• November 16, 2022
• Right to Information

PESHAWAR, Nov 15 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Commission and Khawando Khor, a local Non-Governmental Organization here Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to appraise people about the rights of women. The MoU also aimed to develop liaison between two organizations and inform public about the benefits of Right to Information Act. […]

• November 16, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: Around 65 decisions of the Pakistan Information Commission that were challenged are still pending in the High Courts, The Reporters has learnt. As per details, a total of 73 PIC orders have been challenged so far in different High Courts. Five of it have been upheld, two have been reversed, and one has been […]

• November 12, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: First batch of Information Commissioners of Pakistan Information Commission had completed their tenure on Tuesday November 07, 2022. Pakistan Information Commission’s first Chief Information Commissioner Mohammad Azam and Information Commissioner Fawad Malik has retired from his post. He has served as Chief Information Commissioner for four years, earlier this he also worked as Federal […]

• November 11, 2022
• Right to Information

Quetta: Speakers of the conference demanded Establishment of Balochistan Information Commission immediately by appointing the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in line with the criterion mentioned in Section 18 of the Balochistan RTI Act 2021. Accessing government information remains a challenge in Balochistan due to flawed implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act […]

• November 10, 2022
• Right to Information

QUETTA: Speakers at a conference demanded the establishment of Balo­chistan Information Commission and appointment of chief information commissioner without delay in accordance with Section 18 of the Balochistan Right to Information Act, 2021. The conference was organised by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) in collaboration with the European Union on Wednesday. The […]

• November 6, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission has ordered the Establishment Division to make the top five bureaucrats in each service group’s asset declarations public. In response to an appeal submitted by a citizen Adeel Akram, the PIC issued an order and directed the Establishment Division to provide copies of the assets’ declarations of the previous three […]

• October 30, 2022
• Right to Information

Balochistan replaced its ineffective Balochistan Freedom of Information Act, 2005 with a more promising Balochistan Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2021, in February 2021. There can be no doubt that this was a move in the right direction, aimed at improving service delivery, transparency and accountability in governance. Under the new law, all public bodies […]

• October 27, 2022
• Right to Information

As the Covid-19 pandemic badly affected lives and businesses across the world. The pandemic has accelerated the process of digital adaptation. The pandemic forced people around the world to shift their focus toward digital technology for availing services and employment opportunities. Digital technologies have revolutionized the media landscape. Like the rest of the world, Asian […]

• October 27, 2022
• Right to Information

KARACHI: Sindh Information Commission and Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology’s (FUUAST) Mass Communication Department Tuesday agreed to make concerted efforts to further promote and create awareness among the masses regarding the right to information. This was agreed by speakers in a seminar on Right to Information (RTI) at Mass Communication Department Abdul […]

• October 23, 2022
• Right to Information

Journalist Rana Abrar says the PTI intimidated, threatened and got him fired from his job for investigating the Toshakhana case. PTI Got Me Fired for Investigating Imran Khan’s Toshakhana, Says Journalist Rana Abrar Journalist Rana Abrar, who lit the fuse of the Toshakhana case that saw former prime minister Imran Khan getting disqualified yesterday, has […]

• October 18, 2022
• Right to Information

Most government departments are not playing their due role in support of the basic objective of the Act. There is visible reluctance to providing information, appointing permanent public information officers and maintaining accessible official records in real time Using the right to information laws A lot of information is easily accessible on social media these […]

• October 18, 2022
• Right to Information

Islamabad: The right of access to information, defined as the right to seek, receive and impart information held by public bodies, is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19A of the constitution. In order to protect this fundamental right, the federal and provincial governments have enacted legislations and established RTI Commissions in Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi […]

• October 13, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan information Commission (PIC) imposed penalty on an officer of Survey of Pakistan (SoP) for concealing public record. According to the details, an Ex-Officer of Survey of Pakistan namely Muhammad Nawaz had filed Appeal No. 936-03-22 before PIC seeking public record of SoP’s bank account in Askari Bank I-8 Markaz branch under Right of […]

• October 12, 2022
• Right to Information

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has issued a notice for imposing a penalty to the extent of 100 days’ salary to Member Operations Inland Revenue, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The PIC chairman summoned the official in person on October 13, 2022, for not providing information about the individuals and companies who availed benefits […]