Child protection legislation in Pakistan is plentiful, complicated and ineffective. There isn’t one single legal definition for the age of a child set by the Federal Government and agreed upon by the Provinces in various child protection laws. This is despite Pakistan’s ratification of international conventions such as the United
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The Government’s approach to education policy regarding the Single National Curriculum (SNC) is fundamentally anemic, and from a legislative perspective violates the 18th amendment’s devolution of authority on curriculum-planning to the Provinces. While the objective behind a Single National Curriculum for the entire country is to end “education apartheid”, the
Mine safety continues to be a lapse in public interest throughout Pakistan, tying into a broader issue of worker rights particularly with regards to regulation around worker safety. The recent rockslide at Mohmand Marble Mine in KPK Province that killed 22 people is Pakistan’s most recent mining disaster. Mining disasters
The Nature of The Issue: August 2020 saw massive flash flooding in Karachi, with 40 lives lost (Ahmed Ahsan, Unraveling the Urban Flood, Dawn, Sept 2020), streets inundated with dangerous, rapidly moving, deep water; landslides; collapsing houses and complete inundation of neighborhoods with stagnant water for days. Government officials made
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Pervez Said of Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan Over the years, PILAP Executive Committee members and office bearers used to share time to steer PILAP and manage operations. With increased workload and growth needed, the Executive Committee and Team PILAP welcome the dedicated Chief Executive
At PILAP, we prepared a comparative sheet of leading parties and an independent candidate contesting elections 2018 who have published Manifestos for Election 2018. At PILAP, we tried to assess their interest, mission, plan and measures to address issues of Public Interest, like Education, Health, Water, Energy and access to Justice.
- 5th October 2017
The Government Replied to our Appeal – CENSUS Methodology
- 28th December 2020
Children’s Rights: Legal Definition of a Child
- 27th March 2017
Newsletter
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16th February 2018
Right To Information – A Glossy Veneer
- 19th September 2017
Mental Health Awareness – PLG in collaboration with PILAP
- 29th December 2020
Children’s Rights | Children’s Protection Services, Korangi Children’s Protection Shelter, Sindh CPUs
- 28th December 2020
Children’s Rights: Legal Definition of a Child
- 19th November 2020
Children’s Rights | Failure at the Federal Level: The Single National Curriculum
- 20th October 2020
The Motorway Gang-Rape Incident and A Culture of Misogyny
- 2nd October 2020
Mine Safety and Miners’ Rights in Pakistan
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Pakistan General Election 2018 – Party Manifestos compared for Public Interest Issues
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Children’s Rights | Children’s Protection Services, Korangi Children’s Protection Shelter, Sindh CPUs
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What is Public Interest Law
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Implementing RTI Laws
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RTI laws: The good, the bad and the ugly