Sunday June 18, 2006

EDITORIALS:

The press is under attack

The “missing” journalist from the tribal areas, Hayatullah Khan Dawar, has been murdered. His body was found on Friday, seven months after his kidnapping from the mountains about six kilometres south of the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency. Mr Dawar is the third journalist to be assassinated in the tribal areas since the operation began there, the earlier two having been killed in Wana in February 2005.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\06\18\story_18-6-2006_pg3_1

A most brazen murder

The cold-blooded murder of journalist Hayatullah Khan, who had been missing for over six months, is a most brazen act and needs to be thoroughly investigated independently by the government, or else its claims of press freedom will ring very hollow. Also, going by the claims of his brother and other family members, Hayatullah's death seems to indicate that there are some entities in this country that seem to believe that they can flout the law of the land with impunity, and operate as a state within a state.

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

Hayatullah's death

Tragic, horrendous, horrible are words that sound falling short of meaning when we try to describe the sad end of journalist Hayatullah Khan, who was kidnapped by five masked men some six months ago on December 5, 2005 from North Waziristan Agency. He worked for the local dailies Ausaf and The Nation and the European Pressphoto Agency.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_EditorialNews.aspx?dtlid=44949&catid=10&
date=06/18/2006&fcatid=14

NEWS:

Agencies involved in Hayatullah's murder: brother

Slain tribal journalist buried in home village
* International media group demands independent inquiry
* NWFP Assembly resolution calls for immediate arrest of killers
MIR ALI: Hundreds of people attended the funeral of slain tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan in North Waziristan on Saturday, as members of his family alleged that state agencies were involved in his murder.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\06\18\story_18-6-2006_pg7_1

For the sanctity of the pen

Journalists boycotted the proceedings of the National Assembly on Saturday in protest against the murder of tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan in South Waziristan . As soon as the House took up demands for grants of various departments and ministries for approval, journalists wearing black ribbons came out of the press gallery.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_default.asp

Journalists protest Hayatullah's murder

The journalist community of the provincial capital as well as tribal areas on Saturday protested against the killing of a tribal journalist, Hayatullah, and demanded immediate arrest of the killers. The protesting newsmen marched from the press club to the Governor House to lodge their protest against the gruesome murder of their colleague, whose handcuffed bullet-ridden body was recovered near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency on Friday.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=7

Journalists protest against killing of Hayatullah

Journalists community of twine cities gathered out side the parliament building and chanted slogans against the government for not providing protection to a tribal journalist found dead Friday after remained missing for seven months.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=44985&catid=17&
date=06/18/2006&fcatid=14

Newsmen boycott NA proceedings

Journalists and opposition party members here on Saturday boycotted the proceedings of the National Assembly to condemn the killing of a tribal journalist and demanded the government to constitute a judicial commission under a judge of the Supreme Court and a fact-finding committee of parliamentarians before Monday to investigate the matter.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/18/nat7.htm

Journalists for inquiry by SC judge

Journalists boycotted National Assembly proceedings on Saturday and demanded a Supreme Court judge head an independent inquiry into the death of tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\06\18\story_18-6-2006_pg7_2

Journalist's murder condemned

Political leaders have condemned the murder of a tribal areas' journalist, Hayatullah Khan, and sought a thorough probe into the matter and arrest of the culprits.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/18/nat12.htm

In memory of Hayatullah

It was 1998 when I met Hayatullah for the first time in Mir Ali. The first hug of our Pushtun tradition turned into an eternal friendship. My first contact with hospitable, pleasant, lively and daredevil Hayatullah did not take even a minute to feel at home in his company.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=44987&catid=17&
date=06/18/2006&fcatid=14

Journalist looted

PHOOLNAGAR: A local journalist, Amir, was deprived of his cell phone and Rs 4,225 at Mughal Street on Friday night. According to details, armed dacoits intercepted him when he was on his way home and snatched valuables from him. They also injured him on resistance. The police have registered a case and are investigating.

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

FM LISTENING: Disease awareness on FM

Almost every day I come to hear about different contagious diseases hitting different places and victimizing people. Mostly the rural people are affected, as there the awareness level regarding personal hygiene is low.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=44979&catid=17&
date=06/18/2006&fcatid=14

Feature:

Gallery & Cafeteria :

Need for collective initiative to get truth

By Nusrat Javed

The military elite of Pakistan can always take control of this country without much ado, primarily for the fact that our politicians have miserably failed to play the power games by some rules. They remain spitefully divided and treat their rivals in either/or manner. But there come moments when the same politicians appear shamelessly united to protect their ‘privileged statuses. Saturday was the height of it. For more than six months, many journalists of Islamabad had been anxiously trying to motivate the government and its security agencies to do something solid for locating Hayatullah Khan.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=44983&catid=17&
date=06/18/2006&fcatid=14

A writer called Zafar Samdani

THE sad demise of Zafar Samdani reminds me of the good old days of Pak Tea House. A lot of young talent had freshly arrived from the Government College . They all appeared to be budding writers engaged in trying to write modern verse. The enigmatic poetry of Miraji served as a source of inspiration for them. A young boy Zafar Samdani formed part of that lot.

http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/dmag14.htm

More:

“Editorial: Another Jouirnalist killed” The nation, editorial Page

“Journalist want CJ to take notice of Hayat;s killing”, The Nation, front Page

“Tied hands, sealed lips”, The nation, Front Page

CNCP shocked; Nizamis condlos hayat killing”, The nation, front page

“Hayat ullah laid to rest”, The nation, page-9

“Govt behind Hayatullah's Killing: Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmad” The New3s, Page-9

“ Punjab , Sindh Assembles condoles hayat Ullah death”, Khabrain, Front Page

“Journalists boycott NA session”, Khabrain, Back Page

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 .

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