'No hate language' memorandum signed

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 13 years ago

Karachi and Mumbai Press Clubs signed a memorandum in Mumbai committing to avoid hate language in the press. A 14-member Pakistani media delegation is visiting India and called for more people-to-people contacts and easier journalist visas.

Summary

NEW DELHI: The Karachi and Mumbai Press Clubs have signed a memorandum aimed at not using hate language in the press. A 14-member Pakistani media delegation comprising journalists from Karachi and Hyderabad is currently on a visit to India.

The memorandum was signed in Mumbai Thursday, reports said.

Naghma Iqtidar, a member of the Pakistani touring party urged journalists in both countries to end their use of 'language of hate'. She said people-to-people contacts would help reduce animosity.

“If people keep meeting, it will help us know about each other in a better way. If you don't meet then some wrong message is spread by the third person, the PTI news agency quoted Nagma as saying.

Tahir Hasan Khan, President of Karachi Press Club said Pakistanis’ attitude towards India had changed manifold. “It has certainly changed from what it was in the 60s and 70s. Both the media can solve the issue by coming together.”

The Pakistani and Indian journalists called for a liberal visa regime for journalists from both countries, at a seminar on May 23 in Mumbai.

The Pakistanis are due to meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and State Home Minister R RPatil. The party will head to Pune Saturday.
 

KEY POINTS:

• Memorandum signed in Mumbai between Karachi and Mumbai Press Clubs to avoid hate language.
• A 14-member Pakistani media delegation from Karachi and Hyderabad is visiting India.
• Naghma Iqtidar urged journalists in both countries to end the language of hate and promote people-to-people contacts.
• Karachi Press Club president Tahir Hasan Khan said Pakistani attitudes towards India have changed compared to past decades.
• Journalists called for a more liberal visa regime at a May 23 seminar in Mumbai.