{"id":2148,"date":"2013-09-18T14:32:03","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T09:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2013-09-20T19:38:50","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T14:38:50","slug":"freedom-of-information-act-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/freedom-of-information-act-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom of Information Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

IN Pakistan, whenever our bureaucracies draft any law or document, it always seems ambiguous and controversial.<\/p>\n

The Punjab Freedom of Information Act is a good example, as it is a very confused act.<\/p>\n

This Act is drafted by bureaucracy without consulting stakeholders, while media and civil society representatives are available for technical guidance.<\/p>\n

In this Act, it seems many sections are not allowing freedom for information for the sake of national interest and privacy interest.<\/p>\n

The Act is without clarification regarding implementation mechanisms, feedback and complaints management system. The Act is basically hiding information and protecting bureaucratic matters.<\/p>\n

RANA TASSAWAR ALI
\nIslamabad<\/p>\n

DAWN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IN Pakistan, whenever our bureaucracies draft any law or document, it always seems ambiguous and controversial. The Punjab Freedom of Information Act is a good example, as it is a very confused act. This Act is drafted by bureaucracy without consulting stakeholders, while media and civil society representatives are available for technical guidance. In this … <\/p>\n

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