INGOs conditionally allowed to operate.

ISLAMABAD -- In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Interior on Friday accepted the international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) assistance offer and gave them conditional approval for working on 'corona relief'.

According to sources, the INGOs will abide by their action plan and targeted area (of development). The government has made it mandatory for the organisations to submit four sets of documents on the details of their work in the fight against COVID-19, which has taken over a thousand victims in the country.

Sources added that no no-objection certificate (NOC) will be required for the INGOs in emergency situations.

All organisations will work with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and PDMA, the top bodies spearheading the government's relief effort and countermeasures against the virus.

Sources said that only those organisations, who have signed the agreement with the Government of Pakistan, will be allowed to submit their action plans. The interior ministry has issued the names of 70 such organisations, they added.

Under the guidelines, the project completion report will have to be submitted in 15 days after the approval from departments concerned.

Moreover, only those plans of action will be accepted that fall under the eight categories as defined under the government guidelines. It has been highlighted...