ISLAMABAD: Despite having reasonable legislation in all four provinces and federal, citizens are having obstacles in access to information in Pakistan. Muhammad Naeem – RTI Activist from Mardan – while talking with “The Reporters” said, poor implementation of the Right to Information Laws have made it useless for a common citizen. Some of my complaints […]
PESHAWAR: Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI) has demanded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to fill two vacant seats of information commissioners in the KP Information Commission (KPIC) immediately. A statement issued here said that due to delays in appointment of the information commissioners the citizens’ constitutional right to access information held by public bodies had […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday served notices to respondents in an appeal against the decision of Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) regarding provision of details about recruitments in Election Commission of Pakistan. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the appeal filed by ECP. The chief justice inquired the ECP lawyer that what information the […]
LAHORE: Terming the right to information necessary for the improvement of transparency and good governance in the democratic system, adviser to CM on Information Omar Sarfraz Cheema said that this process is part of the basic contours of governance in the developing countries. During his visit to the office of Punjab Information Commission, Cheema revealed […]
Majority of the heads of the government department are allegedly not ready to provide information to the applicant who tries to get information through the Right to Information Act 2013. It may be noted that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf provincial government has enacted the Right to Information Act 2013 so that every citizen can easily gain […]
PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Friday appointed a former civil servant of BS-22, Mrs Farah Hamid Khan, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission’s chief information commissioner for a period of three years. A notification issued by the provincial information secretary stated that the provincial cabinet had approved the recommendation made by the chief minister for the […]
ISLAMABAD: Naeem Sadiq has a passion and that is for the poor. While politicians and TV pundits talk about the poor doing little to nothing for them, he talks with the poor in order to check how they are doing. Low-paid employees are persons of his interest. Whether they are paid the minimum legal wage […]
KARACHI: Sindh government has constituted Sindh Information Commission under Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Act 2016 to address complaints of non-provision of information by various government agencies. According to a notification by Sindh Information Department, Nusrat Hussain is appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) while Saima Agha Advocate and Shahid Jatoi as information commissioners […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has imposed a fine equal to one month’s salary on the cabinet secretary for disobeying the order of providing details of gifts which former premier Imran Khan had received from the Toshakhana. Chief Information Commissioner Muhammad Azam and Information Commissioner Zahid Abdullah issued a written order stating that despite […]
Participants of a meeting have expressed their concerns over the dysfunctional Sindh Information Commission, and demanded that the provincial government appoint a chief information commissioner and two information commissioners to the body. They also demanded that the government take appropriate steps to draft, approve and notify the service rules for the information commission so that […]
Chief Information Commissioner of KP Right to Information Commission (RTIC) Sajid Khan Jadoon Tuesday said that the main objective of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right Information Commission was to provide information to the citizens, control corruption and ensure good governance. He expressed these views while talking to media after the inauguration of first Appellate Forum / Divisional […]
The enactment of KP Right to Information Act (KPRTIC) 2013 introduced an open and transparent government and gives every citizen right to seek and receive information to make administration more responsible and transparent which means good governance. According to a press release issued here on Thursday, this was stated by Riaz Khan Daudzai, Commissioner RTI […]
ABBOTTABAD: The province’s first appellate forum regarding the decisions of the Right to Information Commission became functional here on Thursday. RTI information commissioner Riaz Khan Daudzai took up several complaints on the occasion and directed public information officers of the Abbottabad and Haripur police department, Mansehra mineral development department and Abbottabad district education office to […]
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information and Spokesperson Government of the Punjab Hasaan Khawar has said that proactive disclosure of information to the public by state institutions is the most basic and foremost part of the government’s mission to promote the Right to Information Act. There is still a long way to go. […]
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