Access to Justice
What’s at Stake Courts in Pakistan are heavily backlogged with cases. It takes years for a case to make its way from beginning to end. This causes delays in the
Advance Witholding Tax on Mobile Phone Use
What’s at Stake In 2020, news reports stated that Cantonment Board Clifton was planning a beach development along a stretch of Seaview Beach in Karachi. No Environmental Impact Assessment necessitating
Justice for Sanitation Workers
What’s at Stake Sanitation Workers in Pakistan are oftentimes denied their basic fundamental times: they are not paid the basic minimum wage, do not get four holidays in a month,
Climate change is real. So are illegal structures on Pakistan’s riverbeds. Will we ever learn?
Pakistan will witness even more intense weather events now that the mercury has risen to 1.2 degrees Centigrade compared to the pre-industrial levels. Read More Related Climate change is real.
WHITE PAPER ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN PAKISTAN
RIGHT TO INFORMATION LAWS At their core, right to information laws, whether domestic, international or foreign, reflect the idea that government is meant to serve the people. It is a
Occupational Health And Safety Of Constraction/Demolition Workers
During the demolition of the controversial Nasla Tower in Karachi, video footage appeared on social media showing demolition workers involved in dangerous work at great heights. They were seen without
Agreement To Write-Off Rs. 31 Billion From K-Electric
News reports highlighted that the Federal Government in 2009 had struck an agreement with K-Electric whereby it had written-off Rs. 31 billion owed by the power company to the national
Collapse Of The Historic Bandukwala Building In Karachi
During the monsoon rains of July 2020, a part of the historical Bandukwala building on Karachi’s I.I. Chundrigar Road, collapsed. All buildings within the Cantonment area need to be monitored
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
Ineffective Drainage of Rainwater in Karachi
The city of Karachi faces large-scale urban flooding each monsoon season. The more it rains, the worse the flooding and the more serious the resulting damage. The main reasons for