No Response Yet to RTI Request on Town-I Peshawar Sports Grounds

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KikxN ow , Digital Creator

PESHAWAR: Questions over the management, revenue and expenditure of sports grounds under Town-I Peshawar have resurfaced after an RTI application seeking detailed official records reportedly received no response.

An application under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013, was submitted on August 29, 2026, seeking information about sports grounds, their revenue, staff, Gymkhana Ground, cricket nets, salaries, expenditures and booking records.

The requested information includes a complete list of all sports grounds within Town-I, their locations, area, ownership or administrative control, and details of the officers or branches responsible for their management.

Information was also sought about employees deployed at each ground, including their names, designations, BPS grades, duties, salaries and allowances.

The RTI application further seeks monthly and annual revenue details for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, including booking fees, rentals and other collections generated from each sports ground.

Copies of receipts, challans, deposit records and relevant financial statements were also requested to establish how revenue generated from the grounds was collected and deposited into government accounts.

Particular information was sought regarding Gymkhana Ground Peshawar, including the available sports facilities, number of cricket nets, prescribed fees, revenue generated from the nets, staff details and expenditure on electricity, water, sanitation and maintenance.

The application also seeks a complete record of ground bookings, including the name of the individual, club, institution or organisation using the facility, date and duration of use, fee charged, receipt or challan number, and date of deposit of the amount.

Details of any free or discounted use of the grounds were also requested, along with copies of the relevant approvals, orders or permissions.

The applicant has further asked that if any requested record is not available, the department should specify which officer or branch is responsible for maintaining such records and explain whether the record was never prepared, transferred or destroyed.

Where any official record has been destroyed or disposed of, copies of the relevant disposal or destruction orders have also been sought.

The information is being sought in the public interest, particularly in relation to the use of public sports facilities, revenue collection and expenditure from public resources.

The applicant has requested that certified scanned copies of the records also be provided electronically in line with the provincial government's paperless policy.

The absence of a response has raised questions about the accessibility of official records concerning public sports facilities and the revenue generated from them.

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