This commission maintains that the Act, 2017 does not provide blanket exemption to any lease agreement signed by a public body with a private party. This commission holds that merely because certain provision(s) in a lease agreement may contain commercial/private information, it does not mean that a lease… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1433-11/21 Kashif Ali Sundrani Vs Pakistan State Oil Corporation
The Respondent, HEC has submitted before this commission that “the appellant has already been informed that HEC does not have detail of employees of any university or research institute that receives HEC funding. There is a detailed budget utilization proforma that each university or institute has to submit,… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1830-03/22 Dr. Farid Malik Vs Higher Education Commission
This commission holds that the requested enquiry has not attained the status of finality. Section 16 of the Act deals with the exemptions and enlists situations wherein requested information/records cannot be shared. As such, the enquiry report at this stage cannot be shared under Section 16 (1) (b)… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1867-04/22 Allah Yar Vs Multan Electric Supply Company
So far as item 1 in para 2 of this Order is concerned, this commission is satisfied with the response pertaining to access to certified agreement with TLP as the Respondent has provided Affidavit to the effect that no such agreement with TLP exists. So far as the… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1454-11/21 Abdullah Malik Vs Ministry of Interior
This commission has held through different detailed judgements that educational records and experience certificates available with public bodies pertaining to its employees are public records. A government employee is posted against certain qualifications and it is in the interest of the transparency that any citizen can see these… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1785-02/22 Zafar Iqbal Vs National Database & Registration Authority
This commission holds that disclosure of the requested information is not permissible under the Act, 2017 in the interest of public order. This commission also maintains that the identity of a complainant to the official against whom the complaint is lodged can only be disclosed after a certain… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1898-05/22 Mustaq Ahmed Vs Pakistan Citizen Portal
The Respondent, NLC has submitted before this commission that “that after thorough scrutiny from 1998 to 2004 it is found that no such inquiry was ever shared with National Logistic Cell”. This commission holds that the Respondent, NLC can only provide the information it is custodian of. Download… Read More »Order on Appeal No 2078-07/22 Muhammad Saeed Vs National Logistic Cell
Although the Respondent has admitted that the contract is not traceable, this commission believes that the Respondent was obligated to seek consent of the third party whether or not the requested information can be provided to the Appellant as required under the Act, 2017 had the contract been… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1743-02/22 M. Sharafat Ali Vs Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited
The record available on the file demonstrates that the Appellant is the legal heir of his father whom the Respondent issued dealership. The Respondent has not raised the issue that the dealership was not issued to the father of the legal heir who has filed request to information.… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1865-04/22 M. Awais Vs Pakistan State Oil
This commission maintains that the comments that have been forwarded to the Federal Shariat Court have attained finality at the level of the Respondent, the Ministry of Human Rights. It is right of citizens to know the stance of the Ministry of Human Rights in the forms of… Read More »Order on Appeal No E266-04/22 Aamir Baloch Vs. Ministry of Human Rights