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 enact regulations for, inter alia, the regularization of environmental consultants required to undertake environmental assessments under the 2014 Act. This
The Clifton Cantonment Board (CBC) started a development project along the coast at Seaview Beach, Karachi. The project presents serious environmental risks and will also make an otherwise open beach more exclusive in terms of being open to only certain segments of society. Furthermore, the requisite environmental approvals have neither
The Lloyd’s Bank building in Karachi is a cultural heritage building that has been declared to be a protected heritage site by the Sindh Government via notification. A local bank seeks to have it altered and has received an NOC to this effect from the Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Department
PILAP has filed a Writ Petition before the Lahore High Court against the Ministry of Climate Change; the National Biosafety Committee; the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency; the Punjab Environmental Protection Department; the Punjab Environment Protection Agency and Croplife Pakistan against the National Biosafety Committee established under the Pakistan Biosafety Rules,
In the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that occurred on a Karachi-bound flight originating in Lahore in May, 2020, PILAP filed a Writ Petition before the Sindh High Court against the Federal Government through the Aviation Division; Pakistan International Airlines; the Civil Aviation Authority; Airbus; the Pakistan Airline Pilots
Pakistan has a dismal state of education. According to UNICEF, 22.8 million children between the ages of 5 and 16 are currently out of school across the country. This is despite the fact that the Constitution safeguards the right to free and compulsory education as a fundamental right for all
The Sindh police force has long been a victim of politicization due, in part, to the lack of implementation and repeal of the Police Order, 2002. Postings and transfers are routinely interfered with by the Provincial Government thereby compromising the effective functioning of the police force. PILAP has filed a
PILAP has filed a Writ Petition against the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), the Oil Companies Advisory Council; the Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan; the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) and the Punjab Environment Protection Agency against the use of a lower standard for petroleum products. A lower petroleum
The proposed Ravi Urban Development Project at Ravi River is a multi-trillion Rupee development project that will create a Dubai-like city on the banks and floodplains of the River. Given the enormity of the effects upon the environment that will be brought about by the project, it is imperative that
The Ravi River is the main source of water for the city of Lahore and adjoining areas. It nourishes significant tracts of agricultural land in the “bread basket” of the country as well as the population that relies upon it. And yet, despite its importance, the River is the recipient
