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Access denied: Legislation for public scrutiny kept private
PESHAWAR: There is no access to the draft of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Right to Information Ordinance. Though the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government showed some intent by...
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Right to Information Ordinance 2013: ‘Transparency vital to the functioning...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government’s Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance 2013 holds transparency and access to data as vital to the functioning of a democracy. It is aimed at...
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Losing momentum: Right to Information Ordinance comes under fire
PESHAWAR: The Right to Information Ordinance (RTI) is yet to encourage a sense of optimism in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). The RTI’s legislation was devised in April 2010 under the 18th Amendment and...
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Ensuring accountability: K-P govt approves citizens feedback programme
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government on Thursday gave its approval to launch the citizen’s feedback data collection system. The system is a measure to improve the functioning of...
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Off the mark: Fostering an unhealthy culture
PESHAWAR: Recruitment and promotion decisions taken by the head honchos at the Health Regulatory Authority (HRA) have been “against the rules”, confirmed well-placed officials and documents available...
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Torrential rainfall: Displacement feared as water rises to alarming levels
PESHAWAR: The current spell of rainfall may result in vast damages and mass displacement is feared in the central districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Central districts, including Peshawar,...
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Power woes: Only 50% repair work completed at Sheikh Muhammadi Grid Station
PESHAWAR: The Sheikh Muhammadi Grid Station has yet to be fully operational as only 50% of repair work has been completed since it was attacked by militants on April 2. Despite the acknowledgement by...
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Disastrous management: Two years on, inaction haunts K-P as more losses feared
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was yet again caught unaware and unprepared as monsoon rains lashed across the country, wreaking havoc on life and property. A high-level meeting was held at Civil...
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Tweaking underway: Right to Information Ordinance undergoes overhaul
PESHAWAR: The government has amended its draft on the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance, after the initial blueprint was criticised for certain inadequacies. K-P Governor Engineer Shaukatullah...
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Right to Information Ordinance undergoes overhaul
PESHAWAR: The government has amended its draft on the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance, after the initial blueprint was criticised for certain inadequacies. K-P Governor Engineer Shaukatullah...
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Launching the RTI: Imran says ‘real interference’ in K-P starts now
PESHAWAR: At a formal ceremony to introduce the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan clarified he would continue to interfere in the province’s business...
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From ordinance to act: Experts suggest broadening definition of ‘information’...
PESHAWAR: Although described as a “courageous step” taken by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government, the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance 2013 lacks lustre. Experts point...
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Promising autonomy: Govt to set up accountability commission
PESHAWAR: The government on Tuesday formally announced to set up an accountability commission. The structure of the commission was shared by Information Minister Shah Farman during a press briefing...
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Curriculum reforms: ‘K-P will not succumb to external diktat’
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has decided to revise and develop the province’s academic curriculum in accordance with the country’s cultural...
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Lost opportunity?: PML-N takes a back seat in by-polls
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) failed to make a mark in the by-polls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) where other parties campaigned vociferously for their chosen candidates. While...
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An amicable dinner: JI, PTI bury the hatchet for ‘change’
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were all praises for each other on Wednesday night when Chief Minister Pervez Khattak invited JI chief Syed Munawar Hassan for...
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Out of time?: As first 90 days conclude, PTI flounders in deep water
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) is still passing through vicissitude within its ranks, as the 90-day target set by the party to bring ‘change’ in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) comes to an...
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Keeping watch: Holding the Accountability Commission accountable
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Accountability Commission (AC) will have financial and administrative independence from the executive to insulate it from political interference. An official...
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Light at the end: Suspended between hope and dread
PESHAWAR: Family and friends of seven kidnapped workers of the Gomal Zam Dam project released on Saturday were understandably jubilant, but the eighth member – who the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP)...
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Hakimullah Mehsud hands former PML-N MNA list of Taliban prisoners
PESHAWAR / DI KHAN: Former Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Javed Ibrahim Paracha has said that Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud has handed over a list of prisoners...
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