PRESS RELEASE The political parties that are expected to mainstream the tribal areas, are opposing the implementation of the Customs Act in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata). The ANP, PPP, JI, QWP and PTI are opposing the implementation of…
PRESS RELEASE ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar highlighted that residents of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) could still be arrested for criticizing the Queen of England as draconian colonial laws were still in force in the region. They called for…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: As many as 688 policemen were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last six years, with 246 of them sacrificing their lives alone in the capital city. The share of Peshawar in the supreme sacrifice is 35.7…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Public bodies in Mansehra have topped the list of districts that have implemented Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2013, while Tank remains the worst performer. This was stated in a press release issued by Centre for Governance…
PRESS RELEASE A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both — James Madison The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Punjab Right to Information (RTI) Commissions…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) has welcomed the approval of proposed amendments in KP Right to Information Act 2013 by KP information and law departments. It is hoped that these amendments will soon be tabled…
PRESS RELEASE Why do proposals for Fata reforms come with so many warnings and cautions? Arguments against Fata reforms are often built on the premise that existing governance structures — if there are any in Fata — have evolved over a period…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa senior minister for local government and rural development Inayatullah Khan on Monday complained despite repeated requests, the federal government was not extending the KP Right to Information Act 2013 to the Provincially Administrated Tribal Areas (Pata).…
PRESS RELEASE Till the end of the 20th century, only 23 countries had passed legislation focusing on the right to information (RTI). In contrast, in the last 15 years alone, the number of countries with RTI laws has reached 102. This rising…
PRESS RELEASE CGPA – Community Social Audit Documentary A pilot project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Pakistan