The appellant has requested the copy of the Master Plan of Port Qasim Authority. The authority informed the Commission that requested information is available at Port Qasim Authority’s official website link. The Commission has held that the official record uploaded on the official website link of the public… Read More »Order on Appeal No 037-03/19 Dr. Syed Raza Ali Gardezi vs Chairman Port Qasim Authority
The commission noted with grave concern that a designated Public Information Officer had caused inordinate delay in providing the requested information and as such hampered the exercise of the right to information of a citizen. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was directed to provide information about the foreign… Read More »Appeal No. 068-06/19: Moonus Kayinat Zahra Vs Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The commission observed that the power rests with the persons who has the right and the ability to ask questions. A public official cannot wrest this power from a citizen by asking reasons for providing the requested information. The Human Organ Transplant Authority was directed to provide finalized… Read More »Appeal No. 159/11/19: Nadeem Umer Vs Human Organ Transplant Authority
The commission observed that finalized enquiry reports are public documents and directed the Ministry of Climate Change to provide enquiry reports conducted against the officials / officers of Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) from 1st Jan 2017 to August 01, 2019 that have been finalized. The Ministry of Climate… Read More »Appeal No. 113-09/19: Shehzad Ahmed Khan Vs Ministry of Climate Change
The commission observed that a public body cannot ask an applicant to visit office to collect information and ordered to provide audit reports that have been finalized. Download Order