The Right to Information Commission in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resolved 600 complaints against various government departments within the last two months and aims to clear the remaining backlog by the end of August.

The commission previously had a backlog of 1,500 applications due to an incomplete panel consisting of the chief information commissioner and two commissioners. The appointment of the new Chief Information Commissioner, Syed Nazar Hussain Shah accelerated the processing of requests for information from public bodies.

In one week in August, the KP Information Commission (KPIC) resolved 31 complaints during hearings after various public bodies provided the required information under the KP Right to Information Act, 2013. Shah and Information Commissioner Arshad Ahmad oversaw the hearings, reviewing a total of 49 complaints.

The responding departments included the KP Public Service Commission, the Elementary and Secondary Education Department, and District Health Offices in Peshawar and Charsadda amongst others.

Some cases remain pending, with the commission directing the Central Police Office, Peshawar, District Police Officer, Charsadda, TMA Rustam and University of Peshawar to provide information within a week. The KPIC also summoned officials who failed to comply with the timelines under the KP RTI Act, 2013.