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
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) has demanded education be included in the K-P Right to Public Services Act 2014. This was mentioned in a handout issued on Sunday. The CGPA highlighted basic services regarding the education…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA), a non-governmental organization, on Monday criticized the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over sluggish development spending. In a statement issued here, the CGPA said the spending details available on the provincial…
PRESS RELEASE The five-member Fata Reforms Committee constituted by the prime minister needs to deliberate over three main areas with regards to the future of the tribal areas: Extending the jurisdiction of the superior courts to Fata; Shifting the legislative powers for…