right to information

News DeskPeshawar: The Right to Information Act (RTI) is a potent tool to fight corruption and an effective strategy for advancing democratic ideology, thus making the government system accountable to the public, said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…

News DeskQuetta: The Balochistan government is urged to take immediate action to establish the Balochistan Information Commission (IC) and fulfil the government’s obligations under the Balochistan Right to Information Act, 2021.In a…

News DeskLahore: Details of Toshakhana gifts, which a senior official described as “classified”, are provided by the federal government to the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday. It is at the court’s discretion to unseal the documents.…

News DeskIslamabad: The proposed amendment to the Right of Access to Information (RAI) Act 2017 is seen as regressive, hypocritical, and objectionable as it seeks to exclude Parliament from the purview of citizens' right to information.…

News DeskISLAMABAD: Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) on Monday issued an order to Ministry of Energy (Power Division) Deputy Secretary (Coord)) and Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) Managing Director to respond to the…

News DeskLahore: “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…

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…

Staff ReportISLAMABAD: 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…