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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Thursday July 26, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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ATTACK ON MEDIA
Intimidation
Lawyers thrash journalist Khalil Malik |
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Lawyers on Wednesday thrashed journalist Khalil Malik when he came here to a court to explain his position about a column that appeared in an Urdu Daily Shura some two months ago.
The lawyers community took the column as offensive and Advocate High Court Rafaqat Bashir Awan moved the court saying that Khalil Malik’s piece of writing had insulting remarks for lawyers. |
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/26/nationalnews4.php |
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MEDIA WORKSHOP
Training for journalists |
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Intermedia, a media development organisation, in collaboration with the British High Commission is holding a series of training workshops on issue-based coverage of elections for journalists across the country.
According a press release issued here on Wednesday, senior journalists, political scientists and election monitoring experts will supervise sessions of the workshops.
Daily Times (Page B2)
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http://dawn.com.pk/2007/07/26/local35.htm |
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MEDIA REGULATION
Three petitions against Pemra law admitted |
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The Sindh High Court admitted to regular hearing three petitions challenging the validity of the June 4 Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance.
The main petition has been moved by Sindh Bar Council members Salahuddin Gandapur and Mohammad Aqil through Advocate Mustafa Lakhani.
Pemra has filed its comments in the petition, saying that no cause of action has accrued to the petitioners because neither they were an aggrieved party nor the impugned provisions have yet been put into effect.
Dawn,
The News
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MEDIA MISCELLANEOUS
Cheques given to journalists |
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The government on Wednesday distributed cheques among journalist who have either lost their lives or received injuries during Lal Masjid operation.
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani in this regard visited the residences of journalists and handed over cheques to journalists and their families.
Dawn,
The Nation
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AG submits report to PHC: Afghan writer imprisoned at Peshawar Jail |
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NWFP Advocate General (AG) Pir Liaquat Khan submitted a report before the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday and confirmed Afghan writer Abdur Rahim Muslim Dost’s detention at the Peshawar Central Prison, saying the Khyber Agency political authorities charged him under the 14 Foreigners Act and 40 Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR).
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\26\story_26-7-2007_pg7_45 |
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Ban on spurious drugs ads to be enforced |
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The Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the Health Ministry will work together to enforce a ban on advertisements promoting spurious drugs.
It was decided in a meeting held here Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Health Secretary Khushnoond Akhtar Lashari, senior officials from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the Press Information Department (PID).
Speaking on the occasion, the health secretary said All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Pakistan Advertising Association and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) would be taken into confidence over the issue.
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http://thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=109251&catid=17 |
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RADIO
PPP seeks permission to set up FM radio |
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), led by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has demanded of the government to allow the party to set up FM radio stations, particularly in those areas where other political or religious groups have already been running FM stations.
Talking to Dawn on Wednesday, PPP spokesman and former senator Farhatullah Khan Babar said the party was planning to formally submit an application to the NWFP governor seeking permission to set up FM radio station in Swat.
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http://dawn.com.pk/2007/07/26/nat12.htm |
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SHC allows FM-103 to air BBC news till August 2 |
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Justice Azizullah Memon of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday dismissed an application by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) seeking the vacation of a stay order obtained by Mast FM-103 against a PEMRA order restraining the radio channel from airing a BBC Urdu news programme.
The court adjourned the hearing of a miscellaneous appeal filed by FM-103 till August 2 after the appellant’s counsel sought time to file a rejoinder.
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\26\story_26-7-2007_pg7_14 |
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Hourly traffic updates on FM soon |
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The City Traffic Police is planning to introduce an hourly traffic situation update service on FM transmission, newly appointed Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Ghulam Mohammad Dogar told a press conference at the SSP’s office on Wednesday.
Dogar said the bulletin would cover the situation of traffic on the city’s main roads and their sub arteries. He said the service would also recommend alternate routes in case there was a traffic jam on a road.
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\26\story_26-7-2007_pg13_1 |
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BOOKS
Death anniversary of Imran Series creator passes unmarked |
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Today is the 27th death anniversary of Urdu fiction writer Ibne Safi, whose novels still constitute a bedtime treat for thousands of people. Yet none of the city’s literary circles have thought it fit to organise a programme to commemorate the writer who brought us the well-loved Jasoosi Duniya and the Imran Series, and wrote hundreds of mystery novels.
Despite the criticism levelled at him – that he wrote in bulk and targeted the mass market – he is certainly amongst the more remarkable and most popular writers of Urdu-language fiction.
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http://dawn.com.pk/2007/07/26/local19.htm |
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Wathan Lagi Wasti lauched |
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A pre-launching ceremony of the Punjabi book “Wathan Lagi Wasti” authored by Mehar Ali Malik was held at Academy of Letters here on Wednesday.
Chairman of Academy of Letters Iftikhar Arif, renowned writer and scholar Mansha Yaad, Hameed Shahid and Mehar Ali Malik addressed and critically analysed the book.
Mansha praised the insight of the author and said “these days stories are written on routine subjects without depth, however Mehar discussed the core issues with deep understanding of the subject”
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http://nation.com.pk/daily/july-2007/26/nationalnews6.php |
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MOVIES
Movie on Mumbai-Karachi connection |
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A leading Pakistani filmmaker is planning a movie on Mumbai and Karachi that will seek to bring out a connection between the two commercial cities.
“I am planning a movie that will touch both the cities of Mumbai and Karachi,” Hasan Zaidi was quoted as saying by Indian media. “The shooting is expected to start this December, and I plan to complete it next year,” Zaidi, who is also the organizer of the annual ‘Kara Film Festival’ in Pakistan, said. The seventh edition of the festival will be held in November this year. The organisers are expecting a much larger Indian participation at this year’s event. People like Mahesh Bhatt are acting as cultural ambassadors in this regard. “We are trying to strike a balance between popular and parallel cinema,” Zaidi concluded. ppi
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http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\26\story_26-7-2007_pg9_6 |
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Updated at 11:00 PST (06:00 GMT) |
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