Though the venue was used to stage plays the cinema screen was not removed. Now after seven years Alfalah will again try to attract the movie buffs.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/17/localnews5.php |
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Advertising
City govt on hoardings |
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The city government, denying its involvement in the pulling down of hoardings on Sharea Faisal opposite the Hotel Regent Plaza and on M.A. Jinnah Road with giant-size cranes, has said that it was done by the Karachi Cantonment Board/ Station Headquarters Karachi. Referring to an article of the Karachi Notebook published on Monday, a city government spokesman said the stretch of Sharea Faisal from Avari Towers up to FTC Flyover and the M.A. Jinnah Road portion came in the jurisdiction of Karachi Cantonment Board and Station Headquarters and the permission for installation of hoardings on these portions was granted by them. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/17/local20.htm |
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Billboards are here to stay |
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Despite tall claims of City District Government and Cantonment authorities to scale down the size of huge billboards hovering all over the city posing serious threat to life and property of the people.
Taking serious notice of the situation Corps Commander Rawalpindi had called a meeting of both the heads of City District Government and Cantonments a month ago and the matter of billboards came under discussion. It was decided that these huge billboards would be brought under some symmetry in consultation with the advertisers to minimize the threats associated with these huge metal structures in the city.
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/17/nationalnews5.php |
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Copyrights
Plagiarism: GCU hits back at PU’s remarks |
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The Government College University has taken a strong exception to the Punjab University’s claim that the latter is following in the footsteps of the former in dealing with plagiarists. Reacting to the PU registrar’s statement that it had taken action against five plagiarists of the Center for Higher Energy Physics (CHEP) on the pattern of the GCU, a GCU spokesman said that economics department head Prof Qais Aslam had been removed from the chairmanship and the Tenure Track System after an inquiry committee confirmed plagiarism charges against him. He said Prof Aslam had resigned due to his mistake and for the sake of dignity of the university and the syndicate accepted it.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/17/nat40.htm |
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Telecommunication
Letter to Editor “Heavy demand for mobile phones” |
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Hussain Siddiqui “The government is advised to initiate necessary measures to promote investment in this lucrative and expanding area of mobile production in the larger national interest. It is estimated that by December this year the number of subscribers will increase to 78 million, placing demand for additional handsets at approximately 17 million costing about three billion dollars or more.”
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\17\story_17-7-2007_pg3_7 |
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Telecom network restored |
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd has restored almost the entire telecom network damaged in recent floods in Balochistan and elsewhere. Links with 33 of the 35 telephone exchanges affected due to rains and floods have been restored. Links with only two exchanges are yet to be restored, mainly due to inaccessibility of the areas concerned. Both the links will be restored as soon as the sites become accessible, a press release issued by the PTCL says. The handout claims that the PTCL staff undertook restoration work round the clock in order to ensure speedy completion of their task. Telecommunications system was badly affected due to recent torrential rains and floods and the PTCL had to suffer a loss of Rs25 million in the shape of revenue opportunity and restoration costs. The restoration work was mainly hindered by closure of different roads and huge damage to various exchanges. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/17/nat29.htm |
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