This commission holds that the requested information available with the Respondent has been provided to the Appellant. Furthermore, the Respondent is not custodian of certain information/records requested by the Appellant and the same has been intimated to the Appellant. It is encouraging to note that more and more… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1593-12/21 Kashif Ali Vs Pakistan Mineral Development Company
The Appellant sought information from the Respondent, NTDCL about steps taken on the enquiry sent by Federal Investigation Agency. The FIA, in its communication with NTDC asked NTDC “to probe the matter” and also shared relevant documents. Federal public bodies are legally bound to share with the citizens… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1357-09/21 Hussain Jahangir Vs NTDCL and Federal Investigation Agency
This commission maintains that the requested information pertains to the functions and services provided by the public body and as such it is public information. These functions and services pertain to issuance of all types of electricity connections in accordance with the laws of the land, current status… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1565-12/21 Rana Abrar Khalid Vs Islamabad Electric Supply Company
This commission maintains that the citizens of Pakistan have the right to know about the amount, if any, paid by the federal government in the account of health insurance for the “aforesaid 1,653,161 (1.65 million) additional “Sehat Insaf Plus card’ holder households of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”, as claimed by… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1688-01/22 Rana Abrar Khalid Vs Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination
This commission holds that the Respondent is the custodian of medical certificates submitted by Advisors and Senior Advisors working in Banking Mohtasib Pakistan. As such, the Respondent, AGPR is legally bound to provide information about the number of Advisors and Senior Advisors working in Banking Mohtasib Pakistan who… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1635-01/22 Zahir Hussain Vs Accountant General Pakistan Revenue
This commission holds that inclusion of such wide ranging and sweeping confidentiality clause in the agreement is tantamount to infringing upon citizens’ constitutional right of access to information. In the instant Appeal, even if revenue earned by PTV is disclosed and not the ratio of revenue to be… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1466-11/21 Saddia Mazhar Vs Pakistan Television (PTV)
In the instant Appeal the citizen has requested Employees Old Age Benefit Institution for information regarding the Monthly Salary and total salary paid by the EOBI to the Chairman during the period 2019-2021 and Amount spent on Medical Treatment, medicines and Lab Tests of the Chairman and his… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1295-08/21 Naeem Sadiq Vs Employees Old Age Benefit Institution
The appellant Mr. Naveed Ahmed requested the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan to provide him information of the vacant posts of BPS 18-21 in your Ministry, Division, attached departments as well as Autonomous Bodies. The respondent in its response submitted to the Commission has claimed that… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1625-01/22 Naveed Ahmed Vs Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan
In the instant appeal, the citizen has requested the Federal Insurance Ombudsman to provide him information regarding a complaint filed by him. Moreover, he also requested information that either Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act, 2013 or any other relevant law etc allows complainant / applicant to be represented… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1491-11/21 Muhammad Waseem Elahi Vs Federal Insurance Ombudsman
The Appellant could have sought certified copies of records containing these legal opinions if already available with the Respondent but the Appellant cannot ask the Respondent to present legal opinions based on legal instruments of the country. Download Order