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
The commission decided that that minutes of the meetings are exempted from disclosure but final decisions of the public body are not exempted from disclosure. The commission order the public body to share final decisions after severing them from the portions of meetings minutes containing opinions of the… Read More »Appeal No. 110/09/19: Ziauddin Ahmad Vs Trading Corporation of Pakistan
The commission decided that the requested information regarding individual tax payers/traders cannot be provided as it is commercially sensitive information belonging to the third party. Download Order
The information was sought about a copy of law/by-laws/ rules regarding the registration, regulation and monitoring of IGNOs and Foreign Funding Agencies, details of US based INGOs and US Government Funding Agencies and details of local NGOs and Private entities receiving funds from US based INGOs and Government… Read More »Appeal No. 027-03/19: Mohammad Bilal Vs Ministry of Interior
In the case of Mukhtar Ahmed Ali VS National Assembly, the commission maintained that the Public Information Officer claimed for himself the privilege of demanding certified copy of CNIC from the applicant which the Act does not specifically extend to a PIO. Through this Order, all Public Information… Read More »Appeal No. 061/06/19: Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Vs National Assembly Secretariat Islamabad
The commission maintained that Details of the inspections conducted by the Monitoring team of the EPA during last two years, along with the Name of building, premises etc, inspection date and report/observation of each inspection falls within Section 5 (e)(f) (h) and Under 6 (b) of the Right… Read More »Appeal No. 096-08/19: Shehzad Ahmed Khan Vs Pakistan Environment Protection Agency Islamabad
The Appellant requested information from the Election Commission of Pakistan relating to the expenditure on the General Elections. The Public Body was directed to provide the requested information to the Appellant as it falls under Section 6(a), (b) and (c) of the Right of Access to Information Act… Read More »Order on Appeal No 232-07/20 Naeem Sadiq Vs Election Commission of Pakistan