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Daily Archives: November 20, 2007

Media persons protest ban on TV channels

SHIKARPUR, Nov 19: Journalists brought out a rally and held a demonstration on Monday in protest against curbs on private TV channels, imposition of emergency and arrest of journalists. The rally led by Agha Younus Pathan, vice-president of Shikarpur press club, and senior journalists demanded repeal of Provisional Constitution Order, lifting of ban on Geo […]


Journalists, lawyers join hands to Protest curbs

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Journalists and lawyers fraternity of the district held a strong protest against imposition of emergency and closure of private TV channels. The journalists lodged their protest by fastening chains and locks on their mouths. Addressing a protest camp of journalists in front of DI Khan Press Club, Ahmad Khan Kamrani, president of […]


‘Emergency targeted judges, journalists’

DIR: Journalist and lawyer communities Monday strongly condemned the government for muz­zling media in the country following the imposition of emergency and urged it to lift the ban on media at once and restore all television channels. Both the communities castigated the government for asking United Arab Emirates government to stop the telecast of Geo […]


Dadu journalists stage protest demo

DADU: The journalists of Phulji Station led by Sindh Journalist Foundation District Dadu and Jamshoro President Ghous Ali Jhatyal, Javed Panhwer and others held a protest demonstration here on Sunday against the ban on media and closure of private news channels. The journalists demanded lifting of restrictions imposed on the media from the caretaker government […]


Interior Sindh journalists’ hunger strike enters third day

SUKKUR: The hunger strike of print and electronic media journalists entered the third consecutive day on Monday to protest against the imposition of emergency rule, PCO and ìdraconianî laws framed by the government to curb the freedom of the press. The hunger strikers include senior journalist Mushtaq Gillani, president Sukkur Press Club Khawaja Jawed Ahmed, […]


Newspaper editor released

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: An Urdu newspaper editor, who was picked up by the personnel of law enforcement agencies at the weekend, was released here on Monday evening. Shoaib Bhutta, the editor of Daily Tulou, was handed over to a group of journalists some 500 meters away from the Cantonment police station at around 6:30pm. Mr […]


Media bodies slam TV channels’ closure

LAHORE, Nov 19: South Asia Media Commission and South Asian Free Media Association have condemned shutting down of two Dubai-based Pakistani television channels and asked Gen Pervez Musharraf and Amir of United Arab Emirates to allow the resumption of their broadcasts. SAMC Chairman N Ram, Secretary General Najam Sethi, its Pakistan Chairman I A Rehman, […]


Lawyers, journalists vow to stand united: Struggle against emergency rule

PESHAWAR, Nov 19: The members of the Khyber Union of Journalists and lawyers on Monday vowed that their peaceful struggle would continue for the restoration of the Constitution, reinstatement of the deposed superior court judges and removal of all curbs on the media. The lawyers, after holding a protest meeting at the Peshawar High Court […]


SAMC, SAFMA want Geo, ARY back on air

* Call closure of TV channels ‘economic murder of journalists’ LAHORE: The South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) and South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) have resented pulling two Pakistani television channels, Geo News and ARY One World, off air and asked President General Pervez Musharraf and the emir of the United Arab Emirates to allow […]


Freedom of expression: ‘journalists to emerge successful in struggle’

ISLAMABAD (November 20 2007): Although the United Nations Human Rights Charter grants citizens of all states the right to receive free flow of information, Nusrat Javed, was not very optimistic that, despite the fact that Aaj channel has revived, his popular talk-show Bolta Pakistan would be aired again. An anchor person of Aaj TV channel, […]


Candlelight vigil held outside Jang office

Thousands of people belonging to different walks of life participated in a candlelight vigil held outside the Jang Group offices on Monday evening to express solidarity with the protest against the closure of Geo and another other TV channel. The participants included members of civil society organisations, political leaders and media people from different organisations. […]


Literacy programme launched in Kohistan

PESHAWAR, Nov 19: The Pakistan Baitul Maal has started a programme in collaboration with the World Bank to enhance literacy ratio and increase primary school enrolment, starting its first phase from the Kohistan district. Under the programme, the Baitul Maal has made it compulsory for 7,000 deserving people, benefiting from its Food Support Programme (FSP), […]


CPNE for end to ban on media

Newspaper editors’ national body Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has said free media and free and fair elections are impossible under the emergency rule and demanded immediate end to emergency and ban on Geo and ARY news channels. CPNE made these demands by passing unanimous resolutions in a meeting in Lahore, jointly presided over […]


Station owner harassed, financial losses severe as ban on television stations continue

(New York, November 20, 2007) – The Dubai government should allow Geo Television and ARY Digital, which broadcast from Dubai and function as Pakistan’s most independent and respected television stations, to resume operations immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 17, the Dubai authorities summarily gave Geo Television and ARY Digital two hours to […]