The Commission has held that the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund is a company registered under section 42 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (now Companies Act, 2017) is encompassed within the meanings of the public body defined in the Act.
The appellant in his request for information has sought the details of the gross remunerations and the perks and privileges received by Mr. Qazi Azmat Isa, the CEO, Mr. Amir Naeem, the group head financial management and corporate affairs and Ms. Saima Liaqat Ali Khan, the group head of the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, a public body.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund is directed to provide the appellant the requested information forthwith but not later than seven days of the receipt of this order. He is further directed to make arrangements for the implementation of sections 5 & 9 of the Act.