Public Information Officer, National Highways Authority is directed to share with the Appellant the requested information about the current status of the availability of the following information on its web site within 7 working days of the receipt of this Order. Furthermore, Chairman, National Highways Authority is directed… Read More »Order on Appeal No.793-12/20 Syed Kausar Abbas Vs National Highways Authority
The instant Appeal has also highlighted the sorry state of affairs with regard to the disposal of complaints of citizens. The Appellant filed request for information with the Respondent, CDA on April 20, 2021 seeking information as to whether shops in Building Plot 63 and Building Plot 64… Read More »Order on Appeal No.E125-07/21 Sadia Bashir Vs Capital Development Authority
This commission is of the view that department, designation and BPS wise details of the period of allotments of government accommodations is public interest. Furthermore, the disclosure of information pertaining to date of entry in the eligible pay scale in C-Type Accommodation and date of applying for the… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1087-05/2021 Luqman Vs Estate Office Peshawar
This commission maintains that both the letter and spirit of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 dictate the disclosure of information, based on the record available with the Respondent reflecting the grounds on which the candidates were short-listed and were not short-listed. This commission has also… Read More »Order on Appeal No.E119-01/21 Waqas Elahi Vs Federal Board of Revenue
The Rector, COMSATS caused inordinate delay in providing copy of the final report of inquiry conducted from 10th to 15th Feb, 2017 which should have been already available on the web site of the COMSATS. The Rector, COMSATS is directed to take immediate steps to proactively share through… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1174-06/21 Syed Hammad Husain Vs COMSATS University
This commission concurs with the Respondent, COMSATS that private information of students such as their registration numbers, names of the females who recorded their statements before the enquiry committee with the request to keep them confidential and the medical records of the student cannot be made public under… Read More »Order on Appeal No.981-04/21 Sarmad Jadoon Vs COMSATS University
This commission concurs with the arguments raised by the Respondent that the disclosure of requested information pertaining to the investigation FIA started against those officials involved in issuing bogus visas to Chinese nationals is not warranted by the cited provisions of the Act and its disclosure may harm… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1060-05/21 Zahid Gishkori Vs Federal Investigation Agency
To the question “what are total number of industries (province wise), who were punished (fined or sentenced to jail) in each of the two years 2018 and 2019, the Respondent maintained that it is ‘N/A’. This commission is of the view that the response of the Respondent is… Read More »Order on Appeal No.E73-01/21 Naeem Sadiq Vs Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI)
This commission is of the view that information about the total number of students between the ages of 5 and 16 currently enrolled in school nationwide, percentage of students who have been forced to drop out of school due to inaccessibility to internet services and devices, measures taken… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 987-04/21 Pervez Said Vs Ministry of Education and Professional Training
This commission is of the view that information about the development / welfare schemes planned and executed in the villages falling within the domain of Union Council Kirpa during the financial year 2011-12 to 2019-20, funds spent / utilized on execution of each of the said schemes and… Read More »Order on Appeal No.734-11/20 Sharafat Ali Zia Vs Chief Commissioner