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Sahiwal: Despite the passage of more than a year, a dozen Sindh government departments persist in non-compliance with The Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2016, shrugging off information requests. On January 20, 2023, this scribe submitted information requests to 17 provincial bodies, triggering a prolonged process. An application for internal review, mandated by Section 9(1)

RTI activist, highlights importance of journalists as 4th pillar of democracy

KARACHI-Sindh Information Secretary Nadeem-ur-Rahman Memon stressed the importance of the right to information law in ensuring transparency and improving governance, saying that the Constitution of Pakistan specifies access to information as a fundamental right of citizens. Memon was speaking at a training workshop held on Wednesday to sensitise information officers about the relevant laws. The

The Sindh Information Commissioner on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the project director of the Malir Expressway project, Niaz Ahmed Soomro, for his absence before the commission and...

Ruling stated that there is no law which attends to the SC in this regard nor has the apex court itself made any regulations

KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has released a report on “State of Implementation of Proactive Disclosure, Federal Right of Access to Information Act 2017” which aims to provide external feedback to the federal government’s departments and ministries regarding the implementation of Proactive Disclosure Provision under The Right of Access to Information Act 2017. The second

In 2010, the insertion of Article 19A in the Constitution, through the 18th Amendment, was a significant development for promoting transparency, accountability and for considering access to information as a constitutional right in Pakistan. Article 19A guarantees the right to information (RTI) and enables citizens to access information held by public bodies, subject to reasonable

N a significant development, Mr. Waqas Abid Baloch, Registrar of the Sindh Service Tribunal (SST), has been penalized with a 10% deduction from his basic pay for failing to provide requested information to a citizen, Mr. Faheem Ali. The decision came after a prolonged legal battle between Mr. Ali and the SST, which raised questions

Loopholes in Pakistan’s Right To Information laws often make it difficult for citizens to exercise their rights to obtain infor