Eligibility Criteria

1)     For the Audit

  • Website requirement for publications
    All publications shall have a website showing previous record and current issues upload. In addition to this, the publishers shall also provide daily issue by the first week of every month at the respective ABC Office
     
  • Mandatory Documents
    The Publisher for having their publication audited shall submit the following mandatory documents.
    • Publisher’s declaration issued by DCO/Deputy Commissioner of the respective district and in KPK issued by the KPK Information Department
    • Printer’s declaration by DCO/Deputy Commissioner of the respective district and in KPK issued by the KPK Information Department
    • A registration certificate issued by Press Registrar, MOIB
    • Regularity certificate issued by the Provincial Information Department and by Deputy Commissioner in the Islamabad Capital Territory
    • Time period’s requirements for First Audit: The newspaper/periodical shall be eligible for the first audit after completion of regular publication for Three Months. The publisher shall submit Three months record for audit.
       
  • Regular Audit
    Regular publications shall be eligible for subsequent audit Twice a year for the periods of 1st Jan - 30th June and 1st July - 31st Dec. The management of a newspaper or periodical shall apply for circulations audit of their publication one month before the expiry of the validity of their circulations certificate. The audit process from date of application to issuance of certificate or closing off case shall be completed within two months. During this time the old ABC certificate shall be valid for functional purposes.

2)     For Central Media List (CML)

Metropolitan Publications

The required number of copies to become eligible for Central Media List:

Dailies                                                        7,500
Weeklies                                                        2,000
Fortnightly                                                        1,500
Monthlies                                                        1,500
Quarterlies                                                        1,500

Regional Publications

The required number of copies to become eligible for Central Media List:

Dailies                                                         3,000
Weeklies                                                            700
Fortnightly                                                            300
Monthlies                                                            300
Quarterlies                                                            300