New Law: Around 50 INGOs awarded approval

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan held a meeting with European Union Ambassador Jean Francois Cautain and discussed matters of bilateral cooperation and the new strategic partnership between EU and Pakistan. The minister said effective border management between Pakistan and Afghanistan was the need of the hour and in that connection coordinated steps were being taken and this process would be completed by 2020. He further said that more than 50 non-governmental organisations were given formal approval under the new law for international NGOs. Meanwhile, the Minister also took notice of ban imposed by Deputy Commissioner Islamabad on private taxi services including Uber and Careem. According to interior ministry sources, the minister sought a report from Deputy Commissioner for the ban.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 3^rd, 2017.