Tag: Information

British police offered a reward of £20,000 on Thursday for providing information about the murder of Pakistani politician Imran Farooq in London one year...

Unnerved by the hard-hitting questions by journalists of the Sindhi language media about the revival of the local government system of 2001, provincial Information...

In order to facilitate citizens in the verification of vehicles and the identification of stolen vehicles, the capital police launched a Stolen Vehicles Information...

Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam has accused some senior players of leaking sensitive information to the media. Naming former captain Shahid Afridi, Intikhab...

Freedom of information or right to information (RTI) is an internationally recognised human right, therefore media, legislature and civil society should play their role...

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has spent a hefty amount of Rs 84 million on paying rent for a building hired to establish...

KARACHI - Sindh Information and Archives Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon asked the secretary of his department on Saturday to empower the functioning of the media cell and float a summary to hire contractual staff for the chief minister's approval.
He was presiding over an introductory meeting with the senior officers of the Information Department. He also stressed the need for reactivating the print media monitoring system and ensure timely action on news items pertaining to

WASHINGTON - More cars are hitting the information superhighway thanks to new automotive Wi-Fi technology that allows vehicles to become rolling 'hot spots.' Analysts say consumers are warming to the notion of more connectivity in their cars, with apps for information and entertainment just as they have with their smartphones or tablet computers. "Initially, putting internet access in the car sounds like a distraction and frivolous but as time passes it will become a part of our lives

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan People's Party on Monday appointed Mian Shams as party's Deputy Secretary Information. He has replaced Haider Zaman Qureshi who earlier in the day tendered resignation from the position saying that he was resigning for "his own reasons and principles."
The PPP workers from across the country have lauded party decision of bringing dedicated activist like Mian Shams to its mainstream. Mian Shams remained spokesperson of President Asif Ali Zardari till his

ISLAMABAD - PPP information secretary Fauzia Wahab resigned on Saturday days after backing the claims of diplomatic immunity by Raymond Davis. On Monday Fauzia said diplomats have immunity and that Davis had an official visa, in comments swiftly dismissed as personal views by a presidential spokesman.
"I have resigned because I gave that statement in my personal capacity," Fauzia said. "I do not want to appear before the Lahore High Court as an office-bearer of the Pakistan

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Thursday sought reply from the federal and Punjab governments on a petition seeking court orders directing the foreign and interior ministries to provide the Punjab government complete information about foreigners living in the province.
The LHC CJ directed the deputy attorney general and Punjab assistant advocate general to ensure submission of the reply within three weeks. Advocate Noshab A Khan filed

LAHORE - A constitutional petition has been moved in the Lahore High Court seeking directions for ministries of interior and foreign affairs to provide the Punjab government complete information/functions of the foreigners living in the province.
Advocate Noshab A Khan filed the petition under article 199 of the constitution in the backdrop of murder of two young Pakistanis at Qurtaba Chowk by Raymond Davis. The petitioner-lawyer submitted that scarcity of correct information

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

ISLAMABAD: Access to information is mandatory to ensure transparency and good governance and curb corruption in the country, said speakers at a roundtable dialogue on "Transparency in Governance" organized by a non-government organisation here on Friday.
Transparency in governance refers to the absence of secrecy and mystery between the government and those being governed. It means the government shares as much information with citizens as possible. The information shared should