The Code of Ethics of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE): 1. The Press shall avoid biased reporting or publication of unverified material, and
i. In the context of a completely transformed media sector which, despite its low international ranking, is widely seen by the people of Pakistan as
a. Factually it is not “Secret” in terms of usage and operations both. Instead it is a Supportive and Promotional Fund, the expenditure of which
a. State-owned PBC and PTV do not come within the purview of PEMRA. They are governed respectively, by the PBC Act, 1973 and the Companies
a. In keeping with well-established global practices also accepted by the Government of Pakistan and the Election Commission of Pakistan and as applied during several
a. In one of the preceding sections of these Recommendations i.e. Section 3 “Through civil society networks”, we have noted and recommended that the non-official
a. As the principal participants and protagonists in the Elections phase, the political parties of the country and the several hundreds of candidates seeking votes
a. During its short yet significant tenure, the Caretaker Government has a formidable responsibility. In conditions of poor governance and frequent incidents of violence and
a. In the case of electronic media, PEMRA has a three-fold responsibility whose fulfillment should be overseen by ECP. (a) To ensure that license-holders of
a. Monitoring of the pre-Election phase is already being conducted by reputed civil society networks and associations such as the Free and Fair Election Network
a. It is recommended that the ECP invite Chief Executives/Chairpersons/Proprietors of all TV channels and Radio channels to a meeting in Islamabad to convey directly
Through self-regulation by media organizations themselves, by individual media proprietors, journalists, practitioners: a. The following representative bodies/organizations/corporations should be advised by the Election Commission of
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