The appellant has asked the information and record pertaining to funds allocated for the supply of Sui Gas in district Sialkot in the previous 10 years and its utilization in the tehsils. The representatives of the public body has no cavil in the provision of the requested information except the map mentioned at sr. 4 of the application.
Transparency in the working of the government departments is the essence for the enactment of the Act, 2017. Its spirit is to ensure that the people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have access to the records held by the federal public bodies for making the government accountable to the people.
The Managing Director, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Head Office, Lahore is directed to furnish the appellant all the information and record mentioned in his application except the map mentioned at Sr. No. 4 and the one uploaded on the website, forthwith but not later than seven days of the receipt of this order.