Monday August 21, 2006

Bid to kidnap newsman's son

A group of armed men have attempted to kidnap a son of a Dawn staffer at Safoora Goth. Police registered an FIR (393/06) under sections 364/511/34 on Sunday against unknown persons on the complaint of the victim, Shahid Hussain. However, no arrest has so far been made.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/21/local25.htm

Pakistan allows Indian TV shows

Pakistan 's government has said it will allow 14 private television channels to air a limited amount of foreign content in their daily transmissions. No more than 10% of content must come from abroad, the ruling says. Indian programming is capped at 60% of that figure. About 40% will be in English.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5263530.stm

TUJ demands removal of director media cell Fata

Protesting against ban on entrance of media men in Fata the Tribal Union of Journalists on Friday organized a protest demonstration and demanded removal of director FATA media cell, who they alleged was creating rifts in
TUJ members.

http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/userMedia
FilesDetails.asp?uid=7508

LETTERS TO EDITOR:

Billboards

It is very encouraging to see corporate sponsorship of large billboards promoting positive and progressive patriotism on August 14, which is no doubt important to instil a sense of national identity and unity amongst the people of Pakistan . Corporate sponsorship actually shows that multinationals accept and respect Pakistani sensibilities and wish the nation the best.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=55055&catid=4

More:

Lady Journalist's arrest in Layyah:

Kalsoom Khaliq was issued security pass”, Daily 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: 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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