KARACHI, March 13, 2006: A senior journalist on Sunday lodged a complaint with Defence Police Station that his house had been robbed. Rasheed Channa stated that criminals took away his computer, CDs, some of his personal files, documents and valuables, including Rs4,000 in cash. He, however, claimed that it was not a case of robbery […]
PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Brimful of violence and vulgarity, Pushto CD dramas are being shown by cable operators right under the nose of the regulatory authorities. Having all alluring ingredients of a Pashto action movie, these dramas, produced by local production houses, are getting popular among citizens. “Hardly any different from Pashto movies subject-wise, the CD […]
KARACHI, January 25 2006: The Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors CPNE has rejected the proposed amendment in draft Press Council saying that such amendments would give it an status of ‘Special Court’ against the newspapers instead of an independent and volunteer body. The meeting, presided over by CPNE chief Arif Nizami, noted […]
NAWABSHAH, January 24 2006: A TV journalist was beaten and arrested by Railway Police while he was making footage of railway police action against the encroachment on Railway Land at Nawabshah on Monday 23 January 2006. According to press report, Railway Police snatched camera, press card and cash along with other papers from Rizwan Thebo […]
Behroz Khan PESHAWAR, January 19 2006: Journalists working with electronic and print media have left South Waziristan agency due to security concerns. The situation in the adjoining North Waziristan agency is almost the same as the community is sandwiched between the respective administrations and militants for reporting about the situation. At present, not a single […]
PESHAWAR, January 18 2006: The political administration of Bajaur Agency on Tuesday January 17 barred journalists from entering into the agency in the aftermath of the US airstrike that killed 18 people, on January 13. According to a news report Haroon Rashid of BBC Urdu Service along with AVT Khyber reporter Mehmood Jan Babar and […]
Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, January 05 2006: Pakistan’s media remained critical and vibrant during the year 2005, but are being “entrapped in an elaborate system of self-censorship”. This was observed in a report titled “Media Monitor South Asia 2005” released by the South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) here on Wednesday January 4. Generally, says […]
TORONTO, January 04 2006: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Tuesday January 3 expressed deep concern about the concerted attacks on newspaper offices in Pakistan. IFJ President, Christopher Warren joined IFJ affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), as well as the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), Sindhi Media Forum (SMF) and the Karachi Press […]
PESHAWAR, January 03 2006: A 6-member delegation of local journalist headed by a senior journalist and President of Peshawar Press Club, Syed Bukhar Shah, called on the NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehamn here at Governor’s House on Monday January 2. Members of the delegation expressed their concern over the kidnapping of a tribal journalist Hayatullah in North […]
BADIN, December 30 2005: The reporter of Daily Star, Hanif Samoon’s family received threatening number of calls from the Executive District Officer (EDO-Health) Badin, Dr. Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, office in which unknown caller(s) asked family members to tell him not to write any thing against Dr. Abbasi otherwise he would be killed. Talking to Pakistan […]
ISLAMABAD, December 30 2005: Pemra Chairman Iftikhar Rashid informed the meeting that the authority had closed as many as 60 channels and 12 FM radio stations which were operating illegally. The meeting was informed that the authority had also pulled the plug on 713 illegal cable TV operations and shut down a large number of […]
KARACHI — A Staff Reporter of a regional language newspaper, Mushtaq Sarki was missing from Thursday, December 15, 2005. His family member believed that he must have been kidnapped. A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged in Sharah-e-Faisal police station. Talking to Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, his younger brother, Ashfaq […]
KARACHI, December 24 2005: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has blamed the Federal Ministry of Information for the burning of the offices of some Sindhi newspapers and attack on a newspaper office in Sukkur. According to a press release, the PFUJ has decided to call a meeting of the Sindhi editors and journalists […]
Arman Sabir KARACHI, December 23 2005: People will not be able to watch at least 35 cable television channels, as the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator Authority has barred cable operators from broadcasting “non-permitted” channels. The two associations of the cable operators said that they had received a list of banned channels, most of which were […]
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