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Members, officers etc. to be public servants \r\n13. Transfer of officers, servants etc., to the Corporation \r\n14. Budget \r\n15. Maintenance of Accounts \r\n16. Audit \r\n17. Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation Fund \r\n18. Delegation of powers \r\n19. Indemnity \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 10 \r\n \r\n20. Winding up of the Corporation \r\n21. Power to make rules \r\n22. Power to make regulations \r\n23. Repeal and savings \r\n24. Removal of difficulties \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 10 \r\n \r\nTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN CORPORATION \r\nORDINANCE, 2002 \r\nORDINANCE No. LXXX OF 2002 \r\n \r\n [19th October, 2002] \r\nAN \r\nORDINANCE \r\n \r\n to provide for reconstitution of the Associated Press of Pakistan \r\n \r\n WHEREAS it is expedient to ensure effective operation and to streamline , improve, and \r\nenlarge Associated Press of Pakistan as a public information medium; \r\n \r\n AND WHEREAS it is expedient to take steps for adding greater professionalism to the \r\nAssociated Press of Pakist an and make its management more broad based allowing its \r\nprofessionalism independence autonomy with a view to enabling it to obtain from international news \r\nagencies services and create greater trust of its secrecy and credibility amongst people, and for \r\nmatters connected thereto or incidental thereof; \r\n \r\n AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to \r\ntake immediate action; \r\n \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Pr oclamation of Emergency of the f ourteenth day of \r\nOctober, 1999, the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, read with the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order No. 9 of 1999, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that \r\nbehalf the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance:― \r\n \r\n 1. Short title and commencement. ___(1) This Ordinance may be called the Associated Press \r\nof Pakistan Corporation Ordinance, 2002. \r\n \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n 2. Definitions.― In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext,― \r\n \r\n(a) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation; \r\n \r\n(b) “Bureau” means any news receiving or transmitting unit so designated by the \r\ncorporation; \r\n \r\n(c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; \r\n \r\n(d) “Corporation” means the Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation established \r\nunder section 3; \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 10 \r\n \r\n1[(da) “division concerned” means the M inistry or, as the case may be, the division \r\nto which business of the corporation stands allocated;] \r\n \r\n (e) 1[* * * * * * *] \r\n \r\n (f) “Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the Corporation; \r\n \r\n(g) “member” means member of the Board; \r\n \r\n1[(ga) “Minister” means Ministry-in-Charge of the division concerned;] \r\n \r\n(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this \r\nOrdinance; \r\n \r\n(i) “regulations” means regulations made under this Ordinance; \r\n \r\n(j) “rules” means rules made under this Ordinance; and \r\n \r\n(k) “subscriber” means a person or body whether private or public receiving \r\nservices from the Corporation; \r\n \r\n 3. Establishment of the Corporation.___ The Associated Press of Pakistan as reconstituted in \r\naccordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be a corporation to be called the Associated \r\nPress of Pakistan Corporation which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a \r\ncommon seal with powers to acquire, hold and dispose of property both movable and immovable and \r\nshall by the said name sue and be sued. \r\n \r\n 4. H eadquarters of the Corporation. ___ The headquarters of the corporation shall be at \r\nIslamabad and the corporation may establish its Bureaus or constitute its Stations at such places, both \r\nwithin and abroad as the Board may, with the approval of the Federal Government, decide. \r\n \r\n 5. Functions of the Corporation.___ The functions of the Corporation shall be to― \r\n \r\n(a) undertake the work of a news agency or news agencies in any part of the \r\nworld and in particular to collect, transmit, circulate in Pakistan and abroad \r\nsuch news, features, photographs, videos or any such material, for distribution \r\nto such person or corporations, newspapers or organizations desirous of \r\nobtaining suc h news and material or any part thereof on such terms and \r\nconditions as the Board may, from time to time determine; \r\n \r\n(b) carry on all or any of the activities which help in news gathering and its \r\ndissemination through print, cyber­net, audio, video, still and any other \r\nmethods of photography required for this purpose; \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Ins. and omitted by Act No. XXV of 2026, s.2. