1,427 NGOs, Madrassas issued audit notices

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that information was being collected from across the country on the NGOs.
The Ministry of Interior submitted a report on the registration and funding of NGOs to the Supreme Court through Deputy Attorney General Sajid Ilyas Bhatti.The report said there was a dire need to monitor those NGOs which were illegal and involved in anti-state activities.The report submitted that no compromise would be made on the integrity and security of the state.
The court was informed that the prime minister had constituted a committee to examine the laws on the NGOs.It was told that all the international NGOs will have to apply for fresh registrations to continue working after the committee gave its recommendations.
The report said the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration had compiled data on 1,400 NGOs while 1,427 NGOs and Madrassas had been issued notices for audit.The court was further informed that the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) had been provided with a list of 35 NGOs while the commission had canceled the licenses of some 208 NGOs.
The report further said the federal government had strictly directed the provinces, through their respective home departments, to strictly observe the registration as well as funding sources of the NGOs and to coordinate with the interior ministry.