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PIC Orders Deduction of 100 Days’ Salary of PIA CEO

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ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has ordered deduction of 100 days’ salary of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for failing to provide requested information to appellants, despite clear orders from the Commission. The decision comes after two separate appeals filed by citizens Mr. Tariq Raheem […]


Right to information

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The International Day for Universal Access to Information, also recognized as the Access to Information Day and Right to Know Day, was observed on September 28 across the world, including Pakistan. The decision to dedicate a global day for raising awareness about the significance of access to information in the promotion of human rights, democratic […]


Crucial role of RTI laws in promoting govt’s transparency commended

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Information Commissioner of the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Information Commissioners at PIC Mr. Ijaz Hassan Awan and Mr. Huzaifa Rahman have commended the pivotal significance of Right to Information (RTI) laws in fostering transparency within government institutions. In a statement in connection with Universal Access to Information Day being […]


Right of Access to Information: Supreme Court (SC) reserves verdict on plea that has raised some ‘complex’ questions

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a plea seeking information about the total number of apex court staff, vacancies, and the total number of females, disabled people, and transgender. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Aminud Din and Justice Athar Minallah, on Wednesday, heard Mukhtar Ahmed […]


Saddia Mazhar Receives Prestigious RTI Award from KP RTI Commission

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Peshawar: Saddia Mazhar, a distinguished freelance journalist renowned for her exemplary investigative reporting and commitment to public interest journalism, has once again been honored for her outstanding contributions. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission has awarded her the prestigious RTI (Right to Information) Award in acknowledgment of her relentless use of the Right to Information laws […]


SC to decide tomorrow if it comes under RTI law

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ISLAMABAD: It is official now. The man and the moment have come. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has fixed for hearing an appeal which is related to the Right to Information request sent to the Supreme Court of Pakistan filed more than four years ago — still unanswered. A three-member bench headed […]


Chief Justice (CJ) lists plea on SC staff details

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has scheduled a hearing for a petition seeking disclosure of the Supreme Court’s staff details. The three-judge bench, presided over by the chief justice, will convene on September 27 to address the petition filed by citizen Mukhtar Ahmed Ali. This petition challenges the decision made by the […]


RTI: PIC grants swift access to 50-year property records

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) promptly facilitated a citizen’s access to property records spanning 50 years in just one month, underscoring the commission’s strong commitment to upholding the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017, and ensuring the public’s fundamental right to information. According to details, Sarfraz A. Bhatti, a concerned citizen, sought assistance […]


RTI: SIC Imposes Penalty on Registrar SST for Withholding Information

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n a significant development, Mr. Waqas Abid Baloch, Registrar of the Sindh Service Tribunal (SST), has been penalized with a 10% deduction from his basic pay for failing to provide requested information to a citizen, Mr. Faheem Ali. The decision came after a prolonged legal battle between Mr. Ali and the SST, which raised questions […]


LAW: HOW CAN THE RTI LAWS BE FIXED?

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In 2010, the insertion of Article 19A in the Constitution, through the 18th Amendment, was a significant development for promoting transparency, accountability and for considering access to information as a constitutional right in Pakistan. Article 19A guarantees the right to information (RTI) and enables citizens to access information held by public bodies, subject to reasonable […]


RTI Body Gets A Taste Of Its Own Medicine

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Islamabad: Pakistan Information Commission (PIC), a body entrusted by law with the assignment of ensuring the citizens’ right to know, is tasting the medicine it has been prescribing for others: to share the information. Now, as it has been asked to share the information about one of its three commissioners, the PIC has started dilly-dallying […]


Sindh Services Tribunal registrar fined for not providing info to citizen

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The Sindh Information Commission (SIC) has imposed a penalty of a fine equal to 10 per cent of basic pay upon registrar of the Sindh Service Tribunal for not providing information to a citizen under Section 15 of the Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2016. The Sindh Information Commission had issued several notices […]


Right to information challenges: A deep dive into Punjab’s transparency struggles

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The Punjab Health Department issued a notification on June 16, 2023, announcing the closure of 62 government dispensaries out of 114 in Faisalabad, effective from July 1, 2023. The notice described the decision to close the dispensaries as “compliance with the orders” of the provincial Ombudsman Punjab. However, when this correspondent submitted a request to […]


KP Govt’s Delay in Filling RTI Commission Vacancies Hampers Access to Information

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“Under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013, when the concerned institution does not provide information, a complaint can be submitted to the RTI Commission. However, the commission is also involved in not providing information,” said Musarratullah Jan, a journalist from Peshawar. Jan mentioned that he has been associated with journalism for the last […]