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 10 \r\n \r\n(c) enter into any arrangements and to take all necessary or proper step s with \r\ngovernments or with other authorities, persons, bodies, of organizations, \r\ninternational, national, local, municipal or otherwise of any place in which the \r\nCorporation may have interests and to carry on any negotiations or operations \r\nfor the purpose of directly or indirectly carrying out its objects affe cting any \r\nmodification in its functioning; \r\n \r\n(d) advance, deposit or le nd money, acquire securities and property or receive \r\nloans, grants-in­aid, subsidy, subscription fee, assistance or deposits from the \r\nGovernment and other authorities or bodies or organizations; \r\n \r\n(e) invest any moneys of the C orporation not for the time being required for any \r\nof the purposes of the Corporation in such investments (other than shares or \r\nstock) as may be in the interest of the Corporation; \r\n(f) establish, provide, maintain and conduct research and training activities for the \r\ntraining, education and instruction of employees, students and others who may \r\ndesire to avail themselves of the same; \r\n \r\n(g) compile, prepare, produce, print, publish, issue, circulate and distribute, with \r\nor without charge such papers, magazines, periodicals, books, circulars and \r\nother such m atter as may be conducive to an y of the functions of the \r\nCorporation; \r\n \r\n(h) carry out instructions of the 1[division concerned] with regard to general \r\npattern of policies in respect of announcements, news and views to be \r\ndisseminated from time to time; \r\n \r\n(i) sign agreements with international news agencies, national news agencies of \r\nother countries for securing and disseminating th e same to end­users in and \r\noutside Pakistan; and \r\n \r\n(j) sell news, features, photos, audios and videos to mass media, news agencies \r\nand any other organization within and outside Pakistan. \r\n \r\n 6. Management of the Corporation .___(1) The g eneral directions and administration of the \r\naffairs of the corporation shall vest in the Board which may exercise all powers and do all acts and \r\nthings which may be exercised or done by the Corporation. \r\n \r\n (2) In discharge of its functions the Corporation shall be bound by such directives and order, \r\nif any, as may be given to it on any question of policy by the Federal Government which shall be the \r\nsole Judge as to whether a question is a question of policy. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XXV of 2026, s.3. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 10 \r\n \r\n7. Constitution of the Board.___(1) The Board shall consist of eleven members including the \r\nChairman, consisting of___ \r\n \r\n(a) Secretary, Ministry of Information Chairman \r\n and Media Development. \r\n \r\n(b) Managing Director, Associated Member \r\n Press of Pakistan Corporation ex­officio \r\n \r\n(c) Managing Director, Member \r\n P.T. V. Corporation ex­officio \r\n \r\n(d) Director General, Member \r\nPakistan Broadcasting Corporation ex­officio \r\n \r\n(e) Principal Information Officer, Member \r\n Press Information Department, ex­officio \r\n Government of Pakistan. \r\n \r\n(f) the President, Council of Pakistan Member \r\n Newspaper’s Editors (CPNE). ex­officio \r\n \r\n(g) the Financial Adviser, Ministry of Member \r\n Information and Media Development. ex­officio \r\n \r\n(h) the Chairman, Department of Mass Member \r\n Communication, University of Punjab, Lahore. ex­officio \r\n \r\n(i) the Chairman, Department of Mass Communication, Member \r\n Karachi University, Karachi; and ex­officio \r\n \r\n(j) two renowned media persons from private sector to be Members \r\n nominated by the 1[Prime Minister]. \r\n \r\n (2) A member, other than the Financial Adviser, shall be a person with adequate experience \r\nin the field of information and mass communication. \r\n \r\n 8. Terms of office of the Chairman and members .___(1)Save as otherwise provided a \r\nmember shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. \r\n \r\n (2) An ex­officio member shall hold office as member till such time he holds the office by \r\nvirtue of which he is a member and upon his transfer therefrom or retirement, resignation or removal \r\nfrom office, the person appointed in such member’s place shall be the member. \r\n \r\n (3) The Chairman, and other ex­officio members shall serve on the Board in honorary \r\ncapacity but shall be entitled to travelling allowance and other such expenses when engaged on \r\nbusiness of the Board as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XXV of 2026, s.4. