Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors
| Founded | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Non-Government Organization (NGO) |
| Purpose | To promote and defend press freedom in Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
Key people | Kazam Khan (President) Amir Mahmood (Secretary General) |
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has worked since its foundation in 1951 as the combined body of newspaper editors in Pakistan to campaign for defence of press freedom and the right of access to information in the service of democratic practice and strengthening of democratic institutions in the country.
However, one editor of the Business Recorder (newspaper) claimed the group was founded in 1958 by the merger of the Pakistan Newspapers Editors Conference and Newspapers Editors Council of Pakistan.
As of 2014, its President is Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami. The members of this prestigious organization of the newspaper editors have also adopted a Code of Ethics which lays down the norms for maintaining the dignity of the print media as a non-partisan and professional high standard in member publications in respect of publications of news, views, comments and other write-ups.