US expresses concerns over closure of Save the Children in Pakistan!

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US expresses concerns over closure of Save the Children in Pakistan
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Published: June 12, 2015
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A policeman stands guard outside the office of the international charity ‘Save the Children’ sealed by order of authorities in Islamabad on June 11, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

US government on Friday expressed its concerns over Pakistani authorities sealing shut international non-governmental organisation (INGO) Save the Children’s office in Islamabad, and urged Islamabad to standardise a transparent process for allowing aid group to work legally in Pakistan.

According to a statement from the US Department of State late on Friday, US asked Pakistan to streamline a transparent process to allow smooth functioning of INGOs working in the country.

The statement came a day after authorities in federal capital sealed the Islamabad offices of Save the Children, and told its expatriate staff to leave the country within 15 days.

Acknowledging Pakistan’s concerns regarding the transparency of activities of INGOs, including Save the Children, the State Department said it shares Islamabad’s goal of promoting a secure, economically vibrant, democratic Pakistan.

While agreeing that INGOs must operate within the relevant legal and regulatory framework, it remined Islamabad that US support to Pakistan involves channeling financial support through INGOs such as Save the Children. It added that many of these INGOs had reported experiencing difficulties while operating in the country in recent times.

Emphasising on the importance of INGOs, the statement added that INGOs are important part of the international development community’s effort to support the Pakistani government in facilitating effective and meaningful development.

Earlier on Friday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan accused some NGOs in Pakistan of being backed by the United States, Israel and India.

“Their activities were being monitored for a long time. They were doing something which was against Pakistan’s interest,” said the official without giving his name because he was not authorised to speak to the media.

Nisar said that there are several NGOs operating in Pakistan without any specific agenda. He alleged that most of them were taking part in “anti-Pakistan” activities.

In the notice served to Save the Children, it said that the INGO was involved in “anti-Pakistan activities.”
US expresses concerns over closure of Save the Children in Pakistan - The Express Tribune

If US is worried then Pakistan should be doing something right for the first time!

 

[Menace2Society]

There goes the nightly Pizza deliveries for BLA.

 

[Pandora]

My my this proves that whenever when you put off a fire there will be smoke.

 

[Menace2Society]

My my this proves that whenever when you put off a fire there will be smoke.

All foreign media outlets and comments section posters are crying and crying.

One avenue to demonize Pakistan is closed down. These NGO f**kers take video cameras to film random stuff and create propaganda from it. They will never help to build the soft image which Pakistan desperately needs.

 

[Sipahi]

Americans and Indian are screaming on save childern.

 

[Menace2Society]

Espionage can take many forms.

But bear in mind the world thinks Pakistan is 'paranoid'.

 

[root]

We welcome US investments which is under the watch of Pakistan Government and is following all the rules and regulations of Pakistan.NGO save the children was doing illegal anti-Pakistan actives so kicking them out of country was necessary.

 

[Kompromat]

Understandably so, they lost a valuable vessel.

 

[Alpha BeeTee]

Sahi haath mara hai agencies nay phir..

 

[karakoram]

Its our internal matter uncle sam you stay out of it. Thanks :-D

 

[Menace2Society]

We welcome US investments which is under the watch of Pakistan Government and is following all the rules and regulations of Pakistan.NGO save the children was doing illegal anti-Pakistan actives so kicking them out of country was necessary.

NGOs have nothing to do with investments. Pakistan has always been open for business and the world knows this. Whoever is investing in Pakistan right now will make huge profits when economy grows. Stock markets are bullish for a reason.

 

[IceCold]

US government on Friday expressed its concerns over Pakistani authorities sealing shut international non-governmental organisation (INGO) Save the Children’s office in Islamabad, and urged Islamabad to standardise a transparent process for allowing aid group to work legally in Pakistan.

Its concerns like these from the US that raises many eyebrows in Pakistan. What's the US connection in all of this? Certainly not the aid thing as put out very conveniently. Many of the INGOS are involved in anti state activities from the get go. It is only that Pakistan has started to act.

PS this news was also running on BBC yesterday, such importance given to it by western media and than they say Pakistanis believe in conspiracy theories .

 

[root]

NGOs have nothing to do with investments. Pakistan has always been open for business and the world knows this. Whoever is investing in Pakistan right now will make huge profits when economy grows. Stock markets are bullish for a reason.

I am just saying if US want to do good to Pakistan then they should do investments instead of opening these NGOs which are doing anti state activities and are harming national interest of Pakistan.

 

[Pomegranate]

NGO's have got lots of side effects these days ........... need to clean them up. Thumbs up for the agencies .

 

[mujhaidind]

Why does US wants to save Pakisteni children when Pakistan doesnot even care? Seems strange.