Despite some improvements, government departments in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhunkhwa (K-P) had by and large failed to abide by their own respective right to information laws, a report by digital rights group revealed. The report “State of Proactive Disclosure Continue reading Despite some improvements, K-P and Punjab govt websites still not complying with RTI laws
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government is determined to promote transparency in rhetoric but has been found building walls of secrecy in reality. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights has denied the citizens’ right to information as an RTI request Continue reading Govt is open in rhetoric and secret in reality
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Information Commission has directed to Chief Minister House and Governor House to share the details of their annual expenditure with the public under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013 but the two top offices Continue reading Punjab top offices defying orders of Information Commission
ISLAMABAD: As many as 15 members of the Punjab’s provincial assembly with a combine asset value of more than Rs1.1 billion have claimed medical expenses worth Rs2.7 million from the national exchequer during last one year and a half, official Continue reading 15 Punjab MPAs claim medical bills worth Rs2.7m
Civil society organisations have criticised the ‘Schedule of Fees for Hard Copies’, notified by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission saying that the commission has shifted the burden of postal costs from public bodies to citizens if the requested information is more Continue reading KP shifts ‘Schedule of Fees’ to public in violation of RTI Act
ISLAMABAD: Although under the 1973 Constitution, the governor of a province is largely a ceremonial post as all the executive functions are performed by the chief minister, yet surprisingly, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Governor House is costing the national Continue reading KP’s Governor House spends more than CM House
ISLAMABAD: Every third newborn baby in two remote districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa dies due to poor facilities at district hospitals, certified data collected by The News from 20 districts of the two provinces revealed. The data shows that Continue reading 30pc newborns die in DI Khan, Mianwali hospitals
In its election manifesto Pakistan Muslim League-N had promised to strengthen the Basic Health Units (BHUs) in the country but after seven years of the party’s rule in Punjab, as many as 619 BHUs in the province still have no Continue reading 619 Basic Health Units in Punjab without doctors
