Pakistan shuts down Save the Children offices in Islamabad
*Too many governments around the world, suck..eom
Authorities place lock on gate of charity’s compound as official claims staff members had been working ‘against Pakistan’s interest’
The aid charity caught up in the CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden was ordered out of Pakistan on Thursday after officials accused it of “anti-Pakistan” activities.
The Islamabad headquarters of Save the Children were padlocked by police while a government notification told the group to wind up its operations and ensure expatriate staff leave within 15 days.
The expulsion of one of the world’s best known non-government organisations (NGOs) follows years of growing distrust towards foreign charities that security services suspect are often used as covers for intelligence work.
“There were some intelligence reports suggesting some of the international NGOs funded by US, Israel and India were involved in working on an anti-Pakistan agenda,” interior minister Chaudhry Nisar told a press conference on Friday, at which he also launched a tirade against overseas rights activists campaigning against the growing use of the death penalty by the country.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/pakistan-shuts-down-save-the-children-offices-in-islamabad