ISLAMABAD: Despite passage of almost one-and-a-half years and various assurances on different public forums including the parliament, the government still has no intention to present the Right to Information (RTI) Bill before the cabinet for its approval. The draft law of RTI was approved by the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on July […]
PESHAWAR: The Federal Ministry of Information Technology’s move to stall fresh debate on the cybercrimes bill has disappointed stakeholders, especially civil society associations and NGOs. Expressing grievances, members belonging to Pakhtunkhwa Civil Society Network (PCSN) and Tribal NGOs Consortium described the federal government’s move as a bid to affect the right of privacy and freedom […]
LAHORE: Despite opposition from several elements, the Right to Information Act is there to stay in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KP Information Commissioner Abdul Matin Khan said on Tuesday. He was addressing a seminar titled: State of Right to Information in Pakistan organised by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT). “The law is a bitter […]
The KP Assembly with Presiding Officer Shaukat Ali Yusafzai in the chair on Monday passed a bill to provide Rs 1 million to journalists who are killed in the line of duty during terrorism incidents in the province. The KP Journalists Welfare Endowment Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was moved by Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani in […]
QUETTA: Amid calls for greater consultation with stakeholders on the controversial cybercrime bill, an internet rights’ group has accused the government of hearing only select voices with a narrow focus towards national security. Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan (iPOP), an internet research group, claims that the government, in order to placate a vociferous demand for broader […]
ISLAMABAD: Opposition lawmakers disowned the Pakistan Electronic Crime Bill (PEC 2015), the cybercrime bill that a Senate committee adopted, and forwarded to the National Assembly, last month. They alleged at a public hearing held by the Pakistan Institute or Parliamentary Services, and the standing committees of the two houses of parliament on information technology, on […]
ISLAMABAD: Three bills of the Pakistan People’s Party regarding honour killing, rape and privatisation were adopted by the Senate on Monday. The three bills referred to the joint sitting include ‘The Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill, the Anti-honour Killing (amendment) Bill and the Anti-Rape Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, all initially moved by PPP former Senator […]
ISLAMABAD: In a major dent to transparency and people’s right to know, the federal government has almost buried the Freedom of Information law by issuing a directive that allows all the ministries to block any information in the name of “public interest”. The directive, issued last month by the Cabinet Division, gives the federal ministries, […]
ISLAMABAD: Although, a national level policy for the protection of elderly persons was drafted and finalised by the Ministry of Capital Administration and Development (CADD) in 2012, it has yet to be presented before parliament for final approval. Meanwhile currently, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is the only province where there is an approved law for protection […]
ISLAMABAD: Dissatisfied with the current draft of the cybercrimes bill, opposition parties plan to block the government from moving forward with the legislation until appropriate amendments have been incorporated in it. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have drawn parallel drafts to force the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) into removing […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology has approved a second draft of the government’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015. However, the revised draft seems to lack any substantial changes in the contentious clauses. A review of the original draft shows that while some clauses have been amended, the most controversial ones […]
ISLAMABAD: Some 13 years after passing legislation guaranteeing its citizens right to information, Pakistan still awaits a comprehensive, progressive law which ensures the right is exercised effectively. With the enactment of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Ordinance in 2002, Pakistan became the first country in South Asia to pass legislation on the right to information […]
By: JAMAL SHAHID ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a media briefing on Friday likened the Right to Information law to a ‘silent revolution’ that could expose government offices and help citizens attain their rights. The briefing was organised by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat). Pakistan is the first country in South Asia to […]
KARACHI: A day after a parliamentary panel cleared the controversial cybercrime bill, there was increasing disquiet among professionals from different backgrounds with virtually all of them bashing the standing committee on information technology. The committee, on Thursday, cleared the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 for a second time after lightly amending some clauses, pushing […]
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