This Pakistani work is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired according to the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 as amended by Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000 (details).

The work meets one of the following criteria:

• it is a photograph, a cinematographic work or a sound recording and at least 50 years have passed since the end of the year of its publication (or since the year of creation for photographs from before independence in 1947, as per the Copyright Act 1911).
• it is a governmental or anonymous work and at least 50 years have passed since the end of the year of its publication.

To the uploader: Please provide all relevant authorship and publication details.

• The creator(s) died before 22 August 1980, for works that their copyright expired before 22 August 2010 according to the 1970 law.
• The creator(s) died more than 50 years ago. (Reformation of article 12 - 22 August 2010)

In the following cases works fall into the public domain after 30 years from the date of publication or public presentation (Article 16):

• Photographic or cinematographic works.
• In cases where the work belongs to a legal person or rights are transferred to a legal person.

The media description page should identify which reason applies.

• It is a photograph, painting, or other audiovisual work originally published more than 50 years ago, or
• It is any other form of protected work and more than 50 years have passed since the death of the last surviving author and the date of original publication.

All works published using a pseudonym enter the public domain 50 years after publication, unless the author's identity subsequently becomes known. Afghan copyright law only protects “photographic works that have been created using an original mode” (Art. 6).