Category Press Release

Right to information legislation in Pakistan

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…

CRTI rejects amendments to Right to Information Act

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…

RTI Law: CGPA decries exemption of assembly

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…