Right to Information

From government transparency to freedom of speech, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest developments and issues affecting your right to information.

The ReportersAugust 18, 2022
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Public bodies unwilling to follow requirements of RTI Act: Study

ISLAMABAD: Ministries and government departments along with other public bodies do not follow the requirements of the Access of Right…
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Saddia MazharAugust 8, 2022
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FIRs registered under PECA Act are public documents; PIC rules

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has ruled that under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017, the First Information…
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Saddia MazharJuly 15, 2022
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For the first time a woman to lead RTI Commission

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has appointed Mrs. Farha Hamid khan as its first female chief information commissioner on Friday.…
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Saddia MazharJuly 5, 2022
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DC Narowal releases data about women’s land ownership

ISLAMABAD: Following the Punjab Information Commission’s intervention, the Deputy Commissioner Office of Narowal has released detailed data about the number…
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The ReportersJune 23, 2022
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CPDI Launches Right to Information Assessment Report in Seminar

Islamabad: Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), in collaboration with Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) organized a one-day seminar on…
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Nadeem TanoliJune 21, 2022
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CPDI report cites bureaucratic mindset as major challenge for PIC to implement RTI Act

ISLAMABAD: The bureaucratic mindset in the public bodies is the major challenge faced by the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) in…
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Nadeem TanoliJune 21, 2022
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Public bodies failed to publish all the required information on their websites

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which has statutory obligation to “improve standards of information, education, and entertainment”, appears…
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Nadeem TanoliJune 10, 2022
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PIC takes Suo-Moto Notice of DC Narowal misbehaviour

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Information Commission has taken Suo Moto notice of the humiliating response of Deputy Commissioner Narowal to journalists’ queries…
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Arshad AliJune 8, 2022
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Civil society condemns DC Narowal’s humiliating response to journalist’s queries

ISLAMABAD: Civil society activists had lamented the humiliating response of Deputy Commissioner Narowal to a journalist’s requests for provision of…
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Saddia MazharJune 5, 2022
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NA Secretariat refuses to share data of officers who violates the privileges of parliamentarians

Islamabad: The National Assembly Secretariat has refused to share data of the government’s officers who have allegedly breached the privileges…
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