May 14, 2006: Leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the PML-N sign the Charter of Democracy. In it is a clause that reads: “Access to information will become law after parliamentary debate and public scrutiny”. Yet to this date, Continue reading A right step towards Right to Information
ISLAMABAD: Despite claiming success for the construction of mega projects in big cities, the Punjab government has failed to ensure the provision of basic health facilities to almost half of its population, official documents have confirmed. According to the data Continue reading 310 out of 732 Punjab BHUs working sans doctors
ISLAMABAD: It is not just the bureaucracy that practices doublespeak; the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) too resorts to this practice, depending on who is seeking the information. In March this year, The News filed a Right to Information (RTI) Continue reading FPSC also has double standards in giving information
ISLAMABAD: Tall claims of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to end the VIP culture in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have dashed to the ground as KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and members of his cabinet, who were not entitled to avail this facility, Continue reading KP govt using helicopters in violation of rules
ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is vehemently preaching austerity and end to VIP culture, his chief minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pervaiz Khattak has spent Rs2.6 million of the public money on entertainment and bakery items alone Continue reading KP CM spends Rs2.6m on entertainment, bakery items
ISLAMABAD: The News investigative reporter Umar Cheema has won Coalition on Right to Information’s (CRTI) RTI Annual Champion Award for his efforts to promote right to information through investigative reporting and filing of over one dozen information requests with various Continue reading Umar Cheema wins RTI Award for journalists
SAHIWAL: The bureaucracy backed by traditional red-tape has been good at concealing information from the public for decades but the time has come for them to share information with those seeking it. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Dr Sajid Mahmood Chohan Continue reading Information is everybody’s power now
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to common belief that the government spends a heavy amount on sighting of moon only Rs2.6 million were spent on meetings of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee during last fiscal year. The amount was spent on air-tickets, and hotel Continue reading Rs2.6 million spent on moon sighting in one year
