PRESS RELEASE “Freedom of information is a fundamental human right and the touchstone of all the freedoms to which the United Nations is consecrated.” Resolution 59-1, First session of UN General Assembly in 1946. In 2002, Pakistan became the first country…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) has thrown weight behind the decision to amend the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act 2013. This was stated in a press release on Wednesday. According to the document, CGPA said…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Rejecting the amendments to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act 2013, the Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI) has presented a charter of demands aimed at restoring the status of Information Commission and ending the exemption given…
PRESS RELEASE Improving Social Accountability in Education Sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – CGPA
PRESS RELEASE The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) said that it has requested to share details of the development funds allocated for respective districts courts in last fiscal year, but the courts are avoiding to provide information under RTI…
JOB OPENINGS Consultant Required for Development of School Based Management Model Date of Posting: July 15, 2015 Proposals / applications to be submitted at: hr.cgpa@gmail.com. Last Date for Application Submission: July 24, 2015 Status : Closed For more details, please…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The education budget for DI Khan was passed on to the Communication and Works (C&W) department during the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15. The district education officer shared this information when the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA)…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission for more than one and a half year is still functioning without rules of business of its own. The RTI Act 2013 passed by the provincial Assembly in November 2013…
PRESS RELEASE The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) has condemned the exemption of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from the purview of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2015. According to handout issued on Wednesday, CGPA Executive Director Muhammad Anwar…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The budget announced by the government on Monday for fiscal year 2015-16 – Rs488 billion – is 17% higher than the ongoing year’s outlay of Rs404 billion. Of the total Rs488 billion outlay, Rs314 billion has been allocated…