PCP, PFUJ & CPNE
Press Council Of Pakistan
(Ensure free, Responsible and Independent Press)
Introduction:
• The first Press Commission of Pakistan was setup in 1954.
• The Press Commission was reconstituted in 1958.
•
On October 26, 2002, the Press Council of Pakistan came into
existence by virtue of Press Council of Pakistan Ordinance, 2002.
• PCP consist of 19 members .
I - Kevin Kam Fung Yuen & Henry C.W. Lau
II - Stale Amland
Functions:
The Press Council of Pakistan is an
autonomous and independent body which issue and
monitor good standards of media practice. The main
ambits of the Council are:
1. To receive complaints about the violation of Ethical
Code of Practice relating to newspapers, News
agencies, Editors and Journalists.
2. To revise, update, enforce and implement the
Ethical Code of Practice for the newspapers, News
agencies, Editors, Journalists and publishers as
laid down in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
Function:
• The Council will act as shield to the freedom of the press
on one side and ensure responsible press in the country,
on the other. It may receive complaints by newspapers,
journalists, any institution or individual against
federal/provincial governments or any org. including
political parties for interference in free functioning of the
press.
Pakistan Federal Union Of
Journalists
• The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists often referred to
as The PFUJ is the first journalistic association of South Asia,
representing journalists of an entire country; Pakistan.
• PFUJ was established in 1950 and is associated with the
International Federation of Journalists IFJ.
• Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is arguably South
Asia’s first association representing the journalists of an entire
country. To its credit, in the 50-odd years since its inception it has
always stood out as a symbol of freedom of speech.
• PFUJ’s constitution was adopted at the Pakistan
Working Journalists Convention, which was held in Karachi in April
of 1950. Delegates from home as well as from abroad took part in
the event which paved the ground for the establishment of PFUJ.
• The inauguration of the convention was witnessed by newsmen from
the Delhi Union of Journalists, besides some federal ministers and
members of the diplomatic corps.
Working:
• As per its constitution, PFUJ was to work towards the
betterment of the economic conditions of journalists.
• It was also tasked with the onerous responsibility of creating
conditions in which the media could work without intimidation.
• Plus it was made to ensure that the media has been given
proper freedom and that journalists are working freely without
any fear in Pakistan.
The envious position of PFUJ’s founding president was
bestowed by its members on Mr M.A. Shakoor. And its first
secretary-general was Mr Israr Ahmad.
CPNE
• The Council of Pakistan Newspaper
Editors (CPNE) has worked since its
foundation in 1957 as the combined body
of Newspaper Editors in Pakistan to
campaign for defense of press freedom
and the right of access to information in
the service of democratic practice and
strengthening of democratic institutions in
the country.
Functions
• The press shall strive to uphold standards
of morality and must avoid plagiarism and
publication of slanderous and libelous
material.
• The information, including pictures,
disseminated shall be true and accurate.
• Rumors and unconfirmed reports shall be
avoided and if at all published shall be
identified as such.
Functions
• The Press shall strive to publish and
disclose all essential and relevant facts
and ensure that the information
it disseminates is fair and accurate.
• The Press shall respect the privacy of
individuals and shall do nothing
which tantamount to an intrusion into
private, family life and home.