Pakistan top court issues list of media persons who enjoyed secret funds
Monday, April 22nd, 2013 8:53:21 by Tahir Khan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday disclosed names of those journalists and media persons who were allegedly paid huge money by the information ministry through its secret funds.
The apex court uploaded list of a large number of the the media persons on its website. A total of Rs 177.98 million rupees have been distributed among the media persons.
The information ministry had submitted the list before the SC bench which was hearing petitions about the secret funds. The ministry had requested the court to keep the name secret. However, the court rejected the request.
Caretaker Information Minister, Arif Nizami name is also included in the list, who was given air tickets and stay at hotels.
Another list will also be uploaded soon. The second list expose more names of journalists.
Some media persons said that the names of big media houses and journalists should have been disclosed. They also criticized issuing names of widows of journalists. However, some others welcomed the court’s verdict to disclose the names.
The court had observed that the people, who pay taxes, should know how their money is spent.
Social media has widely welcomed disclosure of the journalists’ name. There had been hundreds of tweets, criticizing the newsmen for receiving state money. Many people demanded action against those newsmen who have been bribed for writing in favour of the government.
Some journalists were given huge money on mysterious ‘special assignments’. Diaries were gifted to journalists from state money, according to the list.
Some those newsmen were given huge amount who have no newspaper or or media organization and only runs fake magazine. Air tickets and stay at five star hotels in Bhuran, Karachi, Lahore and other cities were given.
Two former prime ministers and information ministers granted money to press clubs in their constituencies.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday disclosed names of those journalists and media persons who were allegedly paid by the information ministry through its secret fund.
The apex court uploaded list of the media persons on its website. A total of Rs 177.98 million rupees have been distributed among the media persons.
The information ministry had submitted the list before the SC bench which was hearing petitions about the secret funds. The ministry had requested the court to keep the name secret.
Some media persons said that the names of big media houses and journalists should have been disclosed. They also criticized issuing names of widows of journalists.
The full list could be read out on the following link:
http://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/web/user_files/File/list-A.pdf
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What do you expect with American coalition government in Pakistan? They have been well paid to do THE JOB. They should be trialed and pushed behind the bars. Their properties should be dissolved and sold to recoup the National Treasures. They should be barred for any political or other suspicious activities against the people of Pakistan.
After waiting too long the list did not showed for the reason best known, however i will try again for the same
no matter what is the list its shameful for us what we are doing and where we are going.
may Almighty Allah save us from those who are selling us day and night
i want to see name and complete list
ALLAH SAVE US FROM EVILS AT LEAST KNOW. THE WORLD LAUGHING AT US.WE ARE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
Now Pakistan is in the right Direction.
What about the complete list of payments to our “ahle qalam”. The list did not show the purpose of payment of Rs. 20 lacs to Media Commossion of S. Court. Musharaf should have paid to these people to fill and shut their dirty mouths.
The Person who file the petition (in the Supreme Court of Pakistan) Mr. Hamid Mir is also a servant of a political leader, He had been seen leading the election campaign for that party in his program Capital Talk and still continue.
It is a petty for Pakistani Nation that we only punish the person who has not any strong “Back”.
It is Similar to that say “jis li lathi uski bhains”
Now I feel proud to be a Pakistani and can stand tall before any western or american,we shall rise,a lesson to indian,corruption riddled country.Pakistan is on right track.
Pakistani media is professional in using propaganda tools. Good or bad name is attached with any person, event or ideology and in this way it is made popular or defamed. Secondly any event or personality is compared with such a high standards and ideals that it is impossible for that person to prove himself innocent. Sometimes an event is so many times repeated again and again that psychologically people are trapped and controlled by media. In the same way media while criticizing becomes part of the general public and shows that it is the real problem of the masses. Pakistani media does it best to find out the corruption of the persons not in good book of media. Such instances of corruption are brought forward that every newspaper and news channel discusses that for weeks. Such moral justifications and grounds are attached with that even a small corruption seems a blunder. In this public outrage of media even the true arguments are buried.
v unfortunate publishd name of widow of journalist
v unfortunate