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A selection of companies based on as a sample on various industries of Pakistan. 1. Citizen-Police Liaison Committee ( CPLC) 2. National efiner! Limited ". Pakistan Petroleum Limited #. $%ell Pakistan &. Pakistan $tate 'il (P$') (. Pak-Arab efiner! Compan! Limited ). $ui $out%ern *as Compan! ( $$*C) +. Askari Commercial ,ank Limited -. .%adam Ali $%a% ,uka%ari (.A$,) $ecurities 1/. 0%e ,ank of Pun1ab 11. 2irst 3oman ,ank Limited ( 23,L) 12. 4ollar 5ast 56c%an7e Compan! (P80) Limited 1". Cresent $teel and Allied product Limited ( C$APL) 1#. 9C9 Pakistan Limited 1&. 5n7ro C%emical Pakistan Limited 1(. $occer ,all industr! of Pakistan 1). :nilever Pakistan limited 1+. National 2oods Pakistan Limited 1-. Proctor and *amble Pakistan 2/. *eo 08
9ndustrial elation =ournal< countr! paper on C$ si6t% Asia Pacific %i7% level emplo!er>s conference 4%aka 2-"< 4ecember 2//"
Pakistan after its emer7ence as a 7eopolitical entit! %as a number of aspirations< ;%ic% are relevant and vital for its soverei7nt!< autark! and development. 0%e sustenance and e6pansion of countr!>s 5ner7!< 'il and *as sectors is essential for t%e availabilit! of ener7! carriers for t%eir utilization and contribution to countr!>s industrial development and economic 7ro;t%. National efiner! Limited %as made si7nificant and notable contribution to t%e countr!>s processin7 and suppl! re?uirements of countr!>s mineral oil ener7! carriers< lube base oil and asp%alt re?uirements of t%e countr! since over t%irt! !ear period. 9t %as ac?uired e6pertise and capabilit! in t%e important and diverse areas of oil processin7. National efiner! Limited (N L) is countr!>s lar7est Petroleum efinin7 and petroc%emical comple6 %avin7 a ;ide ran7e of 2uels< Lube ,ase 'ils< Asp%alts< ,0@ petroc%emicals and specialt! products in its product ran7e. 0%is %as provided it a uni?ue and competitive ed7e. N L>s ?ualit! products are utilized for bot% domestic consumption and e6ports. N L %as a ;ell-defined 5nvironmental Polic! ;%ic% pla!s a ke! role in its decision makin7 process to ensure compliance ;it% relevant la;s (N5A$). N L ac%ieved a landmark b! ac?uirin7 9$'-1#//1 and 'B$A$ 1+//1 certifications. 0%is success e6%ibits N L emplo!ees> commitment to;ards B$5 polic! b! implementin7 5nvironmental Cana7ement $!stem and 'ccupational Bealt% and safet! Cana7ement $!stem.2 Available information onl! describes one indicator of t%e inde6 rest of mana7ement practices< social posture and ot%ers did not find in t%e available sources".
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$%ell Pakistan is one of t%e famous companies in t%e oil and 7as sector of Pakistan. $%ell brand name %as a 1// !ear %istor! in t%is particular area of ;orld. 2rom 1+-till 2//) it %as made several 1oint ventures and mer7ers but $%ell Pakistan is its final identit!. No;ada!s $%ell is ;orkin7 ;it% a mission of sustainable development and alle7e t%at t%ere future is linked ;it% t%e future of Pakistan. 0%e compan! is of t%e point of vie; t%at societ!Gs e6pectations %ere in Pakistan from t%e bi7 business are c%an7in7. 0%ese e6pectations include safe places to live and ;ork< a %ealt%! environment< conservation of t%e bio-diversit!< environmental protection< clean air< clean ;ater< reasonable return on investments and 1ob opportunities< to name a fe;. $%ell Pakistan believes t%at t%e ;a! to mana7e t%ese c%allen7es is t%rou7% a commitment to t%e principles of $ustainable 4evelopment. 0%ese principles include t%e robust profit 7eneration< value deliver! to t%e customers< environmental protection< and mana7ement of resources< providin7 benefits to t%e communities< providin7 safet! and respect to t%e people and ;orkin7 ;it% stake%olders. $%ell bein7 a responsible corporate citizen %as al;a!s contributed in societ! t%rou7% various activities and $%ell>s bulk oil installation at Cac%ike is no e6ception. 