Regional Conference on “Investigative Reporting and Citizens Right to Information”

ISLAMABAD- Right To Information (RTI) is the constitutional right of every citizen of the country, now is the time to say goodbye to overpowering culture of secrecy in Pakistan and embrace whole heartedly people’s right to know. Information is power Continue reading Regional Conference on “Investigative Reporting and Citizens Right to Information”

Right to information: Six months on, Punjab yet to implement law

Punjab government continues dragging its feet on the implementation of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, which was enacted by Punjab Assembly on December 16 last year, says a press release by Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI). Continue reading Right to information: Six months on, Punjab yet to implement law

Right to Information Act being used as anti-graft tool

ABBOTTABAD: Speakers at a daylong dialogue on Friday said the newly-introduced Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013 was being effectively used as an anti-corruption tool. The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) had organised the dialogue. Around 48 Continue reading Right to Information Act being used as anti-graft tool

KP bureaucrats thwart info rights law, refuse to respond

ISLAMABAD: Although a robust Right to Information (RTI) law has been enforced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the provincial bureaucracy is still refusing to provide the requested information as only 18 percent requests sent to the government departments were responded to Continue reading KP bureaucrats thwart info rights law, refuse to respond