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MoIC is Biggest Challenge in Access to Information: OCAI
The Oversight Commission on Access to Information (OCAI) says the Ministry of Information and Culture is the biggest challenge in access to information.
The Chairman of OCAI said that the Ministry of Information and Culture has restricted their authority and most of the government institutions are not cooperating with the commission.
“Most of the institutions still do not believe in access to information and believe in deprivation,” said Sayed Ikram Afzali, the Chairman of OCAI.
Ministry of Information and Culture, Lower House of the Parliament, Administrative Office of the President and Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission are challenging access to information, according to OCAI.
“The Ministry of Information and Culture is the biggest challenge, the institution is not cooperating with us and creating problems,” Afzali added.
Following the issue, the ministries of Public Works, Education, Labor and Social Affairs, Mines and Petroleum, Commerce and Counter Narcotics are the initiations which have not cooperated with OCAI.
However, the Attorney General Office, ministries of Rural Rehabilitation & Development, Borders & Tribal Affairs and sports are the institutions which have cooperated with OCAI in access to information.
The Oversight Commission on Access to Information was established two years ago by the government – a move to ease access to information but the commission faces serious challenges so far.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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