Monday July 24, 2006

Journalist threatened

A tribal journalist received an anonymous threat over the telephone on Saturday for reporting on the situation in Khyber Agency. Mehboob Shah Afridi, general secretary of the Tribal Union of Journalists in Khyber Agency and correspondent for an Urdu daily, said on Sunday that he had received a phone call on Saturday night threatening to kill him and destroy his office if he did not stop reporting on the situation in Bara, the Khyber Agency headquarters.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\07\24\story_24-7-2006_pg7_2

Sherry condemns regime's excesses against journalists

Condemning the government's high-handedness with journalists, Sherry Rehman, central information secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party, has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating plight of journalists during the first six months of 2006

http://www.thepost.com.pk/ShortNews.aspx?shortid=2234&catid=2

Govt to start media teams exchange programme

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani has said the government is planning to start regular media delegation exchange programmes with other countries to provide the journalists an opportunity to improve their professional skills.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=50698&catid=17

FM LISTENING: History of FM

For more then 6 to 7 months I have been writing about FM programs and channels, about their working, analysis, etc. I believed that I hadn't left any stone unturned and thus thought I had everything covered. However, there was one thing that missed my notice.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=50697&catid=17

Journalist robbed

Unidentified robbers deprived a journalist of Rs 12,000 in the Millat Park police precincts Saturday. Amir Nafees, deputy chief reporter at The Post, was going home with his wife on a motorcycle late Saturday when two robbers held them at gunpoint near Sulemania School .

http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNews.aspx?dtlid=50733&catid=3

LETTER TO EDITOR:

Journalism in line of fire
The recent killing of a brave journalist Hayatullah Khan has revealed that there is no freedom of expression in Pakistan as far as anti-government issues are concerne. Hayatullah Khan had disobeyed the government while doing coverage of the army operation in North Waziristan

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/july-2006/24/letters.php

MORE NEWS:

“ Media policy is being prepared: Ali Durrani”, Nawa-e-Waqat, Front Page

“HayatUllah Khan was killed by agency: SAFMA” Daily Times, Page-B-2

“Journalists to be provided chances to improve skills”, The News, page-8

“SAFMA assists Hayatullah's family”, The News, Page-11

“Attock Press club election completed”, Daily Jang, Page-4

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 .

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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