Thursday May 18, 2006

Concern over disappearance of journalist

Press watchdog Reporters Sans Frontiers has called upon the Pakistani government to explain the disappearance of Hayatullah Khan, correspondent of a Urdu daily and an European photo agency, who was kidnapped on Dec 5, 2005 in Mirali, North Waziristan , says a press release. The organisation said it noted the statement by a US diplomat on May 10, 2006 that the US was not involved in the disappearance.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/18/nat28.htm

Experts call for free media to help promote peace in S. Asia

Media experts believe that removing restrictions on a free flow of information and media-men between Pakistan and India and improving reporting skills would bring about a change in people's mindset and give a boost to peace process.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/18/local21.htm

Articles

Breathing space : Freedom of expression

By Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Amir Cheema's death has resuscitated the cartoon controversy just when you thought it had finally become history. I caught a friend emphatically speaking against ‘Western cultural products' like freedom of expression, citing this example.

Between the Lines

By Idrees Bakhtiar

A few months after the surrender of the Pakistan Army at Paltan Maidan and the fall of Dhaka , I met prominent politician Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman at his residence. My reason for going to see Chaudhry sahib was that my editor wanted to interview important personalities for a special magazine supplement to mark Pakistan Day. The meeting continues to baffle me to this day as I try to determine what Chaudhry sahib meant by his words.

http://www.dawn.com/herald/index.htm

More:

“ PTV gets license for Europe ” The Nation, Page-2

“Internet, allied services set to face GST”, The News, page-1

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

Compiled by, Sajid Gondal Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .

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