{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nation","provider_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng","title":"National Asse\u00admbly paid lawyers Rs35m to keep lid on Right to Information requests - Nation","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YvhYrC8b6w\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/131485\/\">National Asse\u00admbly paid lawyers Rs35m to keep lid on Right to Information requests<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/131485\/embed\/#?secret=YvhYrC8b6w\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;National Asse\u00admbly paid lawyers Rs35m to keep lid on Right to Information requests&#8221; &#8212; Nation\" data-secret=\"YvhYrC8b6w\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-12-8.png","thumbnail_width":670,"thumbnail_height":370,"description":"ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The National Asse\u00admbly Secretariat paid over Rs35 million to private lawyers between 2022 and 2026, ostensibly to argue for the suppression of information in cases involving the release of details und\u00ader Right to Information (RTI) laws. According to information made public in compliance with an order of the Pakistan Information Commission, the highest [&hellip;]"}