“Freedom of information is a fundamental human right and the touchstone of all the freedoms to which the United Nations is consecrated.” — Resolution 59-1, First session of UN General Assembly in 1946. In 2002, Pakistan became the first country in South Asia to promulgate a Freedom of Information Ordinance, but this law remains weak […]
Author Archives: Edward Rees
Edward Rees is Head of Office and provincial representative for the UNDP in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The views expressed here are his own
Muhammad Anwar is executive director of the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability and holds a master’s degree in Development Studies from the University of Rotterdam
