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ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN CORPORATION ORDINANCE, 2002 ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN CORPORATION ORDINANCE, 2002 ORDINANCE LXXX OF 2002 An Ordinance to provide for reconstitution of the Associated Press of Pakistan [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 19th October, 2002] F. No.2(1)/2002-Pub., dated 19-10-2002---The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information:-- 5. Functions of the Corporation.---The functions of the Corporation shall be to-- (a) undertake the work of a news agency or news agencies in my part of the world and in particular to collect, transmit, circulate in Pakistan and abroad such news, features, photographs, videos or any such material, for distribution to such person or corporations, newspapers or organizations desirous of obtaining such news and material or any part thereof on such terms anti conditions as the Board may, from time to time determine; (b) carry on all of any of the activities which help in news gathering and its dissemination through print, cyber-net, audio, video, still and my other methods of photography required for this purpose; (c) enter into any arrangements and to take all necessary or proper step, with Governments or with other authorities, persons: bodies, of organizations, international, national, local, municipal or otherwise of any place in which the Corporation may have interests and to carry on any negotiations or operations for the purpose of directly or indirectly carrying: out its objects affecting any modification in its functioning; (d) advance, deposit or land money, acquire securities and property or receive loans, grants-in-aid, subsidy, subscription fee, assistance or deposits from the Government and other authorities or bodies or organizations; (e) invest any moneys of the corporation not for the time being required for any of the purposes of the corporation in such investments (other than shares or stock) as may be in the interest of the Corporation; (f) establish, provide, maintain and conduct research and training activities for the training, education and instruction of employees, students anti others who may desire to avail themselves of the same; (g) compile, prepare, produce, print, publish, issue, circulate and distribute, with or without charge such papers, magazines, periodicals, books, circulars and other such matter as may be conducive to tiny of the functions of the Corporation; (h) carry out instructions of the Federal Government with regard to general pattern of policies in respect of announcements, news and views to be disseminated from time to time; (i) sign agreements with international news agencies, national news agencies of other countries for securing and disseminating the same to end users in and outside Pakistan; and (j) sell news, features, photos, audios and videos to mass media, news agencies and any other organization within and outside Pakistan.