The appellant admittedly an expatriate, a vocal labour rights activist, submitted a proposal to the Government of Pakistan regarding protection, welfare, reforms and labour laws implementation aimed at employment generation and employment framework of workers and introducing the methods to curb the exploitation of labour and to end visa and recruitment frauds. The framework is titled as ‘Naya Mazdoor’. The appellant in her requests has desired in detail all correspondence, notes, summaries, proceedings and all documents of file about the steps taken to process and to conclude the deliberations on the “Employment Generation and Empowerment Framework and Naya Mazdoor”, File Ref: 1(1)/S1/2020/28), proposed by herself.
The answering public body has declined the sharing of the desired information for the reason that the appellant is a habitual litigant as she invoked the jurisdiction of Islamabad High Court by way of filing a writ petition and also filed a complaint before the Wafaqi Mohtasib, Islamabad and that both are decided in favour of the asking respondent. It is argued that apprehension exist that the appellant may use the requested information in future in the legal proceedings therefore claimed exemption from disclosure of the requested information and record under section 16(h) of the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017.
The Deputy Secretary (Admin) / Designated Officer, Prime Minister Office is directed to provide the appellant all correspondence, notes, summaries, proceedings and all documents of file about the steps taken to process and to conclude the deliberations on the “Employment Generation and Empowerment Framework and Naya Mazdoor”, File Ref: 1(1)/S1/2020/28).
He is further directed to address all the queries raised by the appellant in her application dated November 26, 2021 addressed to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.