Practical Exploration of two journalists' script panaches.

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DAWOOD UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARACHI
Practical Exploration
of two journalists’
script panaches
Written by: Ata Ul Munim
Department: Computer System Engineering-14
Roll Number: 10
Submittedto: Rafique-Ur-Rehman

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Abstract: Two articles selected from two
different news sources. One from
DailyTimes.com.pk newspaper and the second one is
from the Nation.com.pk. In these reports, reporters
reported in different ways. They both use direct and
indirect language. I have attempted my best to
explain the divergence between two news of two
different papers. Everyone’s style is different, in this
article I have talked about these sequences.

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Table of contents:
Introduction 1
Article taken from DailyTimes.com.pk 2
Article from Nation.com.pk 5
Conclusion 8

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Introduction: It is introduction of Direct and
Indirect narration. There are two ways to explain
expressions and things, Direct and Indirect narration.
The most common example of indirect narration is
to tell someone a story. News have both narrations.
Take for example the following:
 Nawaz Shareef said, “We will finish electricity
shortfall”. (It is direct narration)
 Nawaz Shareef said that he will finish
electricity shortfall. (It is indirect speech)

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Daily Times.com.pk
Govt working day and night to generate
electricity: Nawaz
* PM says country will be able to produce 21,000MW to
22,000MW more electricity in next eight to nine years * PML-N
inherited energy crisis from previous rulers
SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that his
government is toiling day and night to meet the energy shortfall.
The prime minister said that all-out effort of the present
government on energy generation projects show its commitment
and resolve to combat the energy crisis. Addressing the foundation
stone-laying ceremony of Sahiwal coal-fired power projects of
1,320 megawatts (two projects of 660MW each), he said the
country would be able to produce 21,000MW to 22,000MW more
electricity in the next eight to nine years. The prime minister said
he had discussed the project with Chinese investors and asked
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to initiate coal-fired power

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projects in Punjab.
“It is the result of hard work and seriousness of the government
that the stone of the project was laid in a short span of two months
after the conceiving of the idea,” he added. Nawaz hoped that the
project would be completed in two years, instead of the stipulated
period of 30 months due to the speedy pace of work. A Chins
consortium of Huaneng Shandong and Shandong Ruyi Group has
invested in the Sahiwal project, spanning over 1,000 acres of land.
The projects will be completed in two phases, with the two units of
the first phase, producing 1,320MW, and two units of the second
phase each producing 1,000MW. The prime minister thanked the
people of China and their government for initiating the Pak-China
Economic Corridor under which several development projects
would be launched in due course of time. The project is part of the
Sino-Pak Economic Corridor Programme and it would be
Pakistan’s largest coal-fired power plant, which would be
completed by November 2016.
Prime Minister Nawaz said the country is facing an acute energy
crisis, which the PML-N government had inherited from previous
governments. “We are committed to resolving the problem
effectively and at the earliest.” He said the project was a reward for
the people of Sahiwal as they had given a heavy mandate to the
PML-N in the general elections 2013. After laying the foundation
stone of the Port Qasim Coal Power Project, he said the Sahiwal
project was the third in a row of coal power projects to be set up
under the Sino-Pak Economic Corridor Programme.
The Nandipur Power Project would start generation formally today
(Saturday), which amply proves the government’s seriousness in
pursuing power projects, he added. The prime minister said the
Sino-Pak Economic Corridor Programme would be a game
changer for both Pakistan and China. He elaborated that under the
Corridor Programme, a 2700km long highway would be built from
Kashghar to Gwadar with industrial zones on its either sides, while
a modern airport would also be built in Gwadar. Other plans
include upgradation of the Pakistan Railways and Lahore-Karachi

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Motorway for which the government would allocate Rs 55 billion
in the upcoming budget for land acquisition.
The Corridor Programme, he added, also incorporated coal-fired
power projects, including 10 projects at Gaddani, six in Punjab,
including Sahiwal, 10 at Thar and two each at Jamshoro and Port
Qasim. The prime minister said the Bhasha and Dasu dams would
produce 4,500MW each, asserting that he had directed the quarters
concerned to ensure early completion of the 969MW Neelam-
Jehlam Hydropower Project. Nawaz Sharif said that over the last
65 years, the country has managed to install 23,000MW generation
capacity, which had reduced to 13,000MW operational capacity.
However, he said, the PML-N government is committed to
producing an additional 22,000MW in the next eight to nine years.
He said that Pakistan’s economic indicators were good, promising
and assuring, which was a good sign for the economy. The prime
minister said it was his dream to transform Gwadar into an
economic hub like Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. In his
address, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that following
the vision of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N was
fulfilling the promises of overcoming the energy crisis made
during its election campaign.
Shahbaz said that China had always stood by Pakistan in every
time of difficulty. He said Chinese economic cooperation and huge
investment by undertaking energy and other projects in Pakistan,
especially in Punjab, would bring development and prosperity to
the region. The Chinese dignitaries, in their address, expressed
there resolve to continue cooperation through joint ventures with
Pakistan. The Ruyi Group chairman said the consortium would
complete the Sahiwal project with full dedication. “It is our
passion to invest in Pakistan that is a land of opportunities due to
its excellent strategic and geographic position,” he added.

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The Nation.com.pk
Power generation ‘to double’ in 10 years
May 31, 2014
SAHIWAL - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the government is
giving top priority to overcoming the power shortage and 21,000MW of
electricity will be added to the national grid in the next seven to eight
years.
“We inherited electricity shortage amongst many other challenges but

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now the government is working day and night to overcome them,” he
said while was addressing a ceremony after laying foundation stone of a
1320MW coal-fired power plant in Sahiwal on Friday.
The project comprising two units of 660MW each will be operational in
two years and start adding electricity to the national grid by 2016.
Nawaz Sharif said the project will not only help meet the electricity
shortage, but also create employment for the people of the Sahiwal
district.
The PM said foundation stone of two coal power units of 660 megawatt
each have recently been laid in Port Qasim. “Nandi Pur power project
will be inaugurated tomorrow.... and Rs35 billion have been allocated in
the next budget for Diamer-Bhasha dam.” He said the generation
capacity at present is 23,000MW but the actual generation of electricity
is only 13,000MW, vowing that in next eight to ten years his
government would double the power generation.
Appreciating Chinese assistance in different projects, Nawaz said both
the countries have agreed to construct Pakistan-China Economic
corridor which will prove a game changer for both the countries. It will
envisage construction of highway from Kashgar to Gwadar which is
almost about 2,700 kilometers. It would pass through Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and enter Islamabad through a tunnel. He said
development of Gwadar and Gwadar port will also be undertaken by the
government and modern airport will also be built there.
Special economic zones will be built along this corridor. He said the
Economic Corridor also envisages improvement in Railway system and
construction of Lahore-Karachi motorway, for which Rs55 billion have
been allocated for acquisition of land. He said Karachi-Lahore
motorway would pass through Sahiwal and hence benefit the people of
this area.
Prime Minister recalled the love and emotions of the people of the
Sahiwal and said “you are being duly rewarded for standing by the
PML-N”, and added he was grateful to the people of Sahiwal for their

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support. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif particularly mentioned the tireless
efforts and commitment of his brother Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for
making the dream of a developed Pakistan come true. He said Shahbaz
motivated the foreign investors for investment in Pakistan.
The PM said he met the two investors who were now building the
Sahiwal power plant at the Economic Summit in Boao China two
months back and within a short time the initial work for the ground
breaking of the project was accomplished. He said if a project can start
in only two months then there could be no hurdle in its completion in
two years. He hoped the project would bring 30 per cent returns to the
investors. He also thanked the Chinese companies for their untiring
efforts to help Pakistan overcome the energy crisis.
The prime minister mentioned that ten power units will be set up at
Gadani, six in Punjab, ten at Thar, and hoped the country’s energy needs
will be fulfilled. He said the economic indicators of the country were
positive and GDP has risen to 4.1%, while manufacturing was up by
5.5%, and foreign exchange reserves have increased enormously.
Addressing the ceremony, Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said agreements
have been signed with China for generation of 20,000MW of electricity
in the next seven years. He said more power plants will be installed in
the province to meet the energy to steer it out of darkness. Shahbaz paid
special thanks to ex-MPA Wallayat Shah Khagga, whom he called as
“England Shah”, and his son MPA Khizar Hayyat Khagga for their
special cooperation for acquisition of land.
On this occasion federal minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and state
minister Abid Sher Ali , Punjab minister Malik Nadeem Kamran, MNA
Peer Imran Ahmad Shah, Sahiwal Commissioner Muhammad Saddique
and other officials were present. The ceremony was also attended by a
large number of notables of the area.

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Conclusion: In these two news we see that
everyone has a dissimilar path to identify something.
In the first clause, the author use direct speeches
more than a second article’s author. He describes
briefly and use strong language. On the other side,
second author use simple and soft language. He
wrote simple but it can be well seen. Both have
Direct and Indirect speeches, but they used different
sentences spoken by PM Nawaz Sharif. These news
are same, only they look different because of
different ways of getting out. You can find out the
difference in highlighted lines. Those lines have the
same sense, but with different words. Journalist
elaborates in their own way. They don’t change
Direct speech, but in Indirect speech they use their
wordings. In highlighted lines, it appears different
but their sense of saying are same.