Govt urged to address delay in strengthening information commissions
The Coalition on Right to Information highlights how prolonged vacancies in key roles within Pakistan’s information commissions severely hinder their operational capacity. These delays obstruct the efficient handling of citizen appeals, creating decision-making deadlocks that ultimately compromise the fundamental right to information guaranteed by the constitution. Civil society leaders argue that these structural gaps undermine transparency and accountability efforts across federal and provincial levels. The absence of leadership and civil society representatives weakens the commissions' credibility, preventing them from functioning as effective bodies for resolving disputes and ensuring government openness. This situation is critical for open_data advocates because functional oversight mechanisms are essential for enforcing data disclosure. Without fully constituted commissions, citizens cannot reliably access public information, stifling the accountability and transparency that open data initiatives strive to achieve. Resting these positions is vital for realizing the constitutional promise of information accessibility.
Source: thenews.com.pkPublished on 2025-02-08
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