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
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 the process, as required by the law, seemed to have taken place.
Given the delicate nature of the environment in the proposed project area, PILAP wrote an RTI to the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Cantonment Board Clifton asking why the requisite environmental assessments had not taken place and how the environment was sought to be protected. PILAP has also filed a Writ Petition against Cantonment Board Clifton in which the court has granted a stay against further development. The petition is currently pending before the Sindh High Court.
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
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
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
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
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