9nline ;it% $%ell>s polic! on H$%ell in $ociet!H< a free e!e testin7 and medical camp ;as arran7ed on -t% April 2//& at Cac%ike in collaboration ;it% La!ton e%matulla% ,enevolent 0rust (L ,0). 9n order to follo; its principles of sustainable development $%ell is involved in number of activities ;%ic% can provide benefits to t%e individual and societ! at lar7e. 0%ese activities involve t%e free e!e camps and medical camps in t%e nort%ern areas of Pakistan< $%ell road safet! pro7ram and $%all 0ameer pro7ram. $%ell Pakistan %as s%o;ed its full commitment to t%e benefits of societ! b! its above mentioned activities.& ,ein7 a responsible corporate citizen $ell Pakistan invests from its social investment in t%e four social sectors ;%ic% are education< %ealt%< environment and %erita7e. $%ell Pakistan provides funds to different %ospitals< educational institutes< ric% %erita7e sites and ot%er social development pro7rams notable amon7st ;%ic% are La!ton a%matulla% ,enevolent 0rust (L ,0)< 0%e .idne! Centre (0.C)< ,e%bud Association< Buman i7%ts 5ducation Pro7ram and 0%e ,ook *roup.( A7ain t%e C$ inde6 approac% is taken as buildin7 social posture of t%e compan! in ot%ers ;ords social ima7e and ne7lectin7 t%e ot%er t%ree important indicators of C$ . 0%e onl! information made available in order to interpret C$ inde6 b! t%e compan! is related to social posture. Cana7ement practices< environmental issues and ke! corporate 7overnance issues are not bein7 %i7%li7%ted b! $%ell in its practices.
H.arac%i $tock 56c%an7e 0op Companies A;ardH and a member of 3orld 5conomic 2orum< %as been a popular topic of case studies in Pakistan and abroad based on its radical corporate turnaround over t%e last fe; !ears. ,ein7 one of t%e successful companies P$' 7ive %i7% consideration to t%e needs of its stake%older and environment. 0%e compan! %as a firm belief t%at its 7ood reputation is linked ;it% t%e 7ood corporate be%avior. $o t%e compan! considers Corporate $ocial esponsibilit! as an important factor in its da!-to-da! dealin7 ;it% stake%olders. $o in t%e perspective of C$ t%e compan! %as its distinctive policies ;%ic% include its efforts to create suc% an environment in ;%ic% eac% and ever! individual %as t%e e?ual opportunit! in ac%ievin7 business success. 0%e compan! ;ants to improve t%e economic conditions of Pakistan b! 1ob creation< business en7a7ement and p%ilant%rop!. Apart from it t%e compan! also includes t%e policies of nurturin7 t%e environment< availabilit! of %ealt% care and educational facilities to t%e communit!. 0%e corporate citizens%ip activities include t%e installation of t%e traffic si7nals in all t%e ma1or cities and to;ns in t%e countr!. 9n providin7 e?ual educational opportunities to t%e citizens P$' %as provided sc%olars%ips to meritorious and deservin7< business mana7ement and en7ineerin7 student at presti7ious universities like *9. 9nstitute of 5n7ineerin7 $cience L 0ec%nolo7!< 0opi< N32PM 9nstitute of ,usiness Administration< .arac%i< $ind%M t%e Auaid-i-Azam :niversit!< 9slamabadM :niversit! of 5n7ineerin7 L 0ec%nolo7!< .%uzdar< ,aluc%istanM and t%e Pun1ab :niversit!< La%ore. P$' %as also provided financial and ot%er assistance to 7enuine c%aritable pro1ects like $%aukat .%anam Cemorial 0rust< 0%e .idne! Center< Al-:meed e%abilitation $ociet!< 2amil! 5ducation $ervices< 4arul .%us%nud Center for Centall! Bandicapped< etc. 9n order to pa! respect to t%e %ealt%< safet! and environment of emplo!ees< customers< suppliers< partners and communit! nei7%bors t%e compan! fosters t%e sustainable use of nature>s resources ;it% t%e motto ofI $afet! 2irst and 9nte7rit! Al;a!s.) 0%e role of P$' is a7ain to;ard buildin7 social ima7e and i7norin7 t%e true concept of C$ especiall! keepin7 in vie; mana7ement practices and environmental concerns t%ere is no information made available on P$' ;ebsite and its annual reports.
