Bahawalpur, September 30, 2021 (PPI-OT):On the occasion of Right to Information Day, a session under the Chairmanship of Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi, Member National Assembly and Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Finance was held in Islamabad. Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, Vice Chancellor along with senior faculty members, students, lawyers and civil society members from Bahawalpur participated via parallel online session.
Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi, Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, welcomed the parliamentarians and academia and students in a live session. He appreciated Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur on providing excellent opportunity to bring together South Punjab, multi-stakeholders, working groups, teachers and students on a single platform to discuss and come up with new ideas. He said that it was very encouraging to involve various representatives of the society in achieving sustainable development of the society which would prove to be very fruitful.
He said that the current government believes to promote the dialogue in educational institutions, government institutions and the public to promote compatibility and make suggestions on the law on access to information. He added, that the legislation has been enacted at the federal and provincial levels regarding access to information, which is a milestone in terms of accountability of government agencies and access to information to the public. For an equitable and peaceful Pakistan, uninterrupted provision of information and accountability at all levels is of paramount importance in achieving the social development goals.
Expressing his views, Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob said that Federal Parliamentary Secretary Zain Hussain Qureshi deserves congratulations on bringing together parliamentarians, university teachers and civil society on Right to Information Day. Access to information is a basic right of the people and our constitution guarantees it. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur also has a formal office on this law which regularly answers questions raised by the general public and provision of all necessary information is also being ensured on university website.
Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob appreciated the efforts of Zain Baloch Head of Signify Organization and his team. Prof. Dr. Rubina Bhatti Dean Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Sheikh Shafique ur Rehman Dean Faculty of Islamic Learning, Distinguished Intellectual and Former Parliamentarian Syed Tabish Alwari, President High Court Bar Association Ameer Ajam Malik, Senior Journalist. Majeed A. Gill and Naseer Ahmad Nasir, Social Worker and Former Member of Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry Israr Hussain Shah, Head of Signify Zain Baloch, Faizan Ali, Muhammad Ali, Shahbaz Ali Khan and other faculty members and students participated in the session.
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