Karachi: The United States has urged Pakistan to allow `Save the Children` and other international charities to work under a legal framework.
US State Department spokesperson Jim Kirby said that they have urged the government of Pakistan to standardise and streamline a transparent process that will allow international NGOs to work legally in Pakistan as they were concerned about Pakistan`s crackdown on international charitable organisations and other NGOs, Dawn reported.
Notably, the Pakistani government officials and police arrived at the charity`s office in Islamabad after working hours and sealed its doors as the state authorities ordered `Save the Children` on June 11 to leave, saying that the charity was working against the country`s interests.
`Save the Children` has worked in Pakistan for more than 35 years, carrying out programmes in health, education and food security.