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Daily Archives: November 5, 2007

PFUJ assails media curbs

ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has rejected the imposition of what it called a ‘mini-martial lawÂ’ in the name of state of emergency. Criticising late-night raids on private TV news channels and two FM radio stations, it decided to resist the actions with the cooperation of other media organisations, including […]


Journalists to boycott official functions

ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) has condemned curbs on media through new ordinances issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in the wake of the imposition of emergency in the country. The condemnation came on Sunday at an emergency meeting at the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club’s camp office. The meeting […]


MQM chief criticises media, judiciary

KARACHI, Nov 4: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that the media, the Supreme Court and other courts demonstrated a feudal mentality as they never took notice of or raised their voice against illegal actions of a group of lawyers and politicians. In a telephonic address from London to a gathering organised […]


Reopening TV channels: Government to consult PTA and media: Durrani

ISLAMABAD (November 05 2007): Federal Minister for Information Muhammad Ali Durrani on Sunday said that the government would hold meeting with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority tomorrow and later with journalists’ bodies to resolve the matter of closure of electronic channels. Responding to a question about the timeframe for the opening of television channels at a press […]


Officials blank on TV channels’ revival

LAHORE, Nov 4: All private TV channels remained off air on Sunday with no one from Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) or the Ministry of Information knowing when they are expected to return on-air. A Pemra official, when asked, feigned ignorance about timing of allowing cable operators to relay the channels again. An information […]


Draconian Curbs Imposed on Pakistani Media

Draconian curbs were imposed on the Pakistani media as part of the Emergency declared by President General Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007. The measures to control and restrain the media included suspension broadcasts of all international news channel as well as national private television channels throughout the country until further notice. Cable operators have […]


Musharraf taking Pakistan in wrong direction: CPJ

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said that President Pervez Musharraf’s actions were taking Pakistan in a wrong direction at a time when Pakistanis need more, not less, information. In a statement, the CPJ’s Asia Programme Coordinator Bob Dietz said the new media regulations allowed for no critical coverage of government officials. “For […]


Govt may swoop on media persons too

ISLAMABAD: The government has ordered the law enforcing agencies to arrest, even, media persons under ‘Emergency Rule’ while performing their duties if found in groups of more than four, an on-duty officer of the district administration told this correspondent Sunday during the crackdown against anti-government elements. “We don’t want to arrest the media persons despite […]


70 arrested as police raid HRCP meeting

LAHORE, Nov 4: Lahore police intensified the crackdown against prominent lawyers, leaders and activists of human rights organisations and opposition parties, claiming to have detained around 211 of them and the raids were on till the filing of the report. Garden Town police reportedly arrested around 70 civil society activists in a raid on the […]


Drive soon to abolish child labour from rag-picking sector

RAWALPINDI (November 05 2007): The City District Government (CDG) would soon launch a drive to abolish child labour from the rag-picking sector and the affected children would be provided free of cost education facilities coupled with stipend. “In this regard, the CDG would hire contractors with adult labourers for rag-picking to abolish the role of […]