Comments on: Walk for the Restoration of Judiciary on 8th May http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2008/05/06/walk-for-the-restoration-of-judiciary-on-8th-may Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:18:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tahseen Alam Khan http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2008/05/06/walk-for-the-restoration-of-judiciary-on-8th-may#comment-215603 Tahseen Alam Khan Fri, 09 May 2008 06:07:11 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/?p=2029#comment-215603 Values change with the passage of time total commercialism is prevailing therefore these issues are not for our consumption. Values change with the passage of time total commercialism is prevailing therefore these issues are not for our consumption.

]]> By: ABCDEFGH http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2008/05/06/walk-for-the-restoration-of-judiciary-on-8th-may#comment-215547 ABCDEFGH Tue, 06 May 2008 16:09:13 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/?p=2029#comment-215547 Look how the credibility of Dawn is going down over the years . What a fall from grace since the great days of Ahmed Ali Khan when such dubious persons could not dare to use journalism as a stepping stone, when journalism was revered. With power suckers like Major (retd) Kamran Shafi and Irfan Hussain as columnists, the credibility of Dawn can well be imagined and the environment and leadership which lets such dubious ex-armymen and ex-govt servants be a blot on the name of independent journalism. What a shame Dawn. http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=14537 Noted columnist gets prized London job Tuesday, May 06, 2008 By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: The PPP government has approved the first "political appointment" of a top columnist, Irfan Hussain, who has been chosen for the prized post of Press Minister in London. Minister press and a senior member of Information Group Imran Gardezi, who was working on this post in London, is now being directed to return to Islamabad. Information Minister Sherry Rehman is said to have expressed the desire to give him some important appointment in the ministry keeping his vast experience and competency in view. Imran is widely respected in the British media for his professional competency and moderate approach in dealing with difficult issues. When contacted by The News, one of the top officials of the ministry of information, who refused to be identified, confirmed that Irfan Hussain has been chosen to serve as minister press in London. It was confirmed that this appointment was made on the personal request of the columnist who had been writing columns under the name of "Mazdak" when he was serving in the government. Meanwhile, background interviews reveal that the appointment of High Commissioner and ambassador is discretionary, with quota reserved for political appointees. And London has seen a lot of them, including Akbar S Ahmed, Maleeha Lodhi and now Wajid Shamsul Hasan — all former journalists or writers. But the post of press minister in London is a cadre post of the information group, but ex-army men and government servants, who use the media as stepping-stone, have been occupying this post. Earlier, columnist Major (retd) Kamran Shafi served as press minister, now it is the turn of Irfan hussain, who was previously an accounts group officer. PML-Q Senator Tariq Azeem, before joining politics, also served as advisor on press to the High Commissioner. Look how the credibility of Dawn is going down over the years . What a fall from grace since the great days of Ahmed Ali Khan when such dubious persons could not dare to use journalism as a stepping stone, when journalism was revered. With power suckers like Major (retd) Kamran Shafi and Irfan Hussain as columnists, the credibility of Dawn can well be imagined and the environment and leadership which lets such dubious ex-armymen and ex-govt servants be a blot on the name of independent journalism.
What a shame Dawn.

http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=14537

Noted columnist gets prized London job

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

By Rauf Klasra

ISLAMABAD: The PPP government has approved the first “political appointment” of a top columnist, Irfan Hussain, who has been chosen for the prized post of Press Minister in London.

Minister press and a senior member of Information Group Imran Gardezi, who was working on this post in London, is now being directed to return to Islamabad. Information Minister Sherry Rehman is said to have expressed the desire to give him some important appointment in the ministry keeping his vast experience and competency in view. Imran is widely respected in the British media for his professional competency and moderate approach in dealing with difficult issues.

When contacted by The News, one of the top officials of the ministry of information, who refused to be identified, confirmed that Irfan Hussain has been chosen to serve as minister press in London. It was confirmed that this appointment was made on the personal request of the columnist who had been writing columns under the name of “Mazdak” when he was serving in the government.

Meanwhile, background interviews reveal that the appointment of High Commissioner and ambassador is discretionary, with quota reserved for political appointees. And London has seen a lot of them, including Akbar S Ahmed, Maleeha Lodhi and now Wajid Shamsul Hasan — all former journalists or writers.

But the post of press minister in London is a cadre post of the information group, but ex-army men and government servants, who use the media as stepping-stone, have been occupying this post.

Earlier, columnist Major (retd) Kamran Shafi served as press minister, now it is the turn of Irfan hussain, who was previously an accounts group officer. PML-Q Senator Tariq Azeem, before joining politics, also served as advisor on press to the High Commissioner.

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