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
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 repetitive behaviour patterns exhibited by animals that have been kept in enclosed spaces. It is a sign of stress in animals. PILAP wrote an RTI to the Punjab Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Department asking about the measures taken to ensure that animals at this particular zoo specifically, and across the Province generally, are treated humanely and given sufficient enclosure spaces that meet international standards as well as other healthy activities and companionship.
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
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
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
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