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Daily Archives: November 23, 2007

Cases registered against protesting journalists in Karachi

KARACHI, Nov 22: The Karachi Union of Journalists on Thursday strongly condemned registration of FIRs against journalists who were arrested on Nov 20 outside the Karachi Press Club while protesting against emergency and draconian laws curbing media freedom. In a statement issued here the KUJ rejected allegations leveled in the two FIRs (282/07 and 283/07) […]


Pak Journalists hold demo in Europe against curbs on media

PARIS: Pakistani journalists in European countries on Thursday condemned the restrictions on media and demanded of the government of Pakistan to restore the transmission of private TV channels otherwise they will kick off protest campaign against it. According to details, in France Sahibzada Attiq-ur-Rehman lauded the journalists for disseminating news to masses after rendering sacrifices. […]


Journalists say they will not succumb to pressure: Demonstration in Peshawar

PESHAWAR, Nov 22: The Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) held a demonstration on Thursday to denounce the attack by police on members of the Faisalabad Press Club. On the occasion newsmen said they would not succumb to pressure tactics. Carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans against the military ruler and in support of press […]


Bar, media protest

VEHARI, Nov 22: Lawyers and journalists continued their protest against curbs on media, imposition of emergency and the police action on journalists in Karachi and Faisalabad. In their separate meetings in Vehari and other cities in Punjab, they condemned the police brutality against the peaceful protesting journalists and termed it a barbaric act of the […]


Call for end to media curbs

SWABI, Nov 22: The Gandhara Union of Journalists (GUJ) handed over a memorandum to the district coordination officer and the district police officer on Thursday, urging the authorities to lift curbs imposed on the print and electronic media. Led by its president Mohammad Farooq, they visited the two officers for registering their protest against the […]


No let-up in journalists’ struggle against curbs

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of JournalistsÂ’ struggle for freedom of expression entered into 14th consecutive on Thursday. Journalists, while holding placards, banners and black flags, were chanting slogans in support of free media. They were demanding immediate lift of emergency, curbs on media and return of black laws imposed by the […]


Lawyers, journalists stick to their guns

MARDAN: The lawyers community of Mardan broke the gate of the district courts and took out a protest procession against the emergency, the house arrest of superior judges and beating of journalists by the law enforcement agencies in Karachi and Faisalabad here on Thursday. Earlier, they held a meeting wherein media persons were also invited. […]


Net cafes shut down in Peshawar

The local police have closed five net cafes in the capital of North Western Frontier Province of Pakistan on Thursday while four net cafes were also ordered to shut down earlier on Wednesday. According to press reports, Peshawar police said that the net cafes had not been closed but asked to remove the cabins due […]


KUJ demands withdrawal of FIRs against journalists

KARACHI (November 23 2007): The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has condemned the registration of FIRs against journalists, who were arrested on November 20 outside the Karachi Press Club, while protesting against emergency and fresh curbs on media freedom. According to a KUJ press release, the Union rejects allegation levelled in the two FIRs (282/07 […]


Government and media agree on resolution of issues

ISLAMABAD (November 23 2007): Government and representatives of publishers, editors and working journalists sat together on Thursday to review the media-related issues and agreed to move forward for their resolution. Newspapers, news agencies, books registrations (amendment) Ordinance 2007, Ethical Code of Practice contained in the Pakistan Press Council Ordinance 2002, which had caused concern to […]


Journalists hold rally against curbs on media

RAWALPINDI (November 23 2007): Police used force against journalists, lawyers, traders and political activists, when they held rally on Thursday to condemn media curbs, which was imposed by the government. The protest demonstration was organised by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (Dastoor) in collaboration with Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) which was also attended by […]


Urdu Newsletter Nov 16 To Nov 23, 2007

Summary Urdu Newsletter Nov 16 To Nov 23, 2007 Date 11/23/2007 Download ppf newsletter vol 5 no 45.pdf


Phool group wins PTV referendum

KARACHI: A referendum was held among three union groups of the Pakistan Television Corporation in which All PTV employees and worker unions who contested under the Phool group with the flower as their symbol, swept with a heavy margin in all four provinces, Daily Times learnt Thursday. The Phool group defeated its other two rival […]


ARY back on air, only Geo remains off air

ISLAMABAD: The ARY has been allowed to air its programmes after an assurance earlier on Thursday given by the Minister for Information and Broadcasting Nisar A Memon to a delegation. Talking to the media delegation on Thursday morning, the minister held out the assurance that all the problems of the electronic and print media would […]