Safety of Miners
What’s at Stake There have been several mining accidents across the country and predominantly in Balochistan and KPK during the past few years which have resulted in death and injury.
Population Management
ADVOCACY – Removal of sales tax on contraceptives PILAP was successful in its advocacy initiative to remove sales tax on condoms which has been reflected in the 2023-24 Budget. This
Untreated Discharge into Arabian Sea
What’s at Stake The Arabian Sea receives vast quantities of unfiltered municipal and industrial waste each year. This water travels through the rivers in Karachi and ends up in the
Child Labour
There is limited data available on child labour prevalence in Pakistan as the last national level Child Labour Survey was conducted in 1996. Since then, another survey was launched in
Citizenship Rights Education
Given large-scale power outages in Karachi, which are not only an inconvenience to domestic users in the extreme summer heat but also hamper industrial growth, PILAP wrote an RTI to
Power Outages in Karachi
Given large-scale power outages in Karachi, which are not only an inconvenience to domestic users in the extreme summer heat but also hamper industrial growth, PILAP wrote an RTI to
Children’s Protection Centre in Korangi, Karachi
What’s at Stake A Children’s Protection Centre has been under construction in the Korangi area of Karachi since 2010 under the Sindh Government. To this day it has not seen
Medium wages of CDA janitors and sanitary workers
What’s at Stake In 2021, the Federal Government fixed the minimum wage at Rs. 20,000. Unfortunately, most janitors and sanitary workers are not paid even this amount. Current Status PILAP
CDA Flooding
What’s at Stake In late July 2021, during heavy rains in the capital, two lives were lost due to unregulated construction along a nullah. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is
Clifton Cantonment Board Budget
What’s at Stake The Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 requires the principal officer of each public body to publish, including upload on the internet, the “detailed budget of