Summary by the Commission of arguments supporting Perspective One i.e. to justify the continued functioning of the Ministry, consistent with Article 19 of the Constitution:

In every Member-State of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) including Pakistan, which is a founding Member of SAARC since 1986, there exists

Certain non-Islamic countries are also cited as instances of major nation-States where Ministries of Information exist, with recognized functions either under the name of the

Referring to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s countries, a sample selection of 25 of over 50 member-States is listed as examples where Ministries of

It is stressed that India, being the largest democracy in the world, continues to maintain the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a subject of

Reference is also made to the US Government funding of the Voice of America (VOA) network of the USA which is, by law, mandated to

Referring to the direct or indirect relationship between the Governments of advanced countries and the subject of media and information, it is contended that in

Article 159 Broadcasting and telecasting of the Constitution of 1973. (1) The Federal Government shall not unreasonably refuse to entrust to a Provincial Government such

The text of the Articles and Entries referred here are as follows: Article 70 (4), Federal Legislative List, Fourth Schedule, Part-I, Entry-7: 7. Posts and

Reasons and material offered in support of the first perspective by which the existence and continued functioning of the Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

3. On the basis of material brought before the Commission on TOR No. A, material both verbally expressed, and in written form, the following three