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Pakistani Media owner's claim rejected

Posted by Afzal Tahir on Sunday, January 3, 2010, In : Media

The claim of freedom of press by All-Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) termed by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist, a bundle of lies.

Islamabad/Dec.31: In a statement issued by Mr. Shamsul Islam Naz General Secretary, The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has sharply reacted over the statement issued by the media owners organization -- the APNS --, in which it has been claimed that “the All-Pakistan Newspapers Society has always stood for the cause of freedom of pres...

Jihadi print media have become a media industry of its own - by Arsalan Jamshed

Posted by Afzal Tahir on Friday, September 18, 2009, In : Media

Media in Pakistan is being taken hostage by various fractions that use the media for winning hearts and minds in the ongoing war on terror, according to a new IMS report. which was launched on Monday 14 September 2009 (attached with the mail).

According to the report: “Between radicalisation and democratisation in an unfolding conflict – Media in Pakistan” published by International Media Support, bribery as well as means of terror are used to control the traditional media flow. In a sur...