Press Council of Pakistan
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Urdu: پریس کونسل آف پاکستان | |
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| Abbreviation | PCP |
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| Type | Federal government agency |
| Legal status | active |
Professional title | Journalism ethics and standards |
| Location |
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| Fields | Journalism |
| Members | |
Official language | Urdu, English |
| Faisal Bin Naseer[1] | |
| Muhammad Arshad Khan Jadoon | |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |
| Website | presscouncil |
The Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) is a federal government agency of Pakistan responsible for maintaining the freedom of press, speech and expression for newspapers, editors, journalists, and news websites and agencies in the country. It also prevents violation of ethical code to maintain an independent press ecosystem. The agency is tasked with preventing fake news and review any development in journalism ethics and standards with prime focus on code of ethics in media.
It also prevents constitutional rights of the general public, in addition to implementing ethical code of practice with 17 points in journalism. It also receives complaints concerning violation of ethical code practice. It is tasked with to enforce ethical code practice across the country and to conduct inquiry through a commission appointed for hearings and decisions based on received-complaints.[2]