The PEMRA refused to provide requested information about the copy of the application for request of license by First Media Services – FMS Private Limited (which operates FM 100 in Karachi) and the state of qualification submitted by First Media Services – FMS Private Limited for purpose of… Read More »Appeal No. 122/10/19: Faiza Hassan Vs Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
The commission took exception to the fact that PIO asked to the appellant to visit office to collect the requested information. The Right of Access to Information Act 2017 extends to the whole of Pakistan and any of the citizen of Pakistan living anywhere in the country can… Read More »Appeal No. 071/06/19: Basharat Masih Vs Pakistan Railways
The commission maintained that The FIR is a public document which is available at the Police Station, SP office and in the Court of Magistrate. Once the document (FIR) is submitted before the SP office and Court of Law, it becomes a public document and any person can… Read More »Appeal Nos. 015/03/19,018/03/19,020/03/19: Shumaila Hussain Shahani Vs Federal Investigation Agency
The commission maintained that the plea of the Respondent to dismiss the appeal on the ground of lis alibi pendens did not hold water as because the appeal pertains to information held by public body; and that the Appellant had submitted that “We have no case in any… Read More »Appeal No. 041/04/19: Naeem Sadiq Vs Cantonment Board Clifton Karachi
The commission maintained that the requested information pertaining to “true copy of the last 2 years’ contracts signed between Civil Aviation Authority and its contractors for providing cleaning / janitorial services at the Jinnah Airport Karachi” is declared public records under Section 6 (c) and that the public… Read More »Order on Appeal No 038-04/19 Naeem Sadiq Vs Civil Aviation Authority
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation was directed to take steps audit its financial statements, share the same with the appellant once audited and submit the compliance report to the commission. The respondent is also directed to notify public information officer as required by Section 9 of the Right of Access… Read More »Order on Appeal No 010-03/19 Ms. Faiza Hassan Vs Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
NBP maintained that service record of the bank employee could not be shared under State Bank of Pakistan Prudential Regulation M-3 regarding record retention and that such records were kept only for five years. The commission maintained that service records of an employee are public records under Section… Read More »Appeal No. 033/03/19: Abdul Samad Sarla Vs President, National Bank of Pakistan
FBR sought exemption on the grounds that information about total number of sanctioned posts, total number of employee’s male and female ratio of employees and total number of transgender and disabled employees would reveal confidential source of information. The commission maintained that mere referral to an exemption clause… Read More »Appeal No. 052/06/19: Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Vs Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad