Transparency and the RTI
Pakistan’s Right to Information (RTI) Act is playing an instrument role in generating information that can help hold the corrupt accountable for their actions. The Toshakhana case is one such…
Greece culls migrant support groups in ‘transparency’ overhaul
Dozens of groups helping asylum seekers in Greece risk being edged out in a government move to tighten what it calls “opaque” rules overseeing charities, sparking concern that crucial support…
MDCAT post-exam analysis to ensure transparency: Faisal
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan on Monday said that Pakistan Medical Commission’s (PMC) MDCAT post-exam analysis will ensure transparency in…
Transparency that matters
At present there are around 200 universities / Higher Education Institutes (HEI) and many more affiliated colleges operating in Pakistan. Of these 200 universities, anywhere from one to two dozen…
Transparency that matters
At present there are around 200 universities / Higher Education Institutes (HEI) and many more affiliated colleges operating in Pakistan. Of these 200 universities, anywhere from one to two dozen…
The importance of transparency
In its milestone judgment, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared the results of NA-75 Daska by-elections null and void and ordered re- polls in the constituency on March 18.…
Lack of transparency
The latest report on perceptions of corruption, released by the Berlin-based Transparency International, has – as it does each year – led to the release of angry words from both…
Bailout transparency needed
KUDOS to the prime minister for ensuring that the beleaguered economy and the markets were buoyed as he secured a bailout package from a Khashoggi murder-weakened Saudi Arabia ‘unconditionally’. On assuming…
Transparency doesn’t hurt; it helps
It is difficult to combat corruption because there is significant abuse by those in power, as well as collusion with criminal elements. Blurred lines between public responsibilities and personal incentives…
Transparency and goals
In September 2000, the UN adopted the Millennium Declaration at the historical Millennium Summit. At least 193 countries and 23 international organisations agreed to address eight time-bound targets known as…
