Pakistan’s right to information laws remain ineffective, allowing bureaucratic dominance and undermining civil society accountability. Persistent delays and unfair dismissal of appeals erode public trust, demonstrating a systemic failure to enforce transparency. This highlights the critical open data challenge: without genuine political will and independent oversight, digital transparency initiatives cannot achieve their intended democratic impact.
Source: thenews.com.pkPublished on 2025-01-03
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