There are certain areas under the law which are beyond the information seekers
While KP, Punjab, Sindh and the federal government have enacted their specific
Most journalists are unaware of the existence and potential of the law for good journalism
According to a survey conducted in 2016 by Data Stories and Journalism Pakistan, nearly 76 per cent of the respondents said that they had never used the right to information (RTI) laws to access
“No information even after four months” Riaz Khan, a mediaperson based in Peshawar, submitted an …
“No information even after four months”
Riaz Khan, a mediaperson based in Peshawar, submitted an application four months ago, asking for the salaries, incentives for officials and funding for various projects of Khyber
People are gradually coming to know about the laws and having their first experiences with the process of acquiring information
The citizens’ right to information has been secured in the Constitution of Pakistan which empowers them to make governments accountable. Under the Right to Information (RTI) laws citizens can
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the ministry of law and justice on a petition seeking right to vote for overseas Pakistanis in upcoming general election of 2018.
Engineer Muhammad Ilyas, a Pakistani Malaysian citizen, pleaded his petition in … more
ISLAMABAD: The Coalition for Elections and Democracy (CED) has stressed the need to reduce gender gap between number of registered voters in Pakistan. The situation is perturbing as the gap between number of male and female voters has crossed 12 million.
In a statement issued by CED on National Voters’ … more
LAHORE: An alliance of civil society organisations has stressed upon the need to reduce the gender gap between numbers of registered voters in Pakistan. The situation is perturbing as the gap between the number of male and female voters has crossed 12 million.
In a statement issued on the National … more
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the provincial election commissioners to initiate the process for revising electoral rolls from December 15, for the upcoming 2018 general elections.
The ECP issued a notification in this regard, asking for the exclusion of names of deceased voters from the voter lists, … more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday launched a project aimed at bridging the gap of over 12 million between male and female registered voters in the country.
According to the electoral rolls of September 2017, of the 97.02m citizens registered as voters, 54.60m are men (56.27 per … more
The Election Commission of Pakistan Additional Secretary Dr Akhtar Nazir on Thursday said that all the necessary arrangements have been completed for the 2018 general elections but the electronic voting machines (EVMs) will not be used due to technical difficulties and lack of time.
He was addressing a media workshop … more