The News International: Peshawar: Sunday,
October 02, 2016.
The provincial
government has appointed Azmat Hanif Orakzai as chief commissioner of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Commission.
According to
a notification issued on Friday, the provincial government made the appointment
under the provisions contained in Section 24 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to
Information Act, 2013.
He will hold
the office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters office or
till he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
Azmat Hanif
Orakzai, who is considered as architect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to
Information Act 2013 in the province, is currently serving as chief
commissioner of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Services (RTS) Commission.
He
contributed to drafting of the RTI law for province as secretary Information
Department during the previous as well as incumbent government tenures. The
position of the chief commissioner RTI Commission fell vacant after the
completion of the tenure of Capt (R) Sahibzada Khalid Khan on August 17.
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