Pakistan law · 2009
Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Rules, 2009
Federal rules governing publication-title NOCs, registration and renewal certificates, fees, scrutiny, appeals, title standards and powers of the Press Registrar.
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The Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Rules, 2009 were made by the Federal Government under Section 44 of the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002. The supplied copy identifies S.R.O. 45(K.E.)/2009 dated 19 June 2009 and states that the Rules extend to the whole of Pakistan.
The Rules address applications for title or name NOCs, registration and renewal certificates, prescribed fees, scrutiny by the Deputy Press Registrar, the stated three-year validity of a registration certificate, an appeal against an order of the Press Registrar, publication-title standards and administrative powers of the Press Registrar.
The downloadable five-page document is the copy supplied for publication. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting continues to list the Rules in its Media Laws and Rules collection and hosts a separate six-page PDF. Users should compare the supplied copy with the official publication and later Gazette amendments before relying on it.
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Structure
Table of contents and important chapters
Scope and definitions
Rules 1–2: title, commencement, nationwide application and defined terms used in the registration framework.
NOC, registration and renewal applications
Rule 3: applications, documents, copies of recent issues, prescribed fees, payment heads and dispatch of certificates.
Validity and renewal of registration certificate
Rule 4: the stated three-year validity period and assessment of regularity, standard and quality on renewal.
Scrutiny of title NOC applications
Rule 5: examination by the Deputy Press Registrar, a fifteen-day opportunity to cure deficiencies and possible rejection.
Appeal against Press Registrar's order
Rule 6: the stated thirty-day appeal to the Islamabad High Court against an order of the Press Registrar under the Rules.
Publication-title standards
Rule 7: size and style of title words, abbreviations, negative titles, declaration timelines and limits on publication titles.
Powers of the Press Registrar
Rule 8: inquiry, investigation, representation in proceedings and protection for good-faith official action.
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Important Articles and sections
NOC, registration and renewal
Application requirements, supporting publications, fees and certificate-dispatch procedure stated in the supplied Rules.
Read Rule 3Three-year certificate validity
The supplied Rules state a three-year validity period and an assessment-based renewal process.
Read Rule 4Appeal to Islamabad High Court
A thirty-day appeal against an order of the Press Registrar under the Rules.
Read Rule 6Newspaper title and NOC standards
Standards for publication names, timing after NOC and the number of titles ordinarily available to a publisher.
Read Rule 7Primary source
Official publication and local research copy
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting currently lists these Rules in its Media Laws and Rules collection. Verify the official PDF and later Gazette amendments before reliance.
Last source verification: 2026-09-25
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