Tag: Ngo
Punjab to crack down on ‘illegal NGOs’
The Punjab government will initiate a crackdown on "illegal non-government organisations (NGO)" operating in the province, reported a local media outlet.
The move seeks strict...
Girl sexually abused for five months near Ratodero
RATODERO: A quack, Ghulam Qadir Soomro, allegedly blackmailed 20-year-old Saira Bhutto and sexually abused her for five months in Banguldero village.
The affected girl also tried...
NGO ‘Common Man Initiative’ launched to address social issues
LAHORE: A group of renowned intellectuals, policy-makers, academics, members of legal fraternity and public officials on Saturday launched a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) ‘Common Man...
Senate body calls for report on Turkish teachers forcibly deported
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee for Interior, chaired by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik, on Thursday summoned Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s...
PM health card failing to address greater problem of healthcare
ISLAMABAD: The prime minister health cards scheme, 'cashless health services to the poor' is failing to address the greater problem of healthcare due to its...
44 women killed in the name of ‘honour’ in Swat
SWAT: Swat has witnessed the murder of 44 women in the name of “honour” during the current year, many of which have been concealed under...
Japan consul-general inaugurates ICU at Indus Hospital
KARACHI: Japan Consul-General in Karachi Toshikazu Isomura on Tuesday inaugurated paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) at the Indus Hospital along with Indus Hospital CEO...
Sindh governor asked to support Chandi Tech
KARACHI: The chief of Gul Bahao, an NGO working for bolstering Chandi Technology, in a letter on Thursday, appealed to Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair...
Egypt court freezes more NGOs’ assets
An Egyptian court froze the assets of two NGOs and their founders on Wednesday, in a controversial probe into civil society groups that have...
Rawalpindi admin cancels registration of 70 NGOs
As part of the National Action Plan (NAP), the Rawalpindi Social Welfare Department (SWD) has cancelled registration of 70 NGOs in the district, after...
Court criticises govt’s lethargy on NGOs’ funding
SC orders secretary law, justice commission to file report on action taken against illegal NGOs
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the secretary Law...
NGO ‘Save the Children’ ordered to leave Pakistan
The government of Pakistan has ordered “Save the Children” – a global children’s aid agency to leave the country within 15 days, said a...
Lack of funds to shut down the last refuge of rape...
War Against Rape (WAR), an NGO providing healing, counselling and medico-legal help to rape survivors in the country for decades, is facing imminent closure...
NGO’s role in ETPB raises legal questions
The influence of a non-government organisation (NGO) on the top management of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) remains intact despite the Ministry of...
ECP irritated at the ‘intervention’ of NGOs
Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday regretted that certain NGOs were unnecessarily intervening in its working in various affairs.
In a statement‚ it clarified that...
KP NGOs protest killing of workers
Expressing concern over increasing violence against workers and volunteers of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the Civil Society Network on Thursday arranged protest gatherings in Peshawar...
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...
