Thursday August 17, 2006

6pc Indian content on Pak TVs allowed

Clear strategy soon, minister tells NA : Ministers' foreign trips cost Rs 51.65m

In stark contrast to its earlier announcements about restrictions on Pakistani satellite channels to telecast Indian programmes, the government on Wednesday informed the lower house of parliament that the local channels were allowed to air six per cent Indian content and four per cent English content during daily transmissions.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/

PILA&C to launch FM Punjabi channel

The Punjab Institute of Language Art and Culture (PILA&C) intends to start a 24-hour non-stop transmission through its own FM Punjabi Radio Channel and the FM Punjab section was being set up for the purpose.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/ShortNews.aspx?shortid=2352&catid=3

Flood-victims assail govt, media apathy

The government and media faced severe criticism, at a seminar here Wednesday, for paying no attention to the plight of the flood-victims. "People who own dozens of acres are forced to work as servants to feed their children after flood washed away their lands", revealed a flood-victim.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20113

Baloch people continue protest on 98th day

The protest Baloch people against illegal confinement of their family members allegedly by government agencies entered 98th day as they continued their sit-in at their camp outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/17/local26.htm

Meeting flays attack on Nawa-I-Waqt office

Meeting of National press club Mirpurkhas was held on Friday (Aug 11) here. It was presided over by its president Qamaruddin. The meeting strongly condemned the attack on the offices of daily the nation and Nawa-I Waqt and termed the threats of dire consequences by unknown miscreants and attack on freedom of press.

http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/usermediafilesdetails.asp?uid=7494

Newspaper hawker dies

A newspaper hawker died outside the District Headquarters Hospital here Wednesday. Fida Hussain distributed newspapers at the hospital as per routine, however, after completing the job, he suddenly fell down from his bicycle and died on the spot.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=54304&catid=2

FM Listening: FM and I-Day celebrations

It was only this August that I finally learnt that the FM channels I have been listening to belong to Pakistan . And the realisation came while listening to the patriotic songs played on them, for most part I get to hear Indian and western music alone on these channels. From August 1 onwards the independence celebrations started on all FM channels.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=54404&catid=17

ARTICLE:

Access to information

By Benjamin Franklin

Access to information is now widely accepted as a fundamental human right. Its first acknowledgement by the world community can be traced back to 1941, when in its very first session, UN adopted resolution 59(1) which stated: 'Freedom of information is a fundamental human right …

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20072

Freedom of information

HONESTY of approach will be the key. On face value, the Freedom of Information Ordinance promulgated by the Sindh governor on Thursday empowers citizens and facilitates public knowledge of the government's actions and decisions. Proper access to information can help introduce clarity and transparency in government policies and conduct and, in theory at least, inhibit corruption among public officials.

http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/usermediafilesdetails.asp?uid=7489

LETTERS TO EDITOR:

PTV's cricket commentary

FOR its viewers the PTV has arranged live coverage of the on-going cricket series between Pakistan and England . There is also a panel of former Test cricketers who analyse the game and give their expert opinion before and during intervals of a match. Its panel of experts is composed of Intekhab Alam, Muhammad Ilyas and Aaqib Javed.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/17/letted.htm

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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