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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Wednesday December 27, 2006
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Munir Niazi is no more |
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Renowned Urdu and Punjabi poet Munir Niazi died of cardiac arrest at Jinnah Hospital on Tuesday. He was 78. Family sources said Munir complained of some breathing problem on Tuesday noon and was taken to Jinnah Hospital where his condition deteriorated rapidly and he died during treatment. His Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at Alquds Mosque, Sector A1, Township Lahore at 2.00 pm on Wednesday (today). The only child of his parents, Niazi was born in Khanpur (Hoshiyarpur, Indian Punjab) on April 9, 1927. After the creation of Pakistan, the family migrated to Sahiwal and settled there. While living in India, Munir also served in the Royal Indian Navy for some time.
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http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=4970 |
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Munir Niazi passes away |
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Renowned man of letters Munir Niazi, who composed unforgettable film songs like “Us Bewafa Ka Shehar Hey”, passed away after suffering cardiac arrest here on Tuesday night. He was 78. According to family members, his condition deteriorated rapidly after an asthma attack at around 7pm. He was taken to the Jinnah Hospital where he died one and a half hours later. Niazi leaves a widow.
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http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/27/top4.htm |
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Children’s issues NGO develops code of ethics for reporting |
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To appropriate the contribution of media in creating masses awareness regarding issues related to children, Sahil, with collaboration of journalists has developed a code of ethics for reporting on the children’s issues. Manizeh Bano, executive director, Sahil, an NGO working against child sexual abuse Tuesday while talking to The Post said that Sahil worked long with journalists to formulate a code of ethics for reporters to write on the children’s issues. |
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http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http://thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=74976&catid=17 |
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Tariq on Blasphemy |
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The state Minster for Information and broadcasting, senator Tariq Azeem has indicated a “good news package” for the minorities, in the form of “review” and possible amendment in laws which they (minorities) call discriminatory, on the occasion of this Christmas.
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http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=188 |
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نابیناؤں کے لیے انٹرن |
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بینائی سے محروم افراد کے لیے یوں تو دُنیا جہاں میں سہولیات کا فقدان ہے۔ مگر پاکستان جیسے ترقی پذیر ملک میں ایسے افراد کے لیے زندگی اور بھی زیادہ کٹھن ہوتی ہے۔ اسی کے پیشِ نظر یہ بات اُمید کی کرن سے کم نہیں کہ ملک کے پہلے بصارت سے محروم افراد کے لیے انٹرنیٹ کیفے کا اسلام آباد میں افتتاح ہوگیا ہے۔ اس اچھوتے کیفے کا قیام ملک میں بینائی سے محروم افراد کے لیے کام کرنے والی تنظیم پاکستان فاؤنڈیشن فائٹنگ بلائنڈنیس( PFFB) اور ورلڈ بینک کی مدد سے ممکن ہوا۔ |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2006/12/061225_blind_cafe_as.shtml |
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FM LISTENING |
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A tribute to a legend
Madam Noor Jehan, the lady with a golden voice, one can not praise her enough for her utmost contributions for the Pakistani showbiz industry. Last Sunday on December 23, it was her sixth death anniversary. In order to pay tribute to the legendary singer almost all TV channels aired special programmes and proved that they are among those who keep all the ‘legends’ alive. |
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http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http://thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=74973&catid=17 |
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EDITORIAL |
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Changing the blasphemy law
THE state minister for information had announced on Saturday that Pakistan’s minorities would get good news on Christmas in the form of a review of discriminatory laws, which included the blasphemy law. Although the promised review did not come on Monday, one hopes that it will be taken up soon and the government has not changed its mind about it. Adopted in 1986 as Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, the amendment made it a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment for anyone who defiled the Holy Quran or the name of the Holy Prophet.
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http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/27/ed.htm#2 |
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LETTERS TO EDITOR |
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AK radio
Azad Kashmir Radio Muzaffarabad was the premier broadcasting station of Azad Kashmir, which was devastatingly destroyed by the October 8 2005 earthquake. Its studios, broadcasting and other machinery and equipment were extensively damaged and number of workers died. The place that reverberated for five decades was reduced to lifeless rubble and debris in a matter of minutes.
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http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=36935 |
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