11. Control of information.___(1) Where in the opinion of the 1[Federal Government], any
document made, printed or published contains any news, report or information likely to endanger the
defence or external affairs or security of Pakistan or any part thereof 2* * * 3* * *, it
may, by written order___
(a) require the editor, printer, publisher or person in possession of such document to inform
the authority specified in the order of the name and address of any person concerned in
the supply and communication of such news, report or information, as the case may be ;
(b) require the delivery to an authority specified in the order of any document connected with
the news, report or information refer red to in clause (a) ;
(c) prohibit the further publication of such news, report or informa tion, and the sale and
distribution of such document ;
(d) declare such document and every copy or translation thereof or extract therefrom to be
forfeited to Government.
(2) Where in pursuance of clause (b) of sub‑section (1) any document is required to be delivered
to a specified authority,��that authority or any police officer may enter upon and search any premises
1 Subs. by the Preventive Detention Laws Amendment Act, 1975, (44 of 1975), s. 2, for “Central Government”.
2 The words “or maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community” omitted by the Adaptation (Security Laws) Order, 1956 (P.O. No. 8 of 1956), Art. 2 and Sch.(w.e.f.
the 23 rd March, 1956).
3 The words “or the maintenance of public order in the Federal Territory of Karachi of the maintenance therein of essential supplies or services, omitted by the Repealing and
Amending Ordinance, 1965 (10 of 1965), s. 3 and 2 nd Sch. The original words have successively been modified by P.O. No. 8 of 1956, Act 13 of 1958, Ord. No. 1 of 1961, to read as
above.
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