This commission concurs with the Respondent that the ‘opinions’ sought by the Appellant from the Respondent, Ministry of Law and Justice do not fall under definition of information given in sub section V of Section (2) of Information Act, 2017. This commission also holds that the requested information… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1514-12/21 Kashif Ali Sundrani Vs Ministry of Law & Justice
This commission holds that requested “list of Journalist and media workers, who got plot under their respective quota or under any other law or orders/ direction of higher authorities in different sectors of Islamabad since 1980 to till date” is public information under the provisions of the Act,… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1117-06/21 Syed Ishteyaq Mustafa Bukhary Vs Capital Development Authority
The Appellant has the right to have access to ‘noting on the file’ pertaining to the letter issued by the AIG (HQ) _ Finance regarding alleged irregularities in the reward list, as the Awards list has already been finalised to know that the alleged irregularities, if any, have… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1451-11/21 Bushra Perveen Vs National Highway & Motorway Police
The disclosure of the requested information about the copies of Rules and procedure about journalist and media workers plot quota in Islamabad, journalist and media workers plot quota in Islamabad under Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF), list of Journalist and media workers, who got plot under their… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1174-06/21 Syed Ishteyaq Mustafa Bukhari Vs Ministry of Housing and Works
Irrespective of the merits of the communication of the Appellant with the President, IIU being ‘request for information’ under the Act 2017, the instant Appeal has highlighted the utter disregard of both the Rector and the President, IIU for transparency and citizens’ right of access to information in… Read More »Order on Appeal No E156-09/21 M. Mushtaq Ahmed Vs International Islamic University
This commission is of the view that documents submitted by firms/individuals to a public body for the registration in order to get contracts are public documents as these documents reveal level of competence of the firms/individuals to carry out tasks funded by the tax-payers of the country. The… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1424-10/21 Abdur Rehman Vs Pakistan Engineering Council
This commission holds that the access to the requested information in the instant Appeal is a matter of public importance. In fact, this commission issued a detailed Order in Appeal No. 942-03/21, Abdullah Rashed Waraich Vs. Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation which was upheld by the Honourable Islamabad High… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1490-11/21 Abdullah Rashed Waraich Vs Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation
This commission is of the view that the Respondent, while responded to the information request of the Appellant, it has failed to provide the requested information as requested by the Appellant. The disclosure of the certified information in the manner requested by the Appellant is of public importance… Read More »Appeal No 1219-07/21 Tariq Mahmood Vs Pakistan Engineering Council
This commission holds that the Respondent has not provided specific information as requested by the Appellant and has shared unrelated information. The Respondent is directed to proactively publish all categories of information through its web site as required under Section 5 of the Act and submit the compliance… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1372-10/21 Ashfaq Ali Shah Vs State Engineering Corporation
This commission is of the view that the requested information about the steps taken by the Respondent to protect legal rights of the contracted employees’ minimum wages is of public importance and hence be made available to the Appellant. This commission is of the view that it is… Read More »Order on Appeal No 12730-08/21 Kashif Ali Sundrani Vs Oil and Gas Development Company