The government has decided to monitor 21 national Urdu and English language newspapers to ensure implementation of the newly promulgated Press, Newspapers, News Agencies, and Books Registration (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007. “Special officers have been asked to scan news, editorials, and readers’ letters containing material against President Musharraf and the armed forces,” an Information Ministry official told Daily Times. He said provincial information departments were also directed to monitor the newspapers. Thirteen Urdu and eight English newspapers had been listed by the Press Information Department (PID) to monitor.