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Daily Archives: November 21, 2007

Journalists protest against emergency

HYDERABAD, Nov 20: Police arrested 19 journalists and kept them in detention for a few hours in Hyderabad when they tried to bring out a rally like their colleagues in many cities and towns of the province on Tuesday in response to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists’ call for countrywide protests against media curbs, […]


Countrywide protests against media curbs

KARACHI, Nov 20: Police on Tuesday baton-charged journalists protesting against media curbs and arrested over 100 demonstrators when they tried to march towards the Governor’s House from the Karachi Press Club. Hundreds of policemen deployed outside the press club sealed all link roads and used batons to stop journalists from taking out a procession. About […]


Journalist hold rally against emergency

SUKKUR, HYDERABAD – On the call of PFUJ the journalists belonging to electronic and print media Sukkur and adjoining areas took out a protest rally on Tuesday against the imposition of Emergency, PCO and Curb on freedom of press. The protesting media men were holding placards, black banners and flags, inscribed with slogans to repeal […]


Journalists demand release of colleagues

NAWABSHAH: The journalists here on Tuesday strongly condemned Hyderabad police for resorting to baton charge and arrest their colleagues while protesting against the suspension of private news channels and for freedom of the media. The senior journalists including Ismail Domki, Akhtar Rind, Zulfiquar Memon, Arshad Nasim, Atif Zaidi, Musharraf Bhatti, Zulfiquar Khaskheli, Amir Chandio, Nasir […]


Journalists take out rally, 25 arrested

HYDERABAD: The local police arrested some 25 journalists here on Tuesday when the journalists of Hyderabad, Matiari, Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar and Tando Muhammad Khan districts took out a rally from the local press club. They wanted to march through Miran Muhammad Shah road towards the Sessions Court to protest against emergency and curbs on the […]


Journalists rally, three arrested

UBAURO: A protest rally on Tuesday was taken out against the imposition of emergency and curbs on the media. A number of journalists, political and religious leaders, traders and citizens participated in the rally. The protesters, carrying banners and placards, marched from the local press club to Main Chowk where they staged a demonstration. They […]


‘Unity will set us freeÂ’

The Clifton Police Station resembled the grounds of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) last night with journalists present all around the police station’s premises waiting for the return of five of their colleagues who had been charged separately under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Ghulam Mustafa (Geo News), A.H. Khanzada (Dawn News), Moosa Kaleem […]


US-based Pakistani journalists protest Karachi media crackdown

Washington: Pakistani journalists in the United States have expressed their horror at the attack made on their protesting colleagues in Karachi by police on Tuesday. As many as 150 were arrested, including TV cameramen and reporters. A resolution circulated by Masood Haider on behalf of the US-based media professionalsÂ’ group said, “The Coalition of Pakistani […]


‘No country can prosper by gagging media’

LAHORE, Nov 20: A large number of journalists, in response to a country-wide protest call by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) against media curbs, staged a rally here on Tuesday. The protesters carrying banners and placards inscribed with their slogans, marched from the Lahore Press Club up to the Punjab Assembly building on […]


Journalists hold protests against curbs on media

PESHAWAR, Nov 20: Journalists took out a procession from the Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday to denounce the imposition of emergency rule and curbs on the media. After marching on the Shershah Suri Road, the journalists staged a demonstration outside the telephone exchange off The Mall. They chanted slogans against what they called a martial […]


29 TV channels broadcasting programmes: Memon

ISLAMABAD: To ensure that Pakistan’s nuclear assets do not fall into wrong hands, President Gen Pervez Musharraf has put in place an effective and leak-proof command and control system, Information Minister Nisar A Memon said here on Tuesday. “This command and control system is working efficiently under the able and professional leadership. Pakistan Army under […]


TV channels ban case put off for a week

KARACHI, Nov 20: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against the ban on four television channels to Nov 27 to enable the information and broadcasting ministry to file comprehensive comments. Deputy Attorney-General Rizwan Ahmed Siddiqui requested adjournment to find out why the Dubai authorities have cancelled or suspended Geo […]


Irish IT firms holding talks for cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: As IT companies take more and more help from outsourcing of service-providers, half a dozen high-tech Irish firms have entered negotiations for cooperation after getting attracted by the rich potential of Pakistan IT industry. “Six major companies, such as Softech Systems, MSoft, Efrotech, Esolpk, Invaterra and Alp Business Service Management have made […]


Journalists protest media restrictions across country

* Over 150 arrested Karachi journalists freed * Journalists in Lahore, Islamabad and Quetta urge govt to lift ban on private TV channels KARACHI/ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/QUETTA: Journalists across the country rallied against media curbs on Tuesday, resulting in over 150 being arrested in Karachi, before being released late on Tuesday night. The protests, which had been […]