a future t%at ;ill 7ive a definite competitive advanta7e to t%e compan! in t%e lon7term. 0%is ver! statement< t%e mission statement and t%e ot%er information disclosed b! t%e compan! do not portra! t%e ima7e of t%e compan! as a sociall! responsible. ,! takin7 t%e detail of all t%e information available on t%e ;ebsite of t%e compan! it is ?uite clear t%at t%ou7% t%e compan! is pla!in7 a 7ood role for t%e economic development of t%e countr! b! creatin7 1obs t%rou7% its different pro1ects and also satisf!in7 its s%are%olders but t%e information fails to mention t%e steps taken b! t%e compan! for t%e betterment of t%e environment< education and %ealt% facilities provided to t%e communit!. $o< it is ri7%t to sa! t%at if t%e compan! is performin7 t%e above mentioned C$ activities t%en it s%ould properl! disclose t%e information or if it is not performin7 suc% activities t%en it s%ould take steps related to t%ese activities in order to 7et t%e public confidence and lon7 term success.+
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2. 'n November 1#< 2//( at $andspit .arac%i $$*C provided finances to t%e N*'>s ;%o 1oined eac% ot%er to perform beac% cleanin7 activit!. 0%e activit! ;as or7anized b! 332 as a part of t%e 9ndian 'cean $out% 5ast Asia (9'$5A). 5n7r. Naeem-ur- e%man Ak%oond< $*C (C$) ;as t%e C%ief *uest on t%e occasion. $peakin7 on t%e occasion< %e appreciated 332Gs efforts for nature conservation and %i7%li7%ted $$*CGs commitment and contribution to t%is cause. ". 9n Au7ust 2//( $$*C %as loaned t;o full! e?uipped buses in addition to providin7 a Citsubis%i %i7% roof coac% to t%e :niversit! of ,aloc%istan (:o,) at t%e re?uest of ,ri7 ( etd.) A7%a A%med *ul< t%e 8ice C%ancellor< so t%at transport difficulties faced b! t%e students of t%e universit! could be miti7ated. #. $$*C %ad or7anized "rd 9ndependence 4a! .arac%i-B!derabad C!cle ace %eld on $unda!< $eptember 1/< 2//(. &# c!clists from all four provinces as ;ell as five departmental teams comprisin7 of $$*C< 3AP4A< Pakistan Arm!< Pakistan 'rdnance 2actor! (P'2) and Pakistan ail;a! participated in t%e race. &. $$*C also 7rant sc%olars%ips to t%e students at La%ore :niversit! 'f Cana7ement $ciences. 0%ese sc%olars%ips are 7iven to t%e students on merit bases.9f ;e considered t%e above mentioned contributions in t%e C$ practicin7 t%en it onl! covers t%e corporate p%ilant%rop!. Bo;ever considerin7 t%e ot%er t%ree indicators of mana7ement practices< environmental concerns and corporate 7overnance are not full! addressed b! t%e 7iven literature for instance ;ebsite< annual report.
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bein7 perceived a7ain as corporate p%ilant%rop! and i7norin7 t%e ot%er indicators of t%e inde6.
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0%e .A$, *roup ;as establis%ed b! .%adim Ali $%a% ,uk%ari in 1-&+. 0%is 7roup %as lon7-standin7 traditions of e6cellence in financial services in Pakistan. 9t is kno;n primaril! for investment bankin7< researc%Jtradin7 and asset mana7ement. 9n 1--"< .A$, became t%e local partner for t%e international investment bankin7 firm< Cerrill L!nc%. ecentl!< Cerrill L!nc% ac?uired an e?uit! stake in .A$, 2unds. 0%is *roup is made up of .A$, $ecurities< .A$, 2unds< .A$, Capital< .A$, 4irect and .A$, ,ank. 0%e 7roup %as also diversified its interest ;it% investments in real estate< tec%nolo7!< and oil and 7as< ;%ile solidif!in7 its leaders%ip in financial services. 0%is 7roup is of t%e point of vie; t%at t%eir continued success and 7ro;t% is a reflection of t%eir innovative approac% to business and commitment to customers and communit!. .A$, follo;s t%e vie; t%at t%e ;a! in ;%ic% t%e! interact ;it% societ! %as an impact on t%eir business and on t%eir reputation. $o as a firm and as an individual t%e! %ave al;a!s strived to 7ive back to societ! b! contributin7 t%eir time and resources t%rou7% four ke! initiatives ;%ic% includesI t%e trainin7 of emplo!ees in order to make t%em t%e leaders in t%eir fields< active s%arin7 of vie;s in s%apin7 policies of t%e countr!< s%o;in7 commitment to t%e social ;elfare pro1ects and promotin7 development sports and culture.11 .A$, is lookin7 for;ard to improve its ima7e t%rou7% impartin7 spirit of C$ . Bo;ever lack of evidence bein7 provided in available information t%at %o; t%e! are implementin7 C$ approac%. 0%e interpretation of C$ is perceived b! .A$, as corporate p%ilant%rop! and ot%ers indicators are i7nored as per t%e information available from t%e ;eb site as ;ell as annual reports.
