PESHAWAR: The much trumpeted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Right to Information (RTI) law, 2013 still has a bumpy way to go before it makes it into the statutory book. After the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf drafted the law, it was promulgated as a governor’s Continue reading Soon to expire, PTI’s RTI law being wrung through rumour mill
ISLAMABAD: Sindh government does not maintain logbooks of official vehicles in the field throughout the province, discloses a deputy commissioner in his official response, a revelation that coincides with a recent study showing 70 percent vehicles being used by family Continue reading No logbooks of thousands of official cars in Sindh helping criminals
ISLAMABAD – The Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) will hold an interactive session on “Implementing the True Vision of Right to Information Law” in Punjab province at Aiwan-e-Iqbal, Lahore on October 14. The event is part of PCP efforts to Continue reading Right to information law session on 14th
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Ordinance (RTIO) was unveiled by the provincial government on Sunday. The ordinance makes it binding upon the government to set up an independent information commission and makes obstruction in access to any record Continue reading Whistleblowers get protection in new KP law
PESHAWAR: At a formal ceremony to introduce the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan clarified he would continue to interfere in the province’s business to ensure the party’s agenda of “change” is implemented. “I am here, Continue reading Launching the RTI: Imran says ‘real interference’ in K-P starts now
ISLAMABAD: In a heartening development on the political scene, PML-N and PTI have started competing with each other and the all-important Right to Information (RTI) laws are in the final stages both in Punjab and KP. While Punjab has publicised Continue reading Progress seen on info rights bills in Punjab, KP
LAHORE: Members of the civil society on Friday demanded that the Punjab government implement Right to Information Law in Punjab immediately They made this demand at a rally and press conference at the Lahore Press Club The conference was organised Continue reading Civil society demands Punjab govt implement Right to Information Law
Now that provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab have put in place right to information laws in the shape of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Ordinance 2013 and ‘Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Ordinance 2013, misgivings, misconceptions and confusion Continue reading Misconceptions about Right to Information Laws
