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KPIC Directs KP Police: Promotions Data Must Go Online

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PESHAWAR: In a significant move towards transparency and accountability, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission (KPIC) has summoned the Additional Inspector General (Legal) of Police to address citizen concerns regarding promotion cases within the Police Department. According to details, Citizen Muhammad Iqbal filed a complaint regarding the police department’s refusal to disclose information about promotions from […]


Internet shutdown widely criticised

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LAHORE  –   In an unprecedented move, the shutdown of mobile phone and internet services during general elections has sparked controversy, with Salman Akram Raja, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nominated candidate, condemning the blackout as a deliberate attempt to keep the public uninformed. Addressing the media, Salman Akram Raja expressed his concern, stating that the decision […]


Election day: internet shutdown ‘reckless attack’ on people’s rights, says Amnesty International

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Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday said the decision of Pakistan authorities to suspend telecommunications and mobile internet services on election day was a “blunt attack” on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The human rights group called on the authorities to adopt a “rights-respecting approach” and urgently lift all “blanket restrictions” on […]


The govt must ensure there are no internet disruptions on polling day

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In the run up to the February 8 general elections in Pakistan, there has been constant paranoia about the state of internet access. This is not unfounded because social media platforms have been blocked at least six times in the past year alone, and the uncertainty was compounded by the fact that there has been complete lack […]


Internet services suspended in Makran

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ISLAMABAD: Internet services have been suspended in Makran region of Balochistan because of security threats, Election Management System (EMS) Project Director Col (retd) Muhammad Saad Ali on Wednesday revealed – just a day before the general polls. Talking to media personnel in Islamabad, the EMS project director elaborated that there could be some delay in […]


Access to Information

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Access to information is a big issue for all journalists in Pakistan. One of my colleagues often jokes that if he has to ask a government official about the official date of Pakistan coming into being, the official will first seek anonymity and later will reveal that it can be August 14, 1947. In a […]


Three top officials of Punjab Information Commission sacked

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The Punjab government has removed the chief information commissioner and two commissioners of the Punjab Information Commission, which was created for access to information. According to the documents obtained by “Jang”, a notification issued by Information and Culture Secretary Daniyal Saleem Gilani said Chief Information Commissioner Syed Mehboob Qadir Shah and commissioners Dr. Arif Mushtaq […]


Huzaifa Rahman Steps Down from Information Commissioner Role

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ISLAMABAD: In a surprising development, Huzaifa Rahman, a member of the Pakistan Information Commission, tendered his resignation from the post of Information Commissioner. Rahman formally submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, citing personal reasons as the cause for his immediate resignation. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Rahman expressed gratitude […]


Access to information important for ensuring accountability: CJP Isa

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Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said on Saturday that every citizen had the right to access information, stating that was the only way to ensure accountability in society. Addressing a workshop held for journalists reporting on superior judiciary, the CJP said that institutions were obliged to allow citizens to have access to details. […]


Demonstrators in Lakki Marwat seek internet restoration

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LAKKI MARWAT: A group of youths demonstrated for the restoration of the internet service in Titterkhel town here on Tuesday. The rally was staged along the Bannu-Dera Ismail Khan section of the Indus Highway with participants carrying placards and shouting slogans Local body members also joined them. The speakers said the suspension of the internet […]


Transparency linked to access to information

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PESHAWAR: Caretaker Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Barrister Mian Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel, on Tuesday said public access to information was a fundamental component of achieving meritocracy and transparency in governance affairs. Speaking at an event hosted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission, he acknowledged the challenges facing the province and called […]


Information commission orders PA to make details of MPAs accessible

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission (PIC) has denied the immunity to the Punjab Assembly (PA) from the law on right to information and ordered it to make the details relating to the performance and the funds allocated to the MPAs available on its website for easy access to the common citizens. The commission passed the […]


Petition seeks asset details of Punjab CM, cabinet

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A petition filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday sought that Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his cabinet submit the details of their assets and liabilities before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The petitioner further requested the court that to ensure transparency as well as the fundamental right to access […]


Amid growing backlog, 1,500 cases pending with information commission

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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief information commissioner Farah Hamid Khan on Wednesday said currently, around 1,500 cases against government departments over information delay or denial were pending with the KP Information Commission and the number was growing. Ms Khan told a ceremony held here to launch a study on “Comparative Analysis of Right to Information Laws […]