MUZAFFARABAD:  While most provinces and regions of Pakistan have enacted right to information laws, Azad Jammu and Kashmir is among the few regions which have yet to introduce such a law. In this regard, the Centre for Peace and Development Continue reading Call for introducing RTI law in AJK→

ISLAMABAD: The News journalist Fakhar Durrani on Thursday won RTI Champions Award, 2017, for his investigative reporting based on Right to Information RTI Laws. The award was conferred by Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI) in two categories–Journalist and Citizen. Continue reading Fakhar Durrani wins RTI Champions Award 2017→

ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister for information Senator Pervaiz Rashid Thursday said some institutions in Pakistan discouraged the flow of information and most of information was not provided on the pretext of threat to national security. Speaking at the RTI Award Continue reading So-called ‘gods on earth’ unwilling to share info: Pervaiz→

ISLAMABAD: The Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI) conferred RTI Champions Awards 2017 on Fakhar Durrani and Asif Munawar in the ‘journalist’ and ‘citizen’ categories respectively, here at National Press Club on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, former federal minister Continue reading CRTI announces RTI Champions Awards 2017→

ISLAMABAD: Admitting that certain institutions in the country lacked transparency and accountability, former information minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Pervaiz Rashid said there were “some institutions” in the country which placed hurdles in access to information. While speaking at Continue reading Senators say ‘certain institutions’ continue to place hurdles in access to information→