Have you ever noticed how information on social media and WhatsApp groups can explode within seconds? Disinformation, misinformation, and fake news have caused multiple devastating consequences in Pakistani society. We have been observing a peak amount of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news related to the Polio virus, COVID-19, Minorities' rights, [...]
In an event arranged at the National Press Club by Accountability Lab speakers discussed the key drivers and impacts of fake news and disinformation on society and especially on youth. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Dean, Social Sciences Department, International Islamic University, Islamabad; Ms. Zill e Huma, Deputy Director at the Press [...]
Pakistan presently ranks among the worst countries in the world in terms of gender parity, only performing better than Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan. According to the "Global Gender Gap Report 2021" published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pakistan ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on the gender parity index. [...]
“When civil society comes to work together it gives us hope that we have a constructive future ahead of us” Haris Qayyum, Senior Advisor, The Asia Foundation expressed this view while speaking at the closing ceremony of the ‘Celebrating Peace Together’ project here on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by [...]
QUETTA – A five-day training workshop for capacity building of investigation officers of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Balochistan started today at Balochistan Boys Scouts Headquarters Quetta. The workshop aimed to build capacity of ACEB officials on money laundering, white collar crimes investigation techniques, intelligence tools, existing laws, rules and procedures [...]
Members of Balochistan Assembly, financial experts, bureaucrats, journalists and academics on Thursday stressed on the need to make the Public Accounts Committee more empowered and effective. "By making the Rules of business effective and empowering PAC, we could improve governance and discourage corruption more effectively," they said during a one-day roundtable discussion on " The Role [...]
Efforts are being made to build the resilience of marginalised populations, particularly women, against the negative impacts of Covid-19. A press release said that the launching ceremony of "Gov-HER-Nance Initiative: Ensuring Gender Equity and Socio-Economic Resilience during Covid-19 in Pakistan” was organised at a hotel in Peshawar. The Accountability Lab [...]
The Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University, Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi on Thursday said that like other developed countries we have to excel in the field of science and technology to achieve our developmental goals. He mentioned that we cannot ignore the fact that science and technology have played a very [...]
By Nida Qasim Khan The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the extent of exclusion that the most marginalized communities in Pakistan experience. Among the most adversely affected groups are Pakistan’s 28 million persons with disabilities (PWDs), who make up 10% to 15% of Pakistan’s population. according to the Special Talent Exchange [...]
By Nida Qasim Khan Context: Accountability Lab Pakistan has worked with chambers of commerce in its recent Business Accountability Bootcamps, and in the process has gathered some insights into how they operate. Some of the key findings made were that they lack the advocacy tools that are required of a chamber [...]
