The PBC act 1972 assigns the following main objectives to be followed by PBC along with its other public service activities in economic, agricultural, social, political, religious and cultural fields in the format of discussion programs, plays, features, documentaries, audience participated talk shows, general talks on social themes, music and news programmes:

The PBC objectives, as laid down in the PBC act:

• To provide broadcasting services in the fields of information, education and entertainment through programmes which maintain a proper balance in their subject matter and a high general standard of quality and morality;
  

To broadcast programmes to promote Islamic Ideology, national unity and principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam.
To reflect the urges and aspiration of the people of Pakistan and promote principles of democracy and culture of freedom and tolerance.


To present news of events in as factual, accurate and impartial manner as possible and to carry out instructions of Federal Government with regard to general pattern of policies in respect of programmes.


To broadcast programmes in the External Services to foreign countries with a view to promote friendship and project Pakistan's view point on international issues in true perceptive.

After independence, Radio Pakistan developed its own identity. The use of Urdu and 20 regional languages as vehicles of communication enabled it to spread varied information and promote Pakistani nationhood and value system as well as its culture through modern communication skills.

Commercially sponsored programmes are also so designed that they meet general ethical standards, which the Pakistani society approves.
Considering that the country is still under-developed, and a sizable portion of its rural population still does not have access to electricity and other amenities, radio has a very vital role to play as a medium of mass information dispersion.

The canvas of radio programmes is as wide and varied as the country itself. Radio Pakistan, being the largest and most fast-reaching mass medium in the country, is entrusted with the task of educating people on the Government policies; informing them of events at home and abroad; of exhorting them to solid, concerted work to remove remedial obstacles in the way of national progress; to remind them of their identity as Muslims and as Pakistanis; to share with them the joys of their achievements on all fronts; ranging from economic growth to agriculture, from sports to arts and literature; to create pride among them for their glorious past; encompassing the independence struggle and the distant chapters of nation history so richly illustrated by the great contributions to human thought and civilization by the Muslim scholars, philosophers and scientists.

The Basic policy which guides radio professionals in the selection of domestic and international news and other general broadcasts is framed on the premise that the broadcast version is factual, based on confirmed sources, does not provoke general dissent or mutual recriminations, meets journalistic ethical standards and saves the radio organization from unnecessary libel complications.