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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Thursday March 22, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2007/03/070321_mush_interview_nadim_zs.shtml |
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CJP suspension: Govt lawyer to brief media |
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The Law, Justice and Human Rights Ministry has hired a lawyer to brief the media on the government’s point of view on the chief justice issue. Arif Chaudhry, former Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) vice president, has been ‘mandated’ by the Law Ministry to inform the media about the official viewpoint on the chief justice issue, despite the fact that the ministry’s public relations office is supposed to do this job.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\22\story_22-3-2007_pg7_5 |
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Journalists call on CS |
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In pursuant to the apex court orders, the chief secretary Salman Siddique and secretary information Tiamour Azmat Usman met the delegation of Punjab Union of Journalists and Lahore Press Club Wednesday. The delegation included president PUJ Arif Hameed Bhatti, general secretary Aamir Raza and general secretary LPC Shoaib-ud-Din. The chief secretary and secretary information requested journalists to arrange a meeting of the above-said with the affected journalists so as to ascertain the damages caused to their equipment.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=88507&catid=3 |
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PPP rally slams attacks on judiciary, media |
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A rally organised by PPP’s Karachi chapter here on Wednesday asked the rulers to step down as they were solely responsible for the “attack on the independence of the judiciary and the state-sponsored violence against protesting lawyers, as well as against media.”
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/22/local19.htm |
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Journalists protest in Mirpur |
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Journalists’ community in Mirpur continued protest for 2nd consecutive day. They observed token hunger strike against attack on Geo channel and irregular distribution of relief amount among quake victims. Journalists organized protest in press club Mirpur.
(Khabrian-15)
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Shafi aur Wakeel, Jazba aur Dileel |
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Nawa-i-Waqt columnist Dr. Ajmal Niazi’s column Shafi aur Wakeel, Jazba aur Dileel
(Journalist and Lawyers, Devotion and Argument).
(Nawa-i-Waqt-5)
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Letter to editor “Mature media” |
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Ijaz Tabbsum says “With relative inexperience in dealing with the watchdog role of a free media, the government's nervousness has been exposed in its taking two news channels off air for showing footage of police manhandling of lawyers, its banning of a television talk show, and the ransacking of the offices of Geo and The News in Islamabad. However, the president very judiciously realised the grave mistake committed by police personnel and asserted that those responsible should be brought to book. It is hoped that the government will now ensure that journalists are not again targeted for simply carrying out their professional duties.”
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=47852 |
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Letter to Editor “Ban on Indian films” |
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Aijaz Gul says “Let us leave the question of showing Indian films in Pakistan and Pakistani films in India to the forces of demand and supply. If there is a market of Indian films in Pakistani cinemas (Taj Mahal and Mughal-e-Azam have negated that) and a market of Pakistani films in India, distributors and exhibitors in both countries would not remain oblivious to this fact.”
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=47850 |
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PTV introducing Pakistani culture in world |
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Media growth in Pakistan has key role for the progress of country. Whole credit for media development goes to President Pervaiz Mushrraf. It was stated by visiting Secretary General International Media Information Council Prof. Scort Robinson. PTV is serving the country with dedication. PTV is now rated among most advance channels of the countries.
(Express-3)
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Caribbean tour twisted by media involvement |
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The investigation of Woolmer’s death mystery is still ongoing on with a recent report of some poison involvement in this case, while the manager Talat Ali declared on a private TV channel that the team neither has any such information of poison traces in the post-mortem of the Woolmer’s dead body nor the team is under any restriction.
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/SportsNewsT.aspx?dtlid=88518&catid=5 |
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Mobiles replacing book reading habit |
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The News reports, with each passing day our children are gradually drifting away from book reading habit. Now children ask parents for new stylish modern mobile sets. Obsessive usage of cell phones result in a sharp decline in the studies of student.
(News-4)
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Textbook board’s dissolution opposed |
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The Frontier Printers and Publishers Association on Wednesday staged a demonstration in protest against the proposed dissolution of the Textbook Board, which provides textbooks on subsidised prices to the students in the public sector all over the province, and revival of the old system of private publishers.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/22/nat29.htm |
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A new novel takes birth with old agonies |
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A new novel has taken birth with pakistan’s old agonies, this is what intellectual, writers and critics said here in federal capital about Muhammad Hameed Shahid,s Urdu novel Matti Adam Khati Hai.
(Dawn-19)
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Deforestation in journalists’ colony begins |
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Deforestation and leveling of ground in journalist colony Lohi Bhair is in progress and layout of the colony will be prepared within three days. Mubarak Gul supervisor of the form hired for deforestation told that 80% deforestation and leveling had been completed.
(Daily Times-B1)
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Jang, the News, Geo TV awarded ‘Superbrands’ |
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International Bran rating organization ‘Superbrands’ has declared the Jang, The News and Geo TV Network as top media brands of Pakistan.
(News20) (Jang-8)
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Artist Mohammad Kazim passes away |
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Mohammad Kazim, a reputed printmaker, passed away early Wednesday morning, according to family members. He was 63. Family sources said he was complaining of neck pain for a couple of days, which worsened Tuesday night. He is survived by a widow, four sons and three daughters. Kazim was buried in Azizabad graveyard, where relatives and colleagues gathered to pay their final respects.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/22/local8.htm |
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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.
Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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