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 10 \r\n \r\n(4) The members from the private sector shall be entitled to such terms and condition as the \r\n1[as may be prescribed] may determine. \r\n \r\n 9. Meeting of the Board .___(1) The Board shall meet at such time and such place as the \r\nChairman may decide: \r\n \r\n Provided that not less than three meetings of the Board shall be held in a year including one \r\nmandatory meeting to be held in the month of December each year. \r\n \r\n (2) To constitute a quorum at the meeting of the Board not less than six members incl uding \r\nthe Chairman shall be present. \r\n \r\n (3) The Chairman and in his absence, any member so authorized by him, shall preside at the \r\nmeeting of the Board. \r\n \r\n (4) All matters or agenda to be taken up at the meeting of the Board shall be decided by the \r\nChairman subject to the condition that any matter not borne on the agenda of a meeting may be taken \r\nup if the majority of the members present in the meeting so decide. \r\n \r\n (5) All questions at the meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority vote and in case \r\nof equality of votes the person presiding shall have a casting vote. \r\n \r\n 10. Managing Director.___ There shall be a Managing Director of the Corporation who shall \r\nbe appointed by the 1[Prime Minister] on such terms and conditions as the 1[Prime Minister] may \r\ndetermine. \r\n \r\n 11. Recruitment of officers etc.___ (1) The Corporation may, from time to time, appoint such \r\nofficers and servants as it may consider necessary for performance of its functions. \r\n \r\n (2) The Corporation shall prescribe by regulations the procedure for appointment of its \r\nofficers and employees and the terms and conditions of their service. \r\n \r\n 12. Members, officers etc. to be public servants.― The Chairman, Members, the Managing \r\nDirector and other officers and servants of the Corporation shall, when acting or purporting to act in \r\npursuance of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or regulations made thereunder, be \r\ndeemed to be public servant within the meaning o f section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV \r\nof 1860). \r\n \r\n 13. Transfer of officers, servants etc., to the Corporation .___(1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any law, contract or agreement or in the conditions of service, every officer, servant or \r\nemployee of the Associated Press of Pakistan existing immediately before the establishment of the \r\nCorporation shall, on such establishment , stand transferred to, and beco me an employee of the \r\nCorporation on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulations: \r\n \r\n Provided that the pay and allowances to which an officer and servant of the Corporation shall \r\nbe entitled shall not be less favou rable than those to which he was entitled immediately before such \r\ntransfer. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XXV of 2026, ss. 5-6. \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 10 \r\n \r\n(2) No person who stands transferred to the Corporation by virtue of sub­section (1) shall, \r\nnotwithstanding anything contained in any law, contract or agreement, be entitled to any \r\ncompensation because of such transfer. \r\n \r\n 14. Budget.___ The Corporation shall, in respect of each financial year, submit for the \r\napproval of the Federal Government by such date and in such form as may be specified by the \r\nFederal Government a statement showing the estimated receipts for current and development \r\nexpenditure and the sums which are likely to be required from the Federal Government during the \r\nnext financial year. \r\n \r\n 15. Maintenance of Accounts. ___ The accounts of the Corporation shall be maintained in \r\nsuch form and manner as th e Federal Government may, in consultation with the Controller­General \r\nof Accounts, determined. \r\n \r\n 16. Audit.___(1) The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited by an Auditor appointed by \r\nthe Corporation who is a Chartered Accountant within the meanings of the Chartered Accountants \r\nOrdinance, 1961 (X of 1961) to be appointed by the Board with the prior approval of the Federal \r\nGovernment: \r\n \r\n Provided that the Auditor­General of Pakistan shall have the power to audit or cause to be \r\naudited the accounts of the Corporation. \r\n \r\n (2) Copies of the audit report shall be placed before the Board for approval and the report \r\nshall be made available for public inspection. \r\n \r\n (3) Copies of the audit report, together with the report of the Board thereon shall be submitted \r\nto the Federal Government within six months of the close of every financial year by the Corporation. \r\n \r\n 17. Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation Fund. ___ (1) There shall be a fund to be \r\nknown as the “Associated Press of Pakistan Corpo ration Fund” which shall vest in the Corporation \r\nand shall be utilized by the Corporation to meet charges in connection with its functions under this \r\nOrdinance including payment of salaries and other remuneration to the Managing Director, \r\nnon­official Members, officers and employees of the Corporation. \r\n \r\n (2) The Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation Fund shall consist of― \r\n \r\n(a) grants made by the Federal Government; \r\n \r\n(b) loans obtained from the banks and other financial institutions as may be \r\napproved by the Federal government; \r\n \r\n(c) subscription fee from the subscribers of the Associated Press of Pakistan; \r\n \r\n(d) sale proceeds, royalties of the newspapers items, features, ph otos, cyber nets, \r\naudios, videos etc.; \r\n \r\n(e) gifts, endowment, grants and other contributions from philanthropists, \r\nagencies, foundations or organizations; and \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 10 \r\n \r\n(f) other sums received from other sources approved by the Board. \r\n \r\n 18. Delegation of powers.___ The Board may, from time to time, by general or special order, \r\ndelegate to the Managing Director or any other Member or an officer of the Corporation any of its \r\npowers, duties or functions under this Ordinance, subject to such conditions as it m ay think fit to \r\nimpose. \r\n \r\n 19. Indemnity.___ No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Corporation, the \r\nManaging Director, or any Member, officer or employee of the Corporation in respect of any thing \r\ndone or intended to be done in good faith under this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n 20. Winding up of the Corporation. ___No provision of law relating to winding up of bodies \r\ncorporate shall apply to the Corporation and the Corporation shall not be wound up except by the \r\norder of the Federal Government in such manner as the Federal Government may determine. \r\n \r\n 21. Power to make rules. ___ The Federal Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n 22. Power to make regulations. ___ The Corporation may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make regulation not inconsistent with this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder to \r\nprovide for all matters for which provision is necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of \r\nthis Ordinance. \r\n \r\n 23. Repeal and savings. ___(1) The Associated Press of Pakistan (Takin g over) Ordinance, \r\n1961 (XX of 1961) is hereby repealed. \r\n \r\n (2) Upon the commencement of this Ordinance― \r\n \r\n(a) all funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued and used, \r\nenjoyed, possessed, owned or vested in the Associated Press of Pakistan in \r\nexistence immediately before such commencement and all liabilities, legally \r\nsubsisting against the said APP shall pass to the Corporation as established \r\nunder this Ordinance; \r\n \r\n(b) everything done, action taken, obligation or liabilities incurred, rights and \r\nassets acquired, persons appointed, or authorised jurisdiction or power \r\nconferred, endowment, bequests, funds or trust created, donations or grants \r\nmade or issued under any provision of t he repealed Ordinance, rule s or \r\nregulations, applicable to the said APP shall remain in force and be continued \r\nand, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, incurred, acquired, \r\nappointed, authorized, conferred, created, made, or issued under this \r\nOrdinance and reference in any document to any provision of the said \r\nOrdinance or rules or regulations made thereunder shall, so far as may be \r\ndeemed to be reference to the corresponding provisions of this Ordinance or \r\nthe rules or regulations made or deemed to have been made thereunder; \r\n \r\n(c) any rule or regulation made under the repealed Ordinance shall, in so far as \r\nthey are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or \r\nregulations made thereunder having recourse to the various matters which by \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 10 \r\n \r\nthis Ordinance have to be regulated or prescribe d by rules or regulations \r\nrespectively shall continue to be in force until they are repealed, replaced, \r\nrescinded or modified in accordance with the provision s of this Ordinance; \r\nand \r\n \r\n(d) all contracts and working arrangements made and incurred by the APP before \r\nthe establishment of the Corporation shall be deemed to have been made or \r\nincurred by the Corporation and have effect accordingly. \r\n \r\n 24. 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