Friday July 21, 2006
Musharraf praises role of agencies, criticises media
President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday the government was determined to re-establish its writ by force and ‘fix' the oppressive sardars in Balochistan.“We will protect national installations in Balochistan at all costs and ensure full security to the development activities and to foreign investors there,” he said in an address to the nation. The president paid glowing tribute to security and intelligence agencies for establishing peace to carry out development works in the province. He criticized the media for ‘misrepresenting the facts'. “But the bottom line is that the writ of the state will have to be established in Balochistan, Wana, etc.
http://www.dawn.com/2006/07/21/top1.htm
TV channels ordered to stop airing carnage
Private television channels have been told to stop showing gruesome footage of accidents, bomb blasts and scenes of violence, the chairman of the government's regulator said on Thursday. “The government is keen to continue its liberal media policy, but we can't have channels broadcasting pictures of mutilated bodies and severed heads that have a shock effect on women and children,” Ifthikar Rasheed, chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulating Authority (Pemra), said.
http://www.dawn.com/2006/07/21/top15.htm
TV channels ordered to stop showing carnage
Pakistani television channels have been told to stop showing gruesome pictures from accidents, bomb blasts and other violence, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulating Authority (Pemra) Chairman Ifthikar Rasheed said Thursday.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/MainNews.aspx?bdtl_id=2946&fb_id=2&catid=14
TV channels ordered to stop showing bloodshed
Pakistani television channels have been told to stop showing gruesome pictures from accidents, bomb blasts and other violence, said the chairman of the government's regulator on Thursday. “The government is keen to continue its liberal media policy, but we can't have channels broadcasting pictures of mutilated bodies and severed heads that have a shock effect on women and children,” Ifthikar Rasheed, chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulating Authority (PEMRA), told Reuters.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\07\21\story_21-7-2006_pg7_27
Journalists to get plots soon: Gujrat DCO
District Coordination Officer Chaudhry Saadat Ali has said the district government will review strategy for the construction of journalists' colony in its next meeting. He was addressing the press club office-bearers here on Thursday.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=16580
EDITORIAL
Harassing journalists
The alarming increase in the harassment and victimization of journalists trying to perform their professional duty not only contradicts the government claim of having allowed the media unprecedented freedom of expression but also does not bode well for the development of investigative journalism.
http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/july-2006/21/editorials3.php
ARTICLE:
Press Under Siege: Release Mengal and Marri
By Sadaf Arshad
In a long time span of 59 years, the press in Pakistan has suffered many blows from respective governments, who took the reins of the country at times through legitimate ways and mostly illegitimately. Journalists in this country have faced tough times in the past, where all sorts of curbs and restrictions were imposed on their freedom of expression.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=50182&catid=11
“ Media University by Brig Soulat Raza”, Daily Khabrain, Editorial Page
MORE NEWS:
“Changes to broadcast laws approved”, Dawn, Metropolitan
“Parliament body Okays PEMRA Bill”, The Nation, Back Page
“International media presenting wrong picture of Balochistan operation: Musharraf”, Nawa-e-Waqat, Front Page
“Media enjoying freedom; Ali Durrani”, The Nation, Page-10
“Opening on TV channels provide the equal opportunities, to actresses and clerics; Musharraf”, Daily Khabrain, Front Page
“ Qamar Afzal appointed as Member Film Sensor Board Islamabad”, Khabrain, Page-2
“Probe into Hayatullah killing underway: Governor NWFP”, Khabrain, Page-3
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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