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2008-07-29 India-Pakistan

Govt to protect Daily Times, Aaj Kal, says Sherry

The government would ensure safety for the management and staff of Daily Times and Daily Aaj Kal, Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman said in an interview aired on Monday. Talking to ARY One World, Sherry said it was the responsibility of the government to protect and support the two newspapers. Daily Times and Aaj Kal Editor-in-Chief Najam Sethi understands that intolerance resulted from wrong policies of the previous government, Sherry said. She expressed the hope that the papers would not succumb to the threats of 'intolerant elements'. Talking about Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to the United States, Sherry said the visit was aimed at strengthening people-to-people contact between the two countries. Pakistan would not allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities, she said, adding that similarly no foreign country could be allowed to strike inside Pakistan.

Najam Sethi, if you haven't been paying particular attention, is my hero. He's the publisher of both the Pak Daily Times, whose copyright we batter on a pretty much daily basis, and The Friday Times, from whence come our occasional Nuggets from the Urdu Press. He's a man of learning, wit, and what looks like more than his share of personal bravery, since he shows the learning and the wit in the land of honor killings, Dire Revenge™, and kabooms, where life, already cheap, is regularly discounted.

Posted by Fred 2008-07-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top
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#1 Any hero of Fred's is a hero of mine. Salute, Najam Sethi.

Note to Mr. Sethi: Don't trust government "protection". Buy your own men, and maybe send your family to Omaha or Poughkeepsie.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-07-29 09:17|| 2008-07-29 09:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Does he collect the nuggets from other Paki papers with an eye to umm... ~~bizzare~~ unique Paki perspective? Or is he serious about them?

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-29 09:52|| 2008-07-29 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I think he laughs his ass off as he's collecting them.

Posted by Fred 2008-07-29 13:55|| 2008-07-29 13:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Once again - THE FOUR SEASONS???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-29 20:25|| 2008-07-29 20:25|| Front Page Top

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