This commission is of the view that a citizen has the right of access to certified copy of his or her own application/complaint filed with a federal public body. It is reasonable to expect from public bodies to maintain proper record of applications filed by citizens for redressal… Read More »Order on Appeal No.716-11/21 Waqar Ahmed Vs Sukkur Electric Power Company
This commission maintains that both the letter and spirit of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 dictate the disclosure of copy of the advertisement published for hiring the services of National Coordinator for the Development project “Coordination / Common Unit to Manage Global Fund (TB, AIDS… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1066-05/21 Nadeem Umer Vs Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination
The requested information pertaining to the BO/NIS forms for the development budget for FY 2021-22, submitted to Finance Division by the Respondent, Ministry of Health Services and certified copy of indicative budget ceiling separately for current and development expenditures for FY 2021-22 as communicated to PAO of this… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1140-06/2021 Faisal Manzoor Anwar Vs Ministry of National Health Services
This commission is of the view that both the letter and spirit of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 dictates the disclosure of certified copies of Screening test result clearly mentioning the marks of top 11 candidates that were shortlisted for interview, approved marking criteria and… Read More »Order on Appeal No.E110-04/21 Mohsin Ali Raziq Vs Allama Iqbal Open University
The Public Information Officer, HEC is directed to provide the following information/record to the Appellant, at the earliest but not later than 10 working days of the receipt of this Order, with intimation to this office: Did HEC issue on 27.12.2018 equivalence letter of 18 year schooling /… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 969-03/21 Zahid Ali Vs Higher Education Commission
This commission is of the view that the requested information about “Total number of Mandars, Gurdwaras and Churches, names and locations of all places of worship located in the jurisdiction of Cantonment Board, Nowshera is available with the public body and the same should have been provided to… Read More »Order on Appeal No.E96-03/21 Farhat Shah Vs Cantonment Board Nowshera
This commission concurs with the argument of the Appellant that “Registrar Office letter is of administrative nature and does not make a convincing case for denying access to information to citizens of Pakistan in the light of logical reasoning or court judgments passed in the context of Article… Read More »Order on Appeal No.060-06/19 Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Vs Supreme Court of Pakistan
Since court orders are public documents, the Appellant has the right of access to all the documents that led to the impounding of his and his spouse CNICs. As the impounding of CNICs impacts on the liberty of citizens, this commission holds that access to information/records that led… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1151-06/21 Syed Ameer Ali Shah Vs National Database and Registration Authority
This commission is of the view that the requested information about job Description (JD), Administrative and Financial Powers, Gross and Net Salary, recruitment process, syllabus for recruitment of Section Officer (BPS-17) in Senate Secretariat cannot be exempted under Section 7 (f) of the Act. Under this Section, the… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1072-05/21 Murtaza Hashim Vs Secretariat, Senate of Pakistan
This commission holds that a citizen is not required to establish ‘locus standi’ to exercise the constitutional right of access to information. In fact, Section 11 (5) of the Act specifically mentions that an applicant is not required to provide reasons for seeking information from a public body.… Read More »Order on Appeal No.996-04/21 Zahid Hussain Wasim Vs Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad