The appellant requested the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation to provide information about number of coal mines in each of the three ranges, Total numbers of miners working in all mines of each range, their salaries, working hours and list of EOBI registration numbers of registered miners of each mine of each of the three ranges.
In response to the notice of the Commission, the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation is not a public body under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017.
This Commission has held that PMDC is a public body and is bound to provide information under the Act. Managing Director, Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation is directed to provide the requested information in of this Order to the Appellant at the earliest but not later than 10 working days of the receipt of this Order.