Transparency International Pakistan launches its ALAC Center

Transparency International Pakistan today launched the opening of its Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Karachi. On this occasion Mr Syed Adil Gilani, Chairman of the Board of Trustees briefly explained the salient features of this program. He said that Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) reject the notion that people are apathetic in the face of corruption. Rather, they demonstrate that they will become involved in the fight against corruption when they are provided with simple, credible and viable mechanisms and opportunity for doing so.
In Pakistan, the ALAC is staffed by a senior lawyer and other logistic staff. A toll-free hotline has also been installed to facilitate out of station complainants. The core purpose is to inform citizens about their legal rights, provide legal assistance and equip them to take action on cases of corruption that they have been victims of.
TI Pakistan will also collaborate with other civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations that have similar objectives. TI-P will also send cases of people in need who have to go into litigation to NGOs that provide legal aid.
TI Pakistan is certain that this center will go a long way in curbing corruption in the country. TI-P looks forward to public support and requests cooperation from all citizens.