Provision of Personal Protective Equipment for Sanitary Workers
During the Covid19 pandemic in 2020, news came to light that the Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad (MCI) had not been providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to sanitary workers who had
Rs. 16 Billion Tax Refunds Paid by FBR to a Select Few Companies
In July 2020 news reports drew attention to the exponential amount of Rs. 16 billion made as tax refunds to a select few companies by a former Chairman of the
Disclosure of Income Tax Payments of Advisors to the Prime Minister
In July 2020, the Cabinet Division made public the assets of the Advisors to the Prime Minister. While this show of transparency is laudable, in the interest of further accountability,
Poor Condition of Black Bear at Bahria Orchard Zoo
A couple of years ago a video of a Black Bear in a state of zoochosis at the Bahria Orchard Zoo in Lahore went viral. Zoochosis is a phenomenon of
Protection Against Abuse at Schools
In June 2020 there were reports of harassment and abuse taking place at the hands of teachers and staff at certain schools in Lahore. PILAP wrote an RTI to the
Access to Justice
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 dispensation of justice
Seaview Beach Development
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 public participation in
Regulation of Stray Dogs
Every year scores of stray dogs are brutally killed in Karachi alone as a way of regulating their population. This method is not only illegal and inhumane but is also
National Commission on rights of Child
A couple of years ago news of blatant child abuse surfaced from Rawalpindi in an incident in which a seven-year-old domestic worker had been beaten to death by her so-called
Enactment of Regulations under the Sindh Environment Protection Act, 2014
Under the Sindh Environment Protection Act, 2014, the principal piece of environmental legislation for the Province of Sindh, the Provincial environment regulator, the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency is required to