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  • US launches ‘Wanted Laden’ campaign on Pak media

    US launches ‘Wanted Laden’ campaign on Pak media

    MUMBAI: After running a campaign seeking vital information to arrest international terrorist Osama bin Laden on Pakistani newspapers last month, the United States has now turned to Pakistani TV and radio.

    State-run Radio Pakistan and private TV channel Geo have started airing the commercials and talks are on to air it on state television.

    Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri feture in the 30-second television commercial along with 12 other terrorist suspects, including Mullah Mohammad Omar, the leader of Afghanistan’s vanquished Taliban militia. As per the commercial, Laden and his deputy both have $25 million rewards on their heads.

    “State-run Radio Pakistan is running these commercials since last Wednesday in Urdu, Pashto, Baluchi and Sindhi languages,” Says Reuters, quoting US Embassy Press attache Greggory Crouch.

  • BBC launches 24 hour FM station in Kabul

    BBC launches 24 hour FM station in Kabul

    MUMBAI: Radio listeners in Kabul can now hear BBC World Service programmes in English 24 hours a day thanks to the launch of a new FM station, BBC 101.6 FM.     

    The programmes broadcast on BBC 101.6 FM range from health and sport to business and music. Key programmes include Newshour, which offers news and analysis of the day’s top stories from around the globe. The World Today examines in detail the stories that make the headlines. Talking Point meanwhile enables listeners and internet users to put questions to leading international figures.
    BBC World Service head Eurasia Region Behrouz Afagh said, ” Thanks to this development, listeners in Kabul can now hear for the first time the full range of BBC programmes in English in crystal clear quality in addition to BBC programmes broadcast in Pashto, Persian and Uzbek through our other BBC FM stations.”
    BBC World Service is available globally on short wave; on FM in 139 capital cities; and selected programmes are carried on around 2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world. BBC World Service claims that its websites receive around 280 million page impressions every month.

  • BBC launches humanitarian radio programmes in Iraq

    BBC launches humanitarian radio programmes in Iraq

    LONDON: In order to help the Iraqis cope with the severe trauma that came with Uncle Sam’s incessant attacks, the BBC World Service Trust will launch a series of programmes to provide the people of Iraq with information on health and security.
     

    The daily programmes, funded by the Department For International Development, will be produced by local journalists trained by the BBC World Service Trust and will be in Arabic.

    A lot has been written and said regarding the looting and law and order breakdown in several parts of the country. Through the programmes, the trust is aiming at providing people with guidance on protecting themselves and their families. The programmes will also include personal testimony from Iraqis to help them deal with the trauma of war and its debilitating effect on people trying to rebuild their lives. The programmes will record diaries with Iraqis about their daily lives and encourage them to share their experiences.

    An official release informs that in addition to humanitarian information, the programmes will also follow the progress of the United Nations’ agencies and international non government organisations when they return to Iraq. They will highlight the problems arising from the return of up to one million exiled Iraqis to their homeland.

    The trust has previously worked in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sierra Leone. In Afghanistan, the trust produced similar programmes in Pashto and Dari during and after the US-led aerial attacks on Afghanistan.