right to information

Top judge says government institutions must give citizens access to information

CJ Minallah upholds Information Commission's decision, says 'citizens have right to know where their money is spent'

UN rights office urges govt to protect those facing threats, investigate any violence

Federal govt is already told to submit reply in a similar petition by March 7

Senator Rubina regrets committee was bypassed by sending social media rules directly to cabinet

However, even in this gloomy ‘information shielding’ scenario, something remarkable has begun to happen.

Unfortunate if Pakistan discourages foreign investors and stifles domestic innovation, says US top diplomat

IHC CJ Athar Minallah clubs plea with ongoing case pertaining to media and scope of Article 19 and 19(A)

Most importantly, is the media regulatory authority in line with law and Constitution?

Speakers stress need to implement Sindh RTI law in its entirety

K-P RTI Commission Chief Commissioner Azmat Hanif Orakzai says people are using the law in increasing numbers

Government has finally appointed information commissioners, says CM’s adviser on information

All departments told to make pages, hire staff to run them and engage with people in polite manner

Tax advisory firm says it is against the fundamental right to information

K-P assembly speaker says the bill will help protect rights of govt bodies

TMOs, village council secretaries now designated as information officers

Basic purpose of these legislations was the supremacy of merit in public sector organizations

The Sindh Assembly is praised for passing the Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Bill, 2016 on March 14

K-P RTI addresses over 77% complaints received

Speakers discuss freedom of information legislation with the participants at workshop

Sindh, Balochistan yet to ensure citizens’ access to information held by public bodies

Providing citizens with information is to empower them. The whole edifice of RTI is constructed on this basic fact

Sikandar Mandhro informed new bill drafted after reviewing RTI bills of K-P, Punjab

Both governments should enact new laws and repeal the existing ones, Ejaz stressed

K-P's Right to Information law is listed as the third-most effective law in the RTI global ranking

While protecting disclosure of information seems to be everybody’s business, sharing information is nobody’s business