Pakistan

Bridging the gap between human rights goals and reality in Pakistan

Strengthening political support for democracy and human rights in Pakistan was at the…

Briefing paper: Why local governments in Pakistan are so unstable

Pakistan’s experience with decentralisation and devolution of fiscal, political, and administrative powers has…

Pakistan: Policy briefs on covid-19 response

As part of our work on parliamentary oversight in Pakistan, we monitor the…

Pakistan: Toolkit for effective parliamentary reforms

As part of our work on strengthening democratic reforms and decentralisation in Pakistan,…

The Punjab Local Government Act 2019: An assessment

The government of Punjab recently passed the Punjab Local Government Act 2019 which…

How local government can strengthen Pakistan’s fight against covid-19

This was written by Shafaq Kiani and Javed Malik with input from Bilal Ali…

Briefing Paper 102: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government (Amendment) Act 2019

In April 2019, the Local Government Act 2013 was amended and passed by…

Briefing Paper 103: A Review of Human Rights Bodies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan is a state party to seven core human rights treaties which makes…

Briefing Paper 104: Effective functioning of human rights standing committees in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

As democratic institutions in Pakistan are going through relative consolidation, there is a…

Briefing Paper 101: Civil Society and Social Development in Pakistan

Executive Summary Civil society and citizen’s participation in civic causes has a long…