Sunday, June 25, 2006

Demo against Hayat's killing : Fata alliance for end to military operation

Activists of Fata Grand Alliance Saturday staged a protest demonstration against the killing of Hayatullah Khan and condemned his gruesome murder, besides asking the government to stop military operation in Waziristan Agencies.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_NatNews.aspx?dtlid=46100
&catid=2&date=06/25/2006&fcatid=14

Sri Lankan journalist embraces Islam in detention

A Sri Lankan journalist, Robin, imprisoned in the Khyber House Peshawar lock-up, converted to Islam from Christianity on Saturday and vowed to play an active role in countering intrigues being hatched against Islam. Robin, who was renamed as Hamza after entering the fold of Islam, said: “Today I am extremely happy. It's a day of victory for me.”

http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=2

Dawn staffer's house looted

Unidentified armed men committed a robbery in the house of Aziz Malik, Dawn's bureau chief in Hyderabad , on Thursday night.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/25/nat26.htm

FM LISTENING: Lounge vs croaky express

Remember the times in school when a substitute teacher would take a class of a favorite subject. Can you recall how bad a job they always did? They used to be nervous and forgetful. It was like watching a stuttering statue that stood in the middle of the class, who tried to master confidence but was truly shaky in the knees.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/Arc_IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=46067&
catid=17&date=06/25/2006&fcatid=14

OPINION:

A tapestry of violence

By Ghazi Salahuddin

More than a week after that cold-blooded murder of journalist Hayatullah Khan in Waziristan , grim thoughts about what it meant are still reverberating in the minds of media professionals. There have been angry protests by newsmen across the country and token boycott of the proceedings of federal and provincial assemblies. International media organisations have also expressed alarm over what they see as increasing hazards for journalists in Pakistan .

http://www.thenews.com.pk/arc_news.asp?id=9

“Few words in favour of columnists By Saeed Azar ”, Daily Khabrain, Page-2

MORE:

“Local Taliban vow to take revenge of Hayatullah Khan” Daily Jang, Back Page

“Taliban pledge to take revenge of Hayatullah Khan's murder”, Nawa-e-Waqat, Back Page  

“Durrani left for Yemen to participate in intel conference of political reforms and freedom of expression”, Nawa-e-Waqat, Front Page  

NEWS 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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