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re?uirements and mone! market operations. 0%e ,ank %as a cautious and constructive lendin7 polic! and it is based on principles of careful lendin7 ;it% ma6imum emp%asis on securit!. As a7riculture is considered t%e backbone of t%e econom! of Pakistan so in order to stren7t%en t%e econom! t%e ,ank of Pun1ab %as introduced H.issan 4ost A7riculture 2inance $c%emeH to small farmers.12 0%ou7% t%e bank %as provided t%e E.issan 4ost A7riculture 2inance $c%emeF to t%e farmers in order to establis% t%e a7riculture sector of Pakistan econom! but apart from it t%ere is not a sin7le activit! mentioned on t%e ;ebsite of t%e bank ;%ic% can ;itness t%at t%e bank %as also pla!ed role for t%e betterment of t%e communit!. No doubt t%e bank %as provided several services but all of t%em are on t%e cost of t%e customer. 0%ere is no information available on t%e ;ebsite record t%at can present it as a social responsible bank.
All the above mentioned information reveal a soft image of the bank as an organization working for the well being of women, but the information disclosed gives no idea about the activities performed by the bank for the benefits of the society. There is no such information available that can help to gauge its performance for the betterment of environment and health of the community as a whole. The bank is just focusing on the well being of the women but what about the other community in which there are several entities
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apart from women. So in order to become a socially responsible bank it has to perform several activities for the well being of the whole community.
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%avin7 t%e aut%orization to use AP9 mono7ram of t%e American Petroleum 9nstitute since its inception in 1-+)< t%e %i7%est international standard accredited for ?ualit! of steel line pipe. 9n 1--)< t%e Compan! ;as a;arded 9$' -//1 Aualit! Cana7ement $tandard Certificate ;%ic% it continues to maintain as 9$' -//1I2///. 9n addition< t%e compan! %as become t%e first Pakistani compan! to %ave ac?uired oil and 7as industr! specifics 9$' -///-2/// Aualit! Cana7ement $!stem certification from AP9. C$APL is one of t%e staunc% supporters of t%e cause of education and %ealt% in Pakistan. 0%e compan! makes a constant attempt to improve and raise t%e standards of t%e societ! in ;%ic% it operates. 'ver t%e last five !ears t%e compan! %as provided fundin7 to build t%irteen primar! sc%ools and is currentl! supportin7 all t%ese sc%ools under t%e umbrella of 0%e Citizens 2oundation (0C2). 0%e Compan! also provides considerable fundin7 to man! ot%er educational institutes and %ospitals t%rou7%out t%e countr! notable amon7st ;%ic% are La%ore :niversit! of Cana7ement $ciences< C'CC5C$< and t%e A7%a .%an Bospital. 0%e Citizens 2oundation (0C2) is a notO for-profit or7anization strivin7 to provide ?ualit! education to PakistanGs ne7lected lo; income< urban (katc%i abadis) and far-flun7 rural areas. 0C2 does t%is t%rou7% its net;ork of purpose-built and ;ell-mana7ed sc%ools< trained teac%ers< developed curriculum and an effective s!stem of monitorin7 and evaluation. Core t%an &&</// c%ildren stud! in #&/ 0C2 sc%ool units all over Pakistan.1( 0%ere is not muc% data available to pro1ect t%e implementation of C$ vision ;%ic% is stated in compan! mission statement. 0%e onl! contribution made b! t%e compan! is to pro1ect C$ as a corporate p%ilant%rop! and ot%er indicators are i7nored as per information available.
Company perception toward CSR is to only involve into uplifting its social image. There is not much data found that how CSR projected
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t%e additional demands. About "/D to &/D of t%e total labor force comprised on ;omen. 5stimates of c%ildren involved in stitc%in7 ran7ed from &/// O 1)///. 3a7es of t%e stitc%ers ran7e from s. #& to s. 1// for a ful da! ;ork. A stitc%er could stitc% "-# balls per da! and t%e ball rate ran7e from s. 1& to s. 2&. 0%e top ?ualit! balls %ave a price of :$ P1// at t%e international level. 0%e economic and social condition of t%e stitc%in7 families is ver! poor and can s%ock a person. 'n 1pril (< 1--& C,$ aired a s%ort documentar! on t%e soccer ball industr! in Pakistan ;it% a %eadline ECB9L4 5N A0 3' ..F Pakistani c%ildren produced "( million soccer balls in a !ear. 4ue to t%e media campai7n t%e $ialkot soccer ball industr! started ;orkin7 ;it% t;o international or7anizations 9L' and :N9C52 for t%e eradication of t%e c%ild labour. Accordin7 to 9L' b! $eptember 2//" about -&D of t%e $ialkot balls ;ere made ;it%out c%ild labour. No;ada!s t%e industr! is totall! free from t%e c%ild labour.1$o in one aspect of C$ industr! is meetin7 t%e demand of it and ot%er indicators are still lackin7 as per information available.
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9n order to provide %ealt% facilities to t%e people of Pakistan t%e :nilever Pakistan %as maintained lon7-term partners%ips ;it% certain %ealt% or7anizations and supports a ;ide ran7e of pro1ects. 0%ese or7anizations and pro1ects include t%e Carie Adelaide Lepros! Centre (CALC)< La!ton e%matulla% ,enevolent 0rust (L ,0) and t%e Loralai 0, Control Pro7ram. :nilever also provide support to t%e ;ater sustainabilit! initiatives. 0%e scarcit! of ;ater in Pakistan 7ives t%e compan! an opportunit! to provide effective solutions for ;ater sustainabilit! and conservation. 9n order to s%o; commitment to ;ater sustainabilit! :PL %as made partners%ip ;it%< t%e 0%ardeep ural 4evelopment Pro7ramme (0 4P).2/ 2or t%e above mentioned C$ activities and ot%er related initiatives t%e .arac%i based :nilever Pakistan %as received t%e Asian C$ A;ard ;%ic% ;as %eld in Bo C%i Cin% Cit!< 8ietnam on 2+ $eptember 2//). 9t ;as or7anized b! t%e P8 Centre for Corporate esponsibilit! at t%e Asian 9nstitute of Cana7ement (A9C) and sponsored b! t%e C%emoil *roup.21 2rom above available information t%e compan! is still pro1ectin7 its contributions as a corporate p%ilant%ropist but ne7lectin7 t%e true concept of C$ ;%ic% is not 1ust buildin7 social ima7e but also to improve mana7ement practices< environmental concerns and corporate 7overnance.
9n t%is innovative a7e of ever c%an7in7 lifest!les< fuelled b! t%e e6tensive development of tec%nolo7!M consumers %ave been compelled to c%an7e t%eir eatin7 %abits. National 2oods responds to t%is c%allen7e of developin7 innovative food products based on convenience and fast preparation in line ;it% modern lifest!les and !et retains traditional values t%rou7% its impressive collection of food products. 0%e brand delivers its ultimate promise b! consistentl! deliverin7 value to its consumers. National 2oods enric%es famil! relations%ips b! brin7in7 people to7et%er for famil! traditions< feasts< seasonal %olida!s and of course - ever!da! life. National 2oods is one suc% compan! ;%ic% %as dedicated itself to improve t%e lives of t%e peoples t%rou7% providin7 %ealt%!< innovative foods items t%at e6cel in ?ualit! and provide value for mone!. 3it% a ran7e of over 11/ products in 12 ma1or cate7ories< it is one of t%e lar7est food companies in t%e business.
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9n order to increase t%e a;areness about t%e %!7ienic food and %ealt% National 2oods %ost or7anizes a diverse ran7e of events re7ularl! ;%ic% includes cookin7 competitions and food festivals. 0%e compan! takes all t%ese steps in order to provide free of cost advises to t%e communit! for t%e improvement of t%eir %ealt% b! 7ettin7 an understandin7 about t%e food stuff. $o after 7ettin7 t%ese insi7%ts about t%e compan! responses to;ards its stake%olders it can be said t%at t%e compan! %as a positive approac% to;ards t%e communit! and is s%o;in7 its responsible be%avior b! providin7 %ealt%! foods and advises related to t%e %ealt% to t%e communit! of Pakistan.22 National 2oods t%ou7% performin7 notable activities related to t%e %ealt% of t%e communit! but is i7norin7 t%e environmental safet!< social posture and financial transparenc!. All t%e information disclosed b! t%e compan! fails to cover t%e above mentioned areas of bein7 sociall! responsible compan!. $o t%e compan! needs to do sufficient ;ork in t%e above mentioned concerns in order to enlist itself in t%e sociall! responsible companies. 0%e! did not address C$ c%allen7es suc% as reducin7 t%e environmental impacts of t%eir products< embeddin7 responsible business practices across t%eir suppl! c%ains< promotin7 emplo!ee %ealt% and ;ellbein7.
Pampers Bospital 5ducation Pro7ram educates !oun7 mot%ers about bab! care practices< immunization and vaccination. 0%e pro7ram involves 12// nurses< operates in &// %ospitals and reac%es close to "//< /// mot%ers. Pampers ,ab! Care Clinic Pro7ram educates !oun7 mot%ers about bab! care practices< immunization and vaccination b! 7oin7 to t%eir doorstep. 0%e pro7ram %as a reac% of )//< /// mot%ers in "/ cities.
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Al;a!s $c%ool 5ducation Pro7ram educates female students about 7ood %ealt% L %!7iene practices. 0%e pro7ram reac%es 2&/</// 7irls< 1#// sc%oolsJ colle7es< in " cities of Pakistan. $afe7uard $c%ool 5ducation Pro7ram educates &-- !ears old c%ildren about basic %!7iene %abits and importance of ;as%in7 %ands in &/// sc%ools< 2/ cities of Pakistan< reac%in7 close to 2 million c%ildren. Ariel Belp t%e Need! Pro7ram provides medical e?uipment to about "/ institutions for disabled c%ildren. PL*-B'P5 $c%ool Pro7ram runs 2" sc%ools in .arac%i and rural $ind%< providin7 class-1-& education to close to 1/// c%ildren.2"
Compan! is a7ain practicin7 corporate p%ilant%rop! and i7norin7 t%e ot%er indicators as per information available. 0%e! did not address C$ c%allen7es suc% as reducin7 t%e environmental impacts of t%eir products< embeddin7 responsible business practices across t%eir suppl! c%ains< promotin7 emplo!ee %ealt% and ;ellbein7.
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GEO T was established in !ay "##". $ts test transmission started on %&th 'ugust "##" on the ('S %# digital satellite. $ts regular transmission started on %st October "##". Geo T is the first South 'sian )rdu language channel to provide content comparable with world*class television broadcasters. Geo is the fastest growing T Channel in (a+istan with ratings e,ceeding all satellite delivered T channels in the mar+et Geo has the widest distribution on cable systems in (a+istan with %##- carriage within .# days of launch. -./ came in the market with a vision to become the voice of freedom from the Asian subcontinent. 0t planned to highlight the issues of concern and the cultural richness of its people through information, discussion and entertainment. -./ has tried to disseminate transparency of responsibility in order to ensure its position as the most credible and meaningful source of information, through 1uality programming based on issues. 0n order to create viewer loyalty and response -./ is committed to provide such an entertainment to the audience that they can relate to. 0n order to ma2imize viewer ownership -./ has an aim to forge an alliance amongst its three stakeholders 3 viewers, advertisers and shareholders. -./ is aware about the importance of the human resources and invest in the human resources because it recognizes it to be the foundation upon which the -./ future will be built. 0t is this very foundation that will allow -./ to attain and sustain a leadership position, thus fulfilling the promise associated with its creation.2# Apart from this vision it is the fact that government of 4akistan banned its transmission because of the violation of code of conduct. -./ was banned because it was not fulfilling the prere1uisite of code of conduct the 4akistan .lectronic 5edia 6egulatory Authority +4.56A,. -./ was banned in the country for almost seventy five days because the competent authority was of the point of view that -./ do not provide true entertainment to its viewers. -./ was declared as the promoter of the harassment, fear and depression in the society by disclosing and presenting such information that are legally wrong. So due to the lack of social responsibility displayed by the -./ the competent authority banned its transmission.
9n order to re7ulate electronic media in Pakistan in 2//) t%e 7overnment of Pakistan made certain amendments in t%e P5C A ordinance 2//2. 9n order to ensure t%e follo;in7 points t%e 7overnment of Pakistan took an action and president passed t%e ordinance. 1. improve t%e standards of information< education and entertainmentM
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