Governance

News Desk Lahore: “Transparency, along with a strong regime of rule of law, reasonable wages for public functionaries, and effective anti-corruption laws are sure recipes to eliminate corruption,” stated Chief Information Commissioner…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Civil society and people from different walks of life have urged the federal government to appoint information commissioners at Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) as posts of the chief information commissioner…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The PenPK.com has learnt from the information obtained by Boota Imtiaz Masih from the Cabinet Davison under the RTI Act section 19 –A that the federal government spent an estimated Rs27.5 million on foreign…

Fazal Rahman Bajaur: There are 265 villages in Bajaur district where there are no primary schools for girls or boys or for both, according to the District Education Officer (DEO) Shireenzada. There are some villages, for example,…

News Desk Islamabad: Article 19-A of the Constitution gives every citizen the right to obtain information from any government department or organization whereas the implementation of laws as a whole in Pakistan is a serious challenge,…

News Islamabad: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has imposed a penalty on an officer of Survey of Pakistan (SoP) for willfully concealing and denying providing public record to a citizen under the right to information law.…

News Desk 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…

Manoj Kumar Lohana Islamabad: As many as 3,378 posts allocated under the 5 percent minority quotaarrangements are lying vacant. only 152 minority employees in posts across the KP province. Information received by Boot Imtiaz Masih, a…

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The ministries and departments have failed to impart training to PIOs and sensitize them about the legal requirements of the right to information under the RTI law, stated a study report released by CPDI, a…

News Desk PESHAWAR: KP Chief Information Commissioner Farah Hamid Khan on Monday called on Chief Secretary Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash. The duo discussed measures to improve access to public information, ensuring steps for more transparency…