Printing Corporation of Pakistan
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1969
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
Websitewww.pcp.gov.pk

The Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP) is a government agency responsible for printing official documents including gazettes, ballot papers and passports.

History

The Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP), established on 1 January 1969, is a self-financed private limited company. It was formed by merging the four government printing presses of Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Dhaka. PCP provides limited printing services to federal government departments and generates its own funds. It currently operates three presses in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The corporation is responsible for printing various government documents. This includes gazettes, ballot papers for elections and passports.[1]

Controversies

The corporation is mired in controversy. In January 2014, the Corporation refused to issue the Gazette of Pakistan notification regarding the executive committee of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.[2]

Former Punjab Election Commissioner Mehboob Anwar stated that no printing press was ordered to print additional ballot papers after May 7, 2013.[3]

In October 2023, another controversy arose when a shortage of lamination paper led to a crisis in passport printing.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Printing Corporation of Pakistan".
  2. ↑ "Gazette question: Printing Corporation denies notifying PMDC executive council". The Express Tribune. January 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "No additional ballot papers printed after May 7th: Ex-Punjab Election Commissioner". www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. ↑ "New crisis in issuance of passports surrounds country".


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