Pakistani minister refuses criticism against execution in Islamabad

Pakistan's Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said that the implementation on capital punishment is in accordance with the law while criticism against judiciary will not be tolerated in this regard, Dawn news reported.

Khan said that no Non-Government Organisation (NGO) working against the country's national interest will be allowed to continue its work in Pakistan.

He said that some NGOs were performing out of their respective domains and they should be probed. "We formulated a plan last year to regulate the functioning of NGOs in the country."

The statement comes a day after authorities ordered the international aid group Save the Children to leave Pakistan saying the charity was “working against the country”.

The interior minister added that they had been receiving intelligence reports for many years but no action was being taken. NGOs, whose numbers run into hundreds, have been operating without any code of conduct, law and agenda, he said.

"We don't want to put ban on any NGO but we want to compel them to work under their charter," Khan said.

The interior minister also appealed to all international NGOs and governments to respect the laws of Pakistan.

He said that the government will not bear any kind of foreign pressure regarding the working criteria of the NGOs.