• August 21, 2014
• Media and Governance

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday suspended the provincial government’s notification on appointment of Najiullah Khattak as media advisor in the newly established Media Cell of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. A two-member bench comprising Justice Malik Manzoor Hussain and Justice Ikramullah Khan suspended the notification about the appointment of Najiullah Khattak, the PTI […]

• October 30, 2013
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

ISLAMABAD: Senators across party lines endorsed on Tuesday a report of the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on the Right to Information Bill, 2013, whose emphasis appears to be hiding rather than giving easy access to information. The chairman of the standing committee, Kamil Ali Agha of the PML-Q, presented the report before the […]

• August 21, 2013
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

RAWALPINDI: People from all walks of life on Tuesday asked the Punjab government to enact a Right to Information (RTI) law similar to the one passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. Speaking at a mobilisation camp here, civil society activists and others said the passage of the RTI ordinance in the KP province was going […]

• August 16, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will unveil the right to information ordinance on Aug 18 (Sunday) during a special function to be attended by provincial Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan.The ordinance will come into force with immediate effect, say the relevant officials. The officials told Dawn on Thursday that Khyber […]