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Punjab Forest Act: Contentious amendments leave WWF-P rattled

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LAHORE: The World Wildlife Fund—Pakistan (WWF-P) on Wednesday expressed grave concern regarding the recently amended Punjab Forest Act of 1927. “It is expected that amendments in the Act by the provincial government will pave the way for the destruction of protected forest lands in the Punjab, which will have an adverse effect on the biodiversity […]


Proposed amendments to RTI law approved

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PESHAWAR: A meeting on Tuesday approved proposed amendments to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2013, to make it more comprehensive and accessible to people. Special assistant to chief minister on information and higher education Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani chaired the meeting, according to a statement issued here. The meeting discussed the proposed amendments […]


Key amendments proposed to KP RTI law

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ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa RTI Commission has proposed a number of promising amendments to the province’s RTI law to make it stronger with more powers for the commission. The amendments are primarily intended to increase the Commission’s powers in enforcing its decisions on complaints by citizens against the non-provision of information by public bodies. KP’s […]