Monday, May 29, 2006
Grant for press club
Jan Jamali, deputy chairman Senate, and renowned businessman and social worker Malik Tabarak Hussain Bari has announced a grant of Rs 100,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively for the Rawalpindi/Islamabad Press Club. The announcement was made in a reception given in honour of the newly-elected office bearers of the press club Sunday by leading business personality of the twin cities Malik Hussain Bari.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNews.aspx?dtlid=41818&catid=17
Billboards at the mercy of MMA
While on one hand the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) government is spending huge amount on arranging investment conferences to lure foreign investors and donors for the uplift of NWFP, and on the other hand it has been removing and painting hoardings having the images of women leading the province towards backwardness.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=41831&catid=2
Board meets for LSA nominations
The TV board for the 5th LUX Style Awards met to decide and shortlist nominees for the eight television categories Best TV Serial (PTV & Satellite), Best TV Actor (PTV & Satellite), Best TV Actress (PTV & Satellite), and Best TV Director (PTV & Satellite), from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/ShowBizNews.aspx?dtlid=41788&catid=9
Arab journalist attacks extremist thinking
“Extremism is a form of political activity that rejects the principles of parliamentary democracy. Extremist ideology and practices are based on intolerance, exclusion, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and ultra nationalism,” according to a leading Arab journalist.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\05\29\story_29-5-2006_pg7_16
Editorial:
Press freedom
Addressing the 18th awards ceremony of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), President General Pervez Musharraf laid great stress on the freedom of the press. He assured that there would be a renewed commitment to bolster press freedom and vowed that the government would facilitate access to information for journalists.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/EditorialNews.aspx?dtlid=41739&catid=10
Is entertainment ‘haram'?
The Punjab governor, Lieutenant-General (r) Khalid Maqbool, was addressing a psychologists' conference in Lahore when he touched on the problem of entertainment in society, which is just as well because many of our psychological ills spring from our ideological stringencies banning entertainment in the name of religion.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\05\29\story_29-5-2006_pg3_1
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Tender Notice: PTV invited sealed tender notices from all registered posts for the construction of a office” Dawn, Page-20
More:
“PM directed Ashraf Azim to improve standards of PTV programme”, Khabrain, Page-3
“The Da Vinci Code, on follow up with Fahd tonight”, The News, Page-3
“Muslims, Christians jointly protest against Da Vinci Code”, The News, Page-20
“Journalists to get 50 % discount in railways fare”, The Nation, Page-3
“Private TV Channel telecasts Indian Show”, The Nation, Page-20
“PTV to dominate as best family channel”, The Nation, Page-20
“Government wants more music and drama: Governor Punjab” Daily Times, Page-A-4
“Attack on journalist condemned”, Dawn, Page-15
“50 % discount for journalists in railways fears” Khabrain, Back Page.
“Government to resolve journalist's problems: Mir Jan Jamili”, Nawa-e-Waqat, Page-3
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
Compiled by, Sajid Go nd al Media Monitor, Internews Pakistan .
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