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India-Pakistan
Govt orders 21 international NGOs to wrap up operations in Pakistan
2017-12-15
[DAWN] The federal government has ordered 21 foreign-aid groups to wrap up their activities and prepare to leave after they failed to re-register under tough regulations introduced two years ago, officials said on Thursday.

The officials said Open Society Foundations, the charity founded by George Soros
...either Ernst Stavro Blofeld or Auric Goldfinger come true...
, and the South Africa-based ActionAid were among the groups informed of the decision this week, without providing a complete list.

The international non-governmental organizations (INGO) have been given two months to close their offices and vacate the country.

The government has been scrutinising the documents of another 19 foreign-aid groups to determine whether they should be allowed to work in the country or not.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief news hounds.

The government has long treated the foreign-aid groups in the country with suspicion, fearing they could mask efforts to spy on the country.

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