Watan Party files petition in Supreme Court to ban NGOs

Barrister Zafar Ullah Khan of the Watan Party seeks immediate ban and complete inquiries on NGOs.

LAHORE: Barrister Zafar Ullah Khan of the Watan Party filed a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking an immediate ban on activities of all the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the country in addition to complete inquires over their audits and agendas.

He filed this petition before the Lahore registry of the SC stating that there was no information about the NGOs working in Pakistan as to their purpose and their acquisition and allocation of funds.

The barrister alleged that the operation of NGOs is dubious and is to blame for lawlessness in Balochistan, Karachi and other parts of the country.

Khan also stated that there were no audits of NGOs, arguing for more transparency over how NGOs are financed and on their expenditures.

The federal government and the Ministry of Religious Affairs were made respondents in this petition.