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Editor

BS-18 · GHQ, Ministry of Defence · F.4-157/2026-R

The Editor test is a 200-mark MCQ paper of 200 minutes, with negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer. The pass rule for this post is 40% in each individual part. The paper structure, part by part, is below.

At a glance

Total marks

200

Duration (minutes)

200

Negative marking

0.25

per wrong answer

Sections

Pass mark: 40% in each individual part.

Paper structure

Part-I

100 marks · 50% of the paper

English

40 marks

Comprehension
Grammar Usage
Vocabulary
Sentence Structuring
Sentence Correction
Grouping of Words
Pairs of Words
Idiomatic Phrases
Synonyms/Antonyms
Translation

General Intelligence/Ability

60 marks

Basic Arithmetic/Quantitative Ability (Algebra, Ratios, Percentages, Arithmetic Means)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Current Affairs (Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years)
Pakistan Affairs (Basic Level knowledge)
Basic IT (Hardware and Software)

Part-II

100 marks · 50% of the paper

Professional Test

100 marks

Public RelationsConcept of Public Relations, Historical development of public relations, Public relation in Pakistan, Press Information Department (PID), Public relations and publicity, PR as a tool for governance, Basic methods of PR: press release, press note, press conference, PR Ethics
Basic models in Mass CommunicationLasswell's Model (1948), Shannon-Weaver model (1948), Osgood's model (1954), Schramm's model (1954), Newcomb's symmetry theory (1953), Westley-McLean's model (1976), Gerbner model (1956)
Mass Communication TheoriesNormative theories of the press: Schramm's four theories and criticism on these theories, Media as agents of power
Media and SocietyMass media and social change, Media as a social system: The balance between interrelation and interdependence, Media freedom and its role for democracy, the functional approach to mass media: four social functions of the media, Media as an awareness agent, Mass media and social representation
Mass Media in PakistanMedia system in Pakistan: historical, chronological, and analytical review, the system of journalism and the media system, Government-press relations, the new 24/7 television: uses and abuses, The question of freedom and responsibility
Media Laws and EthicsDevelopment of media regulations from British colonial era to independent Pakistan, Libel, Defamation and relevant portions of PPC, PPO, RPPPO, PEMRA: establishment, development, and operational mechanisms, Press Council of Pakistan (PCP), Citizens Media Commission: need, present status, and reasons for inactivity, Press Code of Ethics, Inability of the media to develop a code of ethics as an institution, The media's quest for freedom and its inability to self regulate

About the post

Case number: F.4-157/2026-R
Vacancies: 1
Employment: Temporary
Age limit: 35 years plus five (5) years general relaxation in upper age limit.
Domicile quota: Sindh (Rural) (Open Merit)
Place of posting: Rawalpindi.
Qualifications: i. Second Class or Grade 'C' Master's degree in Journalism / Urdu / Mass Communication / Public relations. ii. Five (5) years post qualification Journalistic experience in a News Agency or Newspaper of repute. iii. Ability to write and contribute articles in English and Urdu.

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