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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Sunday March 25, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Five media organizations summoned |
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The inquiry tribunal probing into the mishandling of Chief Justice Ifthikar Mohammad on 13th March2007, has summoned the representatives of five print and electronic media organization to appear before the tribunal on 28th March 2007. According to media reports, chief Justice was roughed up by security officials outside judges’ colony. Media organizations are Daily Nation, Daily Express, Aaj, ARY and Geo.
(Nation-1) (Jang-3)
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Judicial probe begins in Lahore |
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Lahore High Court Judge Justice Syed Zahid Hussain has begun judicial probe of police hostility against lawyers and media men in Lahore High Court. Supreme Court has ordered the judicial probe. High profile government officials, bar council leaders and journalists appeared before commission to record the statements. Court adjourned hearing till 26th March 2007. PFUJ vice president told that media was in contact with government officials to finalize compensation schedule.
(Jang-3)
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Cable operators can’t air foreign programs |
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The cable operators based in Mirpur district have been strictly warned by authorities to refrain from airing the programs of non-permitted foreign television channels, officials sources said. The warning to cable operators has been given by administration at a meeting held to monitor the professional activities of local cable operators.
(Nation-9)
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Media cooperation among friendly nations stressed |
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Minister for State and Information Tariq Azeem said that media cooperation between friendly countries like Pakistan and China should be further strengthened to defuse negative impact of false malicious and self centered media onslaught by certain countries. He was talking to a media delegation from China.
(Nation-13) (News-4)
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Arif Nizami declined Sitar-e-Imtiaz last year |
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Editor ‘The Nation’ Arif Nizami declined the Sitar-e-Imtiaz last year, soon after he was informed about it through a letter from cabinet division. In his view, Mr Nizami said that although he may have rendered services for journalism in his 37 year career, he had not rendered any extra ordinary work in the field of public services for which he was being nominated.
(Nation-12)
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Woolmer’s email to a Pakistani journalist |
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The newspaper claims that it has seen the email. The Pakistani journalist who received the email is so fearful for his safety that he has asked not to be named. The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, on Saturday ran on its front page part of an email from Woolmer to a Pakistani journalist. “I am going to write a book on my tenure as Pakistan coach. I shall only start after the World Cup,” it read. “I believe, regardless of the money, the story is worth telling, has to be told and in a correct way. I am not a name and shame guy, just the honest facts. Let the punter make up his mind, etc.”
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\25\story_25-3-2007_pg2_2 |
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Media urged to discourage propaganda against polio vaccine |
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The NWFP government and World Health Organisation (WHO) Saturday urged the media to positively highlight the campaign being carried out in Pakistan for eradication of polio and discourage the propaganda being spread by some elements against polio vaccine. The religious conservative society of the NWFP has rejected polio vaccine on grounds that vaccine contained infertility ingredients and products obtained from animal and human tissues that made it ‘haram.’ Demand from newsmen to this effect came in a Media Awareness Seminar for Polio Eradication Initiative, organised jointly by Unicef and NWFP Ministry of Health here at a five-star hotel.
(DailyTimes-B2)
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=88998&catid=2&date=03/25/2007&fcatid=14 |
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Column “Dear General” |
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Fatima Bhutto the News Columnist “When Khan brought up the attack on his station, Geo, you condemned it. You have always been a champion on the free press. You have always been an advocate of free expression and free thought. That is good to know as I write you this letter, thanks again in advance. You promised the police inspector in charge of the assault on the freedom of the press would be punished. Where is he? Oh, he's missing. He has since been 'found'. I would love to hear his thoughts on 'Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath'. Perhaps you could put a good word in?”
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=9 |
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The News Editorial “Art gallery row” |
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The row over the naming of the National Art Gallery should be a cause for concern for all impartial art lovers -- be they the supporters of visual arts or the performing arts. In all probability, it would seem that the ministry of culture changed the name of the National Art Gallery to National Centre for Creative Arts so as to bring all segments and sections of the arts within the purview of the activities. With Zia Mohyeddin already running a government-supported academy for the promotion of performing arts in Karachi, certain people belonging to the visual arts community have taken up cudgels against the decision to change the name of the gallery and give it a more expansive scope of ambit.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=8 |
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Languages independent of religion and race |
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Languages have nothing to do with religions and races as they are a means of communication and most of them have their deepest roots in Mesopotamia, which was the mother of European, Indian and Middle Eastern civilizations.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/25/local11.htm |
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Letter to Editor “Undermining Urdu” |
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And I presume Hindi is not a regular subject in Pakistani school curricula. Doesn’t it explain that the relationship between Hindi and Urdu is special and quite different than the same between Chinese and Japanese or between Arabic/Sanskrit and Bahasa Indonesia or among all the Celtic languages? Some things in our life are too obvious; just we need to think with an open mind without any prejudices.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/25/letted.htm#3 |
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High level meeting for Payments to newspapers |
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Frontier Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrni has summoned a high level meeting to review the progress of payments to newspapers for official advertisements. In meeting, summary is expected to be presented to finalize recommendations for payments schedule to newspapers.
(Aaj-1)
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Nescon — a platform to promote IT |
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The Nescon-2007 event would go a long way in helping young scientists and engineers to keep themselves abreast with the latest advancements in the field of software development, said Minister of State for Information Technology, Ishaq Khan Khakwani. “It is my considered opinion there is no dearth of talent in the field of science and technology in the country, only if we exhibit a strong will to execute them,” he said while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a mega IT event, NASCON-07, here Saturday.
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/25/nat23.htm |
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Kashmir press club Mirpur elects office bearers |
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Raja Habib Ullah Khan (Jang) and Zaheer Azam Jiraal (PTV-2) were elected unopposed as president and general secretary respectively of Kashmir press club Mirpur for one year (2007-08) constitutional term.
(News-17)
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Press club in Besham established |
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Press club has been established in Besham. Chief Minister NWFP Akram Khan Durrani has given the approval. Indus Union of Journalists has welcomed the decision for Besham press club. Joint meeting of Indus Union of Journalists and Besham Press club held in Besham to welcome the decision. Chief Minister has announced allotment of official land as well a grant of one lakh for newly established press club.
(Aaj-2)
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Afghan journalists under threat in the south |
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Threatened by the Taliban and corrupt police, regarded with suspicion and in danger of capture, Afghan journalists say they risk their lives working in the lawless south. In the city of Kandahar, reporters installed in a “press centre” in a local hotel spend much of their time rushing to the scenes of bombings and counting the dead and wounded in front of the ripped-up body of a suicide attacker.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\25\story_25-3-2007_pg4_13 |
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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