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Chief Information Commissioner Delivers Lectures to Punjab Emergency Service Department Officials on Right to Information Act

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Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Punjab Mehboob Qadir on Thursday visited the Punjab Emergency Service Department (PESD) Headquarters and delivered an awareness lecture to Public Information Officers (PIOs) of Punjab Emergency Services Department on Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act. DG Punjab Emergency Service Department Dr Rizwan Naseer said that the purpose to organize this […]


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information commissioners to get one-year tenure extension

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to extend the three-year tenure of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief information commissioner and information commissioners by one year through legislation. The proposed amendments to the law for the purpose, which were endorsed by the cabinet lately, will be placed before the provincial assembly for approval. The documents available […]


Agree to disagree; the road to a progressive Pakistan

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The right to thought is a vital, indispensable freedom that paves way for progress, advancement and prosperity. This right enables people, communities and societies to engage in healthy dialogue, conversation and debate. Without this right, it is difficult to know different perspectives and opinions people hold. If and when marginalized and vulnerable communities are able […]


Pakistan Cricket Board is a public body, answerable and accountable under the Right to information Act: Pakistan Information Commission

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LAHORE: Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has declared that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) a public body, answerable and accountable under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017. The Commission has directed chairman PCB to implement the decision and directed him to provide the appellant the certified copies of contracts signed by PCB the lawyers and […]


Violation of Right to Information Act: Layyah deputy commissioner issued show-cause

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission has issued show-cause notice to Layyah deputy commissioner and directed him to submit explanation on January 10, 2022 for not implementing the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013 and violating the Commission orders. Chief Commissioner Mahboob Qadir Shah remarked while hearing the Nadeem Anjum Vs. Deputy Commissioner case that eight […]


Right to Information Divisional Committee Discusses Performance Of Commission

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PESHAWAR: A meeting of Divisional Steering Committee of Right to Information Commission (RTI) chaired by Divisional Commissioner Malakand, Syed Zaheer-ul-Islam in Saidu Sharif Thursday discussed performance of the commission in Malakand during 2021. The meeting among others was attended by deputy commissioners and District Monitoring Officers. The meeting was informed that performance of RTI in […]


New Right to Information Law of Balochistan

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Outside the Quetta press club on Shara-e-Adalat road here in the cafe area sitting a senior journalist Behram Baloch in his middle-ages who remain in the media field for 16 years. Balochistan assembly had passed the Balochistan Right to Information Act 2021 but it is yet to get to the practical arena owing to the […]


Lahore DC issued show-cause notice under Right to Information Act

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission has issued a show-cause notice to the Lahore deputy commissioner for not making public details about the meetings, held for issuing no objection certificates (NOCs) for establishment of petrol pumps, and other related information. While hearing a Shamaila Irfan Vs. DC Lahore case, Chief Commissioner Mahboob Qadir Shah remarked that […]


‘Cabinet meeting minutes not secret under Right to Information’

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission, pronouncing its historic decision, has told the Punjab government that it cannot keep secret the provincial cabinet meeting minutes under Article 19-A of the Constitution and the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013. It declared that Section 24 of the RTI Act enjoyed the supersedural effect on Rule 31 of […]


90pc institutions decline Right to Information requests

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ISLAMABAD: Majority of government institutions and departments have declined to respond to hundreds of queries sent under the right to information laws, indicating that access to public information remains a pipe dream in Pakistan. The Geo News sent approximately 400 different queries to 36 key institutions in the past nine months but 90 percent of […]


Minister opposes bill to exempt parliament’s proceedings from right to information law

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ISLAMABAD: The information minister has disapproved of an amendment bill introduced by the ruling party’s lawmakers in Senate that seeks to exclude both the houses of the parliament from the ambit of the Right to Information Act. “Since the government wants transparency in governance and the parliament’s proceedings, it does not want to keep any […]


Senate body considers bill to exclude parliament from Right to Information law today

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting is scheduled to consider a bill aimed at excluding both the houses of parliament from the ambit of ‘Right of Access to Information Act’ and subsequently to keep its information confidential. As per agenda of the meeting to be held on Monday, the standing committee will […]


Access to information termed touchstone for all human rights

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ISLAMABAD: The speakers belonging to various shades of society have reminded on the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) that access to information is considered as the touchstone for all human rights including freedom of expression and media freedom. Its special relevance to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is also significant, in which it […]


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt’s ‘Right to Information’ act is a milestone

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Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information, Kamran Bangash has said that the ‘Right to Information’ act of the provincial government is a milestone of providing basic human rights to the public. This was stated by him in statement issued in connection with the International Day for Universal Access to Information observed […]