Tag: Civil Society
Civil society demands action over death of five factory workers
Pakistan Civil Society Forum (Sindh Chapter) on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the death of five workers in a factory in Korangi industrial area...
Nisar vows action against cops who arrested protesters outside Lal Masjid
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday took strict notice of the arrests of the civil society members for holding protest demonstration outside...
Civil society urges govt to scrap cybercrime bill for violating human...
A joint statement from international and domestic civil society organisations on Tuesday expressed serious concerns on the ‘Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015’ –...
Civil society to resist disruption of constitutional rule
Civil Society organisations have pledged that they will not accept disruption of constitutional rule and will actively resist it.
This was announced by Hina Jillani,...
Civil society, journalists flay PEMRA for curbs on Geo
Civil society and media leaders on Friday condemned PEMRA for putting curbs on Geo TV.
At a meeting held at SAFMA Secretariat, HRCP Director IA...
FAFEN demands ECP verify thumb impressions on votes
The civil society on Friday called upon state authorities and political parties to halt harassment, intimidation, persecution, and prosecution of the Free and Fair...
PCSN condemns killing of Swabi NGO workers
The Pakhtunkhwa Civil Society Network (PCSN) on Wednesday condemned killing of NGO workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and demanded compensation for the victims’ families. Representatives...
Journalists, civil society members hail implementation of new Pak-India visa regime
Journalists from the Indo-Pak region and members of the civil society are hailing the new Pak-India agreement on visa regime, terming the implementation of...
Journalists, civil society members hail implementation of new Pak-India visa regime
Journalists from the Indo-Pak region and members of the civil society are hailing the new Pak-India agreement on visa regime, terming the implementation of...
Flood victims dissatisfied with rehabilitation efforts
The people affected by the floods of 2010 and 2011, civil society representatives and social activists expressed dissatisfaction on Monday, over the steps taken...
On peasants’ day, farmers vow to oppose agri-corporatism
As small-scale farmers across the world observed the Global Day of Peasant Struggle on Tuesday, civil society activists also turned up for a gathering...
Egypt lawmakers, civil society to co-draft constitution
Egypt’s parliament and senate voted on Saturday for a panel tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution to include 50 percent lawmakers from the...
Civil society, trade unionists join paramedics
As the protest by the paramedical staff of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Poly Clinic and National Institute of Rehabilitative Medicine (NIRM) entered...
‘Institutions complement each other, not undermine’
Expressing concern over the prevailing political situation in the country, several civil society organisations have called on all state institutions and their subsidiaries to...
‘Don’t fall into the memo trap’
Thirty-four representatives of the civil society including nongovernmental organisations, labour organisations, the academia, women’s rights bodies and the media have expressed concern over the...
‘Corporal punishment leads to high dropout rate’
Foundation for Rehabilitation and Education of Special Children (FRESH) Secretary General Ashba Kamran has said corporal punishment is the prime reason children dropout from...
Civil Society asks media to highlight Working Women’s Day
To acknowledge the contribution made by working women in society and discuss the challenges faced by them, civil society on Tuesday invited the media...
