Right to Information Bill to be finalized in February

ISLAMABAD – Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira informed the National Assembly that Right to Information Bill-2011 would hopefully be finalized in February.
Speaking on floor of the House, the minister said that Freedom of Information bill was now called as the Right to Information after the passage of 18th amendment. “Our government is in contact with all provincial governments for taking their point of view on the bill,” he said.
Kaira said that in-put by Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been received, while a letter has been written to the Punjab government for their comments. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information already held meetings with all stakeholders, which would finalize the bill in February, he said.
On the occasion, Federal Minister Naveed Qamar said that the government was committed to bringing its own bill to ensure freedom of expression.