Pakistan halts order to shut Save the Children

AP/UNB, Islamabad: A senior Pakistani official says the country's Interior Ministry has halted an order it made closing the office of Save the Children in Islamabad.The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Sunday. The organisation could not be reached for comment. On Thursday, Pakistan shuttered shut the group's main office in Islamabad for allegedly "violating its charter." By Friday, the organisation had shut all its offices across the country. At the time, Pakistan said it will not allow any non-government organisation to work against its interests, without elaborating. The group has said it received no prior warning before its office was closed.
The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over the closure.

 

Pakistan halts order to shut Save the Children

AP/UNB, Islamabad: A senior Pakistani official says the countrys Interior Ministry has halted an order it made closing the office of Save the Children in Islamabad.The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Sunday. The organisation could not be reached for comment. On Thursday, Pakistan shuttered shut the groups main office in Islamabad for allegedly violating its charter. By Friday, the organisation had shut all its offices across the country. At the time, Pakistan said it will not allow any non-government organisation to work against its interests, without elaborating. The group has said it received no prior warning before its office was closed. The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over the closure.