Friday August 25, 2006

Attempted murder of Ghamidi's magazine editor:

Cops say street crime, others disagree

Police officials investigating the attempted murder of Ishraq Editor Manzoorul Hassan have been trying to establish that the incident was a routine street crime, but sources have told Daily Times that this might have been part of a larger ploy to bring down proponents of moderate Islam like Hassan and Al-Mawrid Institute President Javed Ahmad Ghamidi.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\25\story_25-8-2006_pg1_3

Tribal areas remain out of Pemra ambit

FM radio channels operating in the federally and provincially administered tribal areas Fata and Pata do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) as the ordinance under which the authority was formed in 2002 has not been extended to the regions.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/25/nat16.htm

APNS to assess Balochistan situation

The publishers and editors of the country will visit Quetta to have on-the-spot appraisal of the situation in Balochistan and meet the high authorities of the province by the end of this month, said a press release of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS).

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=21270

Media guide on British Muslims' instigates debate on UK foreign policy

British foreign policy cannot be dictated by terrorists. Instances of injustices need to be addressed and British government is doing just that. Simon Butt, British Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan said this at the launching ceremony of Media Guide on British Muslims, organised by British Council here Thursday. http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=21257

British Muslims-Media Guide launched

British Muslims-Media Guide, a book by UK-based writer and journalist Ehsan Masood, was launched by British Council here on Thursday at Islamabad Club. The book, which is based on the information and the statistics regarding the Muslims in British Society, describes their history, present and future.

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/august-2006/25/nationalnews1.php

FM LISTENING: The supremacy of recorded programmes

Mostly when we tune into any FM channel we hear live programmes going on air. While listening to these shows one can hear RJs asking and motivating listeners to call in and share their views about the assigned topic or to make dedications or convey messages to their dear ones. Some times these shows sound good but some times dreadful.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=55681&catid=17

Editorial:

Pemra amendment bill

The approval of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill by the Senate was done in as controversial a manner as the bill itself had been labelled after its passage by the National Assembly in May last year in the face of strong opposition to its various clauses. The bill outlived the mandatory 90 days in the Senate and was referred to the mediation committee of the two houses of parliament.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/EditorialNews.aspx?dtlid=55732&catid=10

Letters to Editor:

Freedom of Press

The government often says that the Press is enjoying freedom. This claim is far from reality. Recently the National Assembly Speaker, Chaudhry Amir Hussain has restricted private channels from entering Parliament and would only allow PTV to cover the Assembly proceedings.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=55746&catid=4

Effects of Indian media

I fully appreciate the fact that the Pakistani youth have outstanding minds. However, one thing that has forced me to highlight their drawback is that our youth is enthusiastically encouraging and responding to the Indian media.

http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=55748&catid=4

REGIONAL MEDIA:

Pakistani accused of providing Hizb TV to NY

A Pakistani man was due to appear in court in New York on Thursday, accused of providing a banned Hezbollah-linked television station to viewers in the city, prosecutors said.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\08\25\story_25-8-2006_pg7_63

'Right to info law to strengthen democracy, curb corruption'

Speakers at a consultation meeting yesterday observed that ensuring the right to information would go a long way to strengthening democracy and curbing corruption through establishing transparency in the administration. They called on the people to forge a countrywide movement for immediate enactment of the Right to Information Act.

http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=51613

MORE:

“Radio sets distributed among earthquake affectees”, The News, page-10

“Media is responsible for Pakistan 's poor image abroad: Japan 's Councilor General”, Daily Jang, Front Page  

“APNS to meet on August 29 at Quetta ”, Daily Jang, Page-